Interviewed Bloomberg Investment Controls called the main winners and losers of the European stock market of 2021 – the most raised and cheaper companies in the region.
The agency’s interlocutors note that the outgoing year became unsuccessful for those who achieved good results in the 2020th on the background of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as for companies specializing in green energy. At the same time, the year turned out to be successful for banks. Respondents expect in the 2022th continuation of the excitement, despite the tightening of central banks of many monetary policy countries, which under normal conditions should lead to redirection of investments from equity tools in debt.
Among the banks of the greatest progress in capitalization (total market value of shares) achieved Italian UniCredit (plus 75 percent), the French Societe Generale group (plus 71 percent), Spanish Sabadell (plus 61 percent).
Also among the most raised companies, several Swedish companies were at once (investment EQT – plus 145 percent, specializing in Vitrolife reproductive services – plus 142 percent, SBB social infrastructure construction company – plus 120 percent), as well as Swiss watch manufacturer Watches of Watches Of Switzerland owned by the Rolex brand (plus 137 percent), and the Belgian car dealer D’IeTeren Group (plus 137 percent).
The largest loss of capitalization in the past year suffered delivery services, such as Delivery Hero (minus 24 percent), Deliveroo (minus 45 percent), software manufacturer for remote control of TeamViewer computers (minus 73 percent). In the renewable energy sector, Siemens Gamesa has been failure (minus 37 percent) and Systems (minus 33 percent).