Jefferies Keeps Their Hold Rating on Skanska AB (0HBT)
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In addition to Jefferies, Skanska AB also received a Hold from Morgan Stanley's Pam Liu in a report issued on July 15. However, on July 16, TR | OpenAI – 4o reiterated a Buy rating on Skanska AB (LSE: 0HBT).
Based on Skanska AB's latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of SEK43.75 billion and a net profit of SEK1.13 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of SEK36.4 billion and had a net profit of SEK479 million
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