Top European equities in 2026, with one stock up by 947%

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 12, 2026 · 2117 words · By Piero Cingari

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From Swedish photonics to French satellites and British fuel cells, meet this year's top-performing equities across sectors.

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What happened

From Swedish photonics to French satellites and British fuel cells, meet this year's top-performing equities across sectors.

Why it matters

European stock markets have had a turbulent start to 2026.

Common ground

The region’s benchmark Euro STOXX 600 index is up 3.5% so far in 2026, behind the US S&P 500’s 8% gain.

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Claim 1: “French biotech company Nanobiotix has climbed 89% year to date”

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Claim 2: “Another British hydrogen company, ITM Power, has risen 173%.”

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Claim 3: “the company said potential future business opportunities increased 64% to $453mn (€385mn)”

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Two independent sources (an interim report and a Q4 2025 report) confirm that the opportunity pipeline grew 64% to $453 million in 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ampleon is a global semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen (Gelderland), Netherlands and the former RF Power business division of NXP Semiconductors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampleon

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web search NEUTRAL — "Our opportunity pipeline, a key leading indicator of future revenue growth, grew 64% to $453M in 2025. This is a testament to the strength of the Sivers' technology value proposition as we continue t…
https://www.sivers-semiconductors.com/press/sivers-semicondu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Our opportunity pipeline, a key indicator of future revenues, increased by 64% in 2025 to $453M, ratifying the strength of our value proposition to our target customers.
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/sivers-semiconductors-q4…

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Claim 4: “Swiss manufacturer PolyPeptide has risen 51% this year”

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Claim 5: “On 4 May, the FDA accepted a protocol amendment to the pivotal NANORAY-312 Phase 3 trial in head and neck cancer.”

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Claim 6: “Third-quarter 2026 revenue of €160mn was down 22% year on year”

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No evidence in the provided search results mentions Soitec's third-quarter 2026 revenue or a 22% year-on-year decrease.

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web search NEUTRAL — Soitec is a French multinational corporation that manufactures substrates used in the manufacturing of semiconductors. Soitec's semiconductor materials are used to manufacture chips which are used in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soitec

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web search NEUTRAL — Soitec is proud to be a global company, with a network of manufacturing sites and sales offices strategically located around the world. These locations enable us to collaborate closely with our custom…
https://www.soitec.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Soitec SA (SOI.PA) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SOI.PA/?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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Claim 7: “the company's planned Chronos production line, targeting one gigawatt of capacity by 2028.”

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Claim 8: “The region’s benchmark Euro STOXX 600 index is up 3.5% so far in 2026, behind the US S&P 500’s 8% gain.”

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The provided web search results mention various movements for the Stoxx 600 and S&P 500, but none specifically confirm the 3.5% vs 8% figures for the year 2026. One source mentions 'three percentage points' but does not explicitly validate the claim's specific numbers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The EURO STOXX 50 is a stock index of Eurozone stocks designed by STOXX, an index provider owned by the Deutsche Börse Group. The index is composed of 50 stocks from countries of the Eurozone. EURO ST…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURO_STOXX_50

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P Europe 350 Index is a stock index of European stocks. It is a part of the S&P Global 1200. The constituent shares are selected for relevance to the broad market, including industry sector ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_Europe_350

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The STOXX Europe 50 is a stock index of 50 European stocks designed and administered by STOXX Ltd., an index provider owned by Deutsche Börse Group. The index was introduced in February 1998. The STOX…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOXX_Europe_50

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Claim 9: “Operating profit for 2025 quadrupled to $16mn (€14.7mn)”

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Claim 10: “Croatia’s largest insurer, Croatia Osiguranje... share price up by 62% this year.”

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Claim 11: “In May 2026, the company began construction of a 200 megawatt / 400 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system in northeastern Romania, near Iași, estimated at €75mn”

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Claim 12: “UK group Saga, with its share price having increased 54% year to date.”

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Claim 13: “Luxembourg-based tanker operator d’Amico International Shipping has climbed 84%”

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Claim 14: “The company's first-quarter 2026 net profit jumped 45.6% year on year to $27.5mn (€25.2mn), with the daily average spot rate climbing 53% to $32,264 (€29,610)”

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Claim 15: “Trustpilot ranked as the fifth most-cited domain globally on ChatGPT in January, according to Promptwatch data.”

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Claim 16: “Hamburg-based Aurubis... share prices up by 50% this year.”

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Claim 17: “Swedish chipmaker Sivers Semiconductors has become Europe’s biggest stock market winner of the year, with shares soaring 947%.”

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While web results confirm Sivers Semiconductors is a chipmaker and has seen a significant rally (one source mentions a 725% surge), there is no corroboration from multiple independent sources for the specific 947% figure or the title of 'Europe's biggest stock market winner'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sivers Semiconductors (SIVE) Stock Overview. Through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells chips, components, modules, and subsystems in North America, Europe, and Asia. More details.
https://simplywall.st/stocks/se/semiconductors/sto-sive/sive…

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web search NEUTRAL — This information is such insider information that Sivers Semiconductors AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through …
https://www.sivers-semiconductors.com/press/sivers-semicondu…

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web search NEUTRAL — View live Sivers Semiconductors AB chart to track its stock's price action. Find market predictions, SIVE financials and market news.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/OMXSTO-SIVE/

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Claim 18: “Trustpilot's library of 330 million reviews”

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Claim 19: “Sivers' April announcement that it will pursue a secondary listing on the Nasdaq in New York.”

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Multiple sources confirm the pursuit of a Nasdaq New York listing, with one specifically mentioning the announcement date of April 16, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kista, Sweden – April 24, 2026 – Sivers Semiconductors AB (publ) (STO: SIVE) (“Sivers” or the “Company”) today announces that the publication of the Company’s Annual Report 2025 is postponed from Apri…
https://www.sivers-semiconductors.com/press/sivers-semicondu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sivers Semiconductors delays annual report publication amid dual listing evaluation.This audit uplift is part of the company’s evaluation of a potential dual listing on Nasdaq New York, which was prev…
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/sivers-semi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Swedish chipmaker Sivers Semiconductors sees 725% surge, attracts short sellers from Voleon and Two Sigma, while pursuing Nasdaq listing and raising capital for AI photonics.
https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/ueberblick/sivers-sem…

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Claim 20: “Belgian drinks company Spadel SA (SPA) has seen its shares rise 46% so far this year”

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Claim 21: “Spanish utility Cox ABG Group has climbed 53%”

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Claim 22: “Klöckner & Co SE... shares rise 55% so far this year.”

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Claim 23: “shares in shopping centre owner Castellana Properties SOCIMI are up 34%”

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Claim 24: “Romanian energy infrastructure company Premier Energy has doubled in value”

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Claim 25: “Shares in M.P. Evans Group (MPE) have also climbed 46% in 2026.”

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Claim 26: “Copenhagen-based review platform Trustpilot Group (TRST)... shares have gained 57% year to date.”

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Claim 27: “Nigerian producer Seplat Energy, listed in London and Lagos... shares rising 97%.”

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Claim 28: “First-quarter 2026 revenue rose 3.8% to €461.6mn”

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Claim 29: “UK-listed Ceres Power, which develops solid oxide fuel-cell technology, has climbed 237% this year.”

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The search results returned information about the dwarf planet Ceres, not the company Ceres Power. No evidence was found to corroborate the 237% climb in 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ceres (minor-planet designation: 1 Ceres) is a dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first known asteroid, discovered on 1 January 1801 by Giuseppe …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet)

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2025 · Ceres formed along with the rest of the solar system about 4.5 billion years ago when gravity pulled swirling gas and dust in to become a small dwarf planet. Scientists describe Ceres a…
https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/ceres/facts/

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Ceres, dwarf planet, the largest asteroid in the main asteroid belt, and the first asteroid to be discovered. It revolves around the Sun once in 4.61 Earth years at a mean distance of 2.7…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Ceres-dwarf-planet

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Claim 30: “Revenue is still small — SEK 304.1mn (about €27mn) in 2025, up 25% year on year”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state that Sivers Semiconductors' 2025 revenue was SEK 304.1 million (or 304 million kronor) and represented a 25% increase year-on-year.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sivers is still in the red. For 2025, the company logged net sales of SEK 304.1 million, marking a 25% increase year-on-year, but the loss after tax widened to SEK 186.5 million. Cash at the end of th…
https://ts2.tech/en/sivers-semiconductors-stock-jumps-47-as-…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Our full-year results on revenue growth and improved profitability, underscore the real progress Sivers is making while focusing our investments on high-growth opportunities that accelerate the busin…
https://www.sivers-semiconductors.com/press/correction-siver…

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web search NEUTRAL — Revenue grew 25 percent in 2025 to 304 million kronor. But adjusted EBITDA remained negative at minus 10.8 million kronor, and the net loss reached 186.5 million kronor.
https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/ueberblick/sivers-sem…

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Claim 31: “It manages roughly 167,719 square metres of prime real estate, valued at around €1bn as of June 2025.”

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Claim 32: “French semiconductor materials company Soitec has also surged, rising 639%”

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Web results confirm Soitec is a French semiconductor materials company, but there is no evidence provided in the search results regarding a 639% stock price increase in 2026.

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Claim 33: “Spain's largest hotel chain, Meliá Hotels, has gained 43%.”

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Claim 34: “takeover offer from US-based Worthington Steel, which offered €11 per share and has since increased its stake in the company to 58.78%.”

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Claim 35: “Revenue rose 15.6% in 2025 to €389mn”

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Claim 36: “Financing rests on a £46.5mn (€53.7mn) UK government grant pending approval from the Competition and Markets Authority in June.”

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Claim 37: “The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since 28 February”

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Claim 38: “Madrid-based Emperador Properties... has gained 45% this year”

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Claim 39: “French satellite operator Eutelsat has emerged as one of the year’s major geopolitical winners. Shares are up 64%”

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