Why did Atlas Copco move?
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Atlas Copco rose clearly in the latest session, outpacing a firmer Stockholm market. Atlas Copco edged up over the last five trading days while the Stockholm market slipped, so it moved against the wider market. The clearest company news was the completed takeover of Chinese industrial heating and cooling maker Guangdong Euroklimat, announced at the start of October, which adds roughly a thousand employees and about 1.8 billion kronor of annual revenue to its oil-free air compressor business — a modest bolt-on that likely supported sentiment. A recent reference to strong order growth at the company also likely helped. Next up is the late-October earnings report, which will show whether that order momentum is carrying through.
Earlier days
Atlas Copco rose sharply, helped by its record order growth. Over the past week Atlas Copco was broadly flat while the Stockholm market fell clearly, so it held up better than the wider market; the likely support came from the record order intake and solid profit growth reported for its latest quarter, with the near-term outlook unchanged. The sharp gain in the latest session likely reflects that order momentum, alongside analyst target increases. Watch the next earnings report in late October for whether that order strength carries through.
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