⁠Stock Analysis Compilation
Polar Capital on Deere & co $DE US

Thesis: John Deere's integration of AI and digital technologies is easing sector cyclicality, positioning the company for resilient growth even during downcycles

(Extract from their website) https://t.co/ujMhGijI8a
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⁠Quality Stocks
Sephora (LVMH $MC) cuts around 10% of staff in China 🇨🇳

For H1 24, the organic revenue growth of the "Selective Retailing" division was 8% with an already weak demand in China
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⁠App Economy Insights
$SNOW Snowflake Q2 FY25:

• Customers +21% Y/Y to 10,249.
• Customers > $1M +28% Y/Y to 510.
• NRR 127% (-1pp Q/Q).
• Revenue +29% Y/Y to $869M ($19M beat).
• Non-GAAP EPS $0.18 ($0.02 beat).
• FY25 Product revenue $3.356B ($56M raise). https://t.co/6y96yi0igQ
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⁠Invest In Assets 📈
RT @InvestInAssets: Steady growth wins the race: https://t.co/O8CmcutUuO
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⁠App Economy Insights
🛒 Walmart exits https://t.co/1ZtjCRJEVm.

📊 Walmart owned 9% of JD in March.
💰 Sells entire stake, raising $3.6 billion.
🇨🇳 Focus shifts to its own China operations.

This Week in Visuals includes $WMT and $JD.
https://t.co/af18cFlcCS
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⁠CapMrkt KGB
Nautic Partners XI (Jun-24)

https://t.co/iQPO33xi3H
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⁠Quality Stocks
💄 Cosmetics are an interesting sector between consumer staples and consumer discretionary

Are you invested in this sector? Which stock is your favorite one?

🇫🇷 L'Oreal $OR
🇺🇸 ELF $ELF
🇺🇸 Estee Lauder $EL
🇫🇷 Robertet $RBT
🇫🇷 LVMH $MC
🇺🇸 Ulta Beauty $ULTA
🇫🇷 Interparfums $ITP
🇺🇸 Procter&Gamble $PG
🇨🇭 Givaudan $GIVN
🇩🇪 Symrise $SY1
🇩🇪 Beiersdorf $BEI
🇫🇷 Hermes $RMS
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⁠Capital Employed
New H1 letter from our buddy @Whit_Huguley

Many interesting stocks mentioned, well worth a read. 👇

https://t.co/lBAUcA3JpD
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⁠Hidden Value Gems
“A buyout firm that planned to turn Burberry into a British Coach could pay a 40% premium for the brand, increase net debt to 5x Ebitda from 1.4x in the company’s last financial year, and make an internal rate of return of more than 40% over five years, according to Bernstein calculations.”

“After a greater-than-50% share price fall so far this year, the company’s EV is equivalent to 6.6x projected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, below the 9-12x norm for a European luxury company.”

$BRBY.L

via @WSJ
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📢🎯 Analyst Recommendation Changes

🇺🇸 NVidia $NVDA $128
HSBC. Buy. $135 ▶️ $145 🟢

🇺🇸 Target $TGT $159
WF. $160 ▶️ $180 🟢

🇺🇸 Palo Alto $PANW $359
BofA. Hold. $370 ▶️ $400 🟢

🇺🇸 Paypal $PYPL $71
Jefferies. Hold. $65 ▶️ $75 🟢

🇺🇸 American Express $AXP $246
BofA. Buy▶️Hold. $263 🔴

🇺🇸 Jack Henry & Associates $JKHY $165
KB&W. $178 ▶️ $180 🟢

🇺🇸 Medtronic $MDT $87
ARC. $96 ▶️ $97 🟢

🇩🇰 Carlsberg $CARL 760DKK
Baader. Add▶️Buy. 1,024▶️1,016DKK 🟠

🇩🇰 Coloplast $COLO 900DKK
Jyske. Buy▶️Hold. 970▶️950DKK 🔴

🇺🇸 Texas Instruments $TXN $208
Citi. Hold▶️Buy. $200▶️$235 🟢

🇺🇸 Amazon $AMZN $180
MN. Buy. $246 ▶️ $230 🔴

🇺🇸 Starbucks $SBUX $92
HSBC. Hold. $84 ▶️ $100 🟢
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