AkzoNobel upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan

JPMorgan upgraded AkzoNobel (AKZOY) to Overweight from Neutral with an unchanged price target of EUR 70. The macro outlook remains mixed for the European chemicals with added uncertainty from potential Trump tariffs, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says the earnings momentum is likely to be negative in the near-term and prefers a “balanced view between higher quality/compounders and cyclical names in the sector.”