Deutz Board Member's Derivative Purchase and a 29.9% Concert Party Emerge as Brokers Split on Valuation
Published on 11/09/2026 at 08:31 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Deutz shares shed 2.0% on Friday, dragged down by a broader pullback in European defence names after Rheinmetall once again cut its 2026 revenue guidance, citing a delayed major Boxer order. The read-across from the defence sector weighed on the engine maker's stock even as two brokers reiterated their buy recommendations.
DZ Bank trims fair value, keeps buy rating
DZ Bank lowered its fair value estimate for Deutz on Friday to EUR 15 from EUR 16, while leaving its rating at "Kaufen." The reduction in the valuation floor was not accompanied by a change in the house's recommendation.
Berenberg, for its part, reaffirmed both its buy call and its EUR 16.50 price target on Friday. Analyst Lasse Stueben, cited by dpa-AFX, described the quarterly figures as mixed and said they were overshadowed by the early closing of the FFG acquisition, which he characterised as an important step in the company's transformation.
Defence business seen topping EUR 1bn by 2027
Through the FFG takeover, Deutz expects revenue in its defence segment to exceed EUR 1bn in 2027, with an adjusted EBITDA margin above 20%. Those projections relate to the future development of the acquired business rather than to current results.
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Voting rights: a 29.9% bloc takes shape
Deutz published four voting rights notifications on Friday covering changes arising from the acquisition or disposal of voting rights and from concerted action. One filing attributes 29.90% of voting rights to Norbert Erichsen, with Thursday given as the date the threshold was crossed. The parties acting in concert include FFG Beteiligungsgesellschaft, J.O.S.S. Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Universum Holding and BRIMA.
A separate notification, also released Friday, concerns the Gondesen family, which reported a total 29.90% stake in connection with a voting rights agreement, with the threshold touched on Thursday. J.O.S.S. Beteiligungsgesellschaft had already disclosed a total holding of the same size on Thursday, with voting rights from an agreement attributed to it alongside those held directly — a filing that distinguished between direct ownership and attributed rights.
CEO's derivative purchase disclosed
Chief executive Sebastian C. Schulte reported the purchase of a Deutz derivative worth a total of EUR 3,800. The trade was executed on 3 November outside a trading venue at a reported price of EUR 0.19 per unit, and the mandatory disclosure was published on Thursday. It was a derivative purchase by the board member, not a direct acquisition of Deutz shares.
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Investor call set for 10 November
Chief financial officer Oliver Neu will take questions from retail investors at a virtual round table on 10 November from 18:30 to 19:00. The agenda lists the group's restructuring, the FFG acquisition and business performance over the first nine months.
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