Saint-Gobain shares are locked into a trading range. This phase will eventually have to end with a return of a clear trend.
Summary
● The company's MSCI ESG score, based on a ranking of the company relative to its industry, comes out particularly well.
Strengths
● The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
● Considering the small differences between the analysts' various estimates, the group's business visibility is good.
Weaknesses
● According to forecast, a sluggish sales growth is expected for the next fiscal years.
● For the last twelve months, the trend in sales revisions has been clearly going down, which emphasizes downgraded expectations from the analysts.
● For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
● For the last four months, EPS estimates made by Standard & Poor's analysts have been revised downwards.
● The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been significantly revised downwards over the last four months.
● Financial statements have repeatedly disappointed market stakeholders. Most often, they were below expectations.
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Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is one of the world leaders in the production and distribution of construction materials for the construction, mobility, healthcare and industrial sectors. The activity is organized around 4 areas:
- manufacturing of high-performance materials: ceramic products (No. 1 worldwide in thermal and mechanical applications for ceramics) and plastics (No. 1 worldwide), abrasive products (No. 1 worldwide) and reinforcing materials (No. 1 worldwide in wire of glass);
- distribution of materials: primarily under the names Point.P in France, Dahl in Scandinavia and Telhanorte in Brazil;
- manufacturing of construction products: exterior products (PVC and façade products, asphalted shingles, etc.), insulation (glass wools, insulating foams, metal ceilings, etc.) and ductwork, industrial mortars, and gypsum materials;
- manufacturing of glass: plate glass, automobile windows, specialty glass (fire and nuclear protection glasses, etc.). The group also transforms and distributes building glass.
Net sales (before intragroup eliminations) are distributed geographically as follows: Southern Europe/Middle East/Africa (33.4%), Northern Europe (28.7%), Americas (27%), and Asia/Pacific (10.9%).
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Investor
Investor
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Global
Global
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Quality
Quality
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ESG MSCI
ESG MSCI
The MSCI ESG score assesses a company’s environmental, social, and governance practices relative to its industry peers. Companies are rated from CCC (laggard) to AAA (leader). This rating helps investors incorporate sustainability risks and opportunities into their investment decisions.
