Schneider Electric Shares Fall 3.45% Following Tech Stocks
On Wednesday, December 17, Schneider Electric experienced a second consecutive session of decline, dropping 3.45% to 231 euros by midday. After a spectacular rebound of nearly 10% from November 21 to December 15, the French energy management specialist is taking a break and now posts the biggest drop in the CAC 40. This correction occurs in a context of widespread weakness in US tech stocks, although the company had recently benefited from an upgraded price target by Citi.
Schneider Electric's stock is now trading below its short and medium-term moving averages, with a 50-day moving average at 239.18 euros and a 200-day moving average at 225.85 euros. The RSI is at 64, indicating a still relatively neutral momentum, without marked overbuying or overselling. The MACD shows a positive histogram of 1.82, suggesting an attempt at a bullish reversal after several weeks of tension, although the MACD line at 0.06 remains just above its signal line set at minus 1.76. Bollinger Bands frame the price between 220.43 euros and 243.13 euros, placing the current level of 231 euros midway through this corridor. The support identified at 222.30 euros now becomes a key threshold to watch, while the resistance at 242.70 euros remains a short-term target in case of a rebound.
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Citi raised its price target to 300 euros from 280 euros and maintains its buy recommendation, published on December 15, the day before the start of this correction. This revision follows the company's disclosure during its investor day on December 11 of growth targets for 2025-2030, aiming for an organic revenue growth of between 7% and 10% per year and a cumulative improvement of its adjusted operating margin by 2.50 percentage points over the period 2026-2030. Morgan Stanley also raised its price target from 275 to 280 euros on December 15, highlighting the company's strong positioning in promising markets such as data centers. Despite these encouraging prospects and a new share buyback program ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 billion euros by 2030, investors remain cautious, favoring profit-taking after the sharp rebound observed in early December.
2025 est une année marquante. Le chiffre d’affaires atteint un niveau record, la marge d’EBITA ajusté croît malgré la volatilité, et la génération de cash-flow libre atteint un niveau historique.
Chiffre d’affaires 2025: 40 152 millions d’euros, croissance organique +8,9 %. EBITA ajusté 7 520 millions d’euros, +12,3 % organique. Résultat net: 4 163 millions d’euros. Cash-flow libre: 4 635 millions d’euros. Dividende par action: 4,20 euros. Objectif 2026: EBITA ajusté +10 % à +15 % organique; chiffre d’affaires +7 % à +10 % et marge EBITA ajusté +50 à +80 pb. Carnet de commandes 2025: 25 362 millions d’euros, visibilité renforcée.
Risks mentioned
Incertitude macroéconomique persistante affectant la demande dans certains marchés
Volatilité des devises et leur effet sur le chiffre d’affaires et la marge
Inflation des coûts et droits de douane pesant sur la marge brute
Risque lié à la transition des logiciels vers des abonnements et à l’évolution du mix produit
Opportunities identified
Demande soutenue sur les centres de données et les marchés finaux des industries et infrastructures
Croissance des revenus récurrents via les Logiciels et Services
Solidité du carnet de commandes et potentiel de pipeline et de revenus récurrents
Outlook / guidance
Expected revenue: Le chiffre d’affaires 2026 est attendu entre 42,9 milliards d’euros et 44,2 milliards d’euros
Expected EBITDA: Objectif 2026: croissance organique de l’EBITA ajusté entre +10 % et +15 %
Expected net income: Le résultat net 2026 n’est pas communiqué; l’accent est mis sur l’EBITA ajusté et le cash-flow libre
Management commentary: La direction vise une croissance organique soutenue et une expansion de la marge d’EBITA ajusté, portée par la croissance du chiffre d’affaires et l’amélioration du ratio des coûts des fonctions support sur le chiffre d’affaires; l’objectif 2026 inclut un effet de change favorable potentiel et une stabilisation du cash-flow libre autour de 100 % sur la période 2026-2030.
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