Conti’s 702 million euro EBIT was 10% Ahead of Consensus
Analysts at Morgan Stanley have upgraded their target price for Continental stock following second quarter results that were 10 per cent higher than consensus, while reducing net debt by 220 million euros to 8 billion. “We feel comfortable bringing our ’10 EPS to 4.92 euros and increasing ’11 and ’12 EPS by 25-35 per cent…We believe Conti shares will benefit as the debt refinancing continues – but we cannot justify an overweight rating with only 18 per cent upside potential to our price target. Moreover, numerous unknown factors, including risks related to Schaeffler’s continued 75.1 per cent dominance over the company, keep us on the sidelines,” the bank’s analysts wrote in an investor’s note published on 30 July.