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Buy these 'cheap' stocks, Barclays says, as luxury's 'self-help stories' pay off

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/luxury-stocks-lvmh-ker-gucci-richemont-hermes-ba…

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“Barclays transfers coverage of luxury stocks to analyst Viktoria Petrova”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Barclays transferred coverage of luxury stocks to analyst Viktoria Petrova.
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web search NEUTRAL — It came as Barclays transfers coverage of luxury stocks to analyst Viktoria Petrova, who predicts the sector will return to about 3% revenue growth this year, then stabilize at 4% growth through 2029.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/luxury-stocks-lvmh-ker-gucci…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kering was upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight, while its target price was lifted to €300 from €255. Shares in both companies advanced in Paris trading, with LVMH gaining 1% and Kering rising 1.…
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/barclays-upgrades-lvmh-mc-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Barclays analyst Viktoria Petrova upgraded Kering (PPRUY) to Equal Weight from Underweight with a price target of EUR 300, up from EUR 255. The firm, which transferred coverage to a new analyst, expec…
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/kering-upgraded-to-equ…
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“Viktoria Petrova predicts the sector will return to about 3% revenue growth this year, then stabilize at 4% growth through 2029”
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Multiple web search results confirm Viktoria Petrova's prediction of approximately 3% revenue growth this year (specifically mentioned as 2026 in some sources) and stabilization at 4% through 2029.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and No. 3 in doubles by the WTA. During her caree…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka (born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), having h…
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“Barclays upgraded LVMH to overweight and Kering to equal weight”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Barclays upgraded LVMH to 'Overweight' and Kering to 'Equal Weight'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the current and defunct physical clothing and footwear shops in the United Kingdom. This includes shoes, clothing and sportswear, but not online retailers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a complete list of multinational corporations, also known as multinational companies in worldwide or global enterprises. These are corporate organizations that own or control production of goo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The STOXX Europe 600, also called STOXX 600, SXXP, is a stock index of European stocks designed by STOXX Ltd. This index has a fixed number of 600 components representing large-, mid- and small-capita…
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“The bank sees Kering's growth at above-market rates of 8% through 2028”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Barclays and unrelated Wikipedia entries; no specific mention of an 8% growth rate for Kering through 2028 was found in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laurence Boone (born 15 May 1969) is a French economist who served as the Secretary of State for European affairs in the administration of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne from 2022 to 2024. Boone’s fie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a complete list of multinational corporations, also known as multinational companies in worldwide or global enterprises. These are corporate organizations that own or control production of goo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Patricia Barbizet (born 17 April 1955) is a French businessperson who served as executive director of Groupe Artémis from 1992 to 2017. She was also the chief executive officer of Christie's from 2014…
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“Luca de Meo is the new CEO of Kering”
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Both Wikipedia and multiple web search results explicitly state that Luca de Meo is the CEO of Kering, having taken the role in 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — François-Henri Pinault (French: [fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃ʁi pino]; born 28 May 1962) is a French businessman and the son of billionaire François Pinault. François-Henri took the reins of his father's retail conglom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François-Henri_Pinault
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kering S.A. (French: [keʁiŋ]) is a French multinational holding company specializing in luxury goods, headquartered in Paris. It owns the brands Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kering
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luca de Meo (born 13 June 1967) is an Italian chief executive, CEO of luxury group Kering since 2025. He was previously CEO of the group Renault (2020-2025), CEO of SEAT (2015-2020), and CEO of Fiat A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_de_Meo
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“Kering also owns Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga”
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Wikipedia and multiple other sources confirm Kering owns Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — François-Henri Pinault (French: [fʁɑ̃swa ɑ̃ʁi pino]; born 28 May 1962) is a French businessman and the son of billionaire François Pinault. François-Henri took the reins of his father's retail conglom…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — François Henri Joseph Pinault (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa pino]; born 21 August 1936) is a French billionaire businessman, founder of the luxury group Kering (Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kering S.A. (French: [keʁiŋ]) is a French multinational holding company specializing in luxury goods, headquartered in Paris. It owns the brands Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kering
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“Barclays hiked its price target [for Kering] to 300 euros from 255 euros”
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Multiple web search results confirm Barclays lifted Kering's price target to €300 from €255.
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web search NEUTRAL — Barclays increased its price target to EUR 200 from EUR 135, citing positive factors that contributed to the upward revision, although the firm continues to maintain an Underweight stance.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/recent-deals-analyst-shifts-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Evolution of the Target Price: Kering. Changes in Analyst Recommendations: Kering.More than 20 years at your side. Trustpilot. + 1,300,000members.
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/KERING-4683/conse…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kering SA stock price live, this page displays OTC PPRUY stock exchange data. View the PPRUY premarket stock price ahead of the market session or assess the after hours quote.
https://www.investing.com/equities/kering-sa
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“In April, de Meo presented investors with Kering's highly anticipated new strategy, 'ReconKering'”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Luca de Meo presented the 'ReconKering' strategy to investors in April (specifically April 16, 2026).
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web search NEUTRAL — In Florence on April 16, Luca de Meo gave Kering's investors three hours of his thinking. Most of the marathon Capital Markets Day was about money, as it had to be: an operating margin halved since 20…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reconkering-responsible-luxur…
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web search NEUTRAL — Luca de Meo, CEO of Kering, April 16, 2026. Brand Strategies: Desirability First, Designed For Long-Term Growth.ReconKering establishes a Group platform, enabling Houses to operate with more power, sp…
https://www.kering.com/en/group/discover-kering/our-strategy…
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web search NEUTRAL — The business plan is called “ReconKering”.De Meo didn’t specify a revenue target for 2030, but he emphasized that “the plan is to focus on value rather than volume”. Thanks to artificial intelligence,…
https://www.laconceria.it/en/luxury/the-kering-envisioned-by…
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“Barclays hiked its price target for the biggest player in the space, LVMH, to 600 euros from 570 euros”
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Web search results confirm Barclays increased LVMH's price target to €600 from €570 (or €575 in one source).
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“It sees above-average growth also for LVMH of 5.4% growth by 2029”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific 5.4% growth prediction for LVMH by 2029.
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“On Richemont, Barclays maintained an Overweight rating”
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“Richemont owns Cartier”
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“Barclays slashed its price target for market darling Hermes from 2,310 euros to 1,700 euros, maintaining an equal weight rating on the stock”
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“Hermes currently trades at 33 times forward earnings, compared to 31 for Kering, 24 for Richemont and 20 for LVMH”
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