Europe Movers: Amadeus IT, Rheinmetall, Securitas

Inga Muller
09 May, 2025
Frankfurt

Securitas AB plunged 6.4% to 139.55 krona after the Swedish security services provider reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Total sales increased to SEK 39.61 billion from SEK 39.26 billion, operating income climbed to SEK 2.52 billion from SEK 2.36 billion, and earnings per share jumped to SEK 2.29 from SEK 1.84 a year ago.

“The business optimization program initiated at the start of the year is on track to achieve SEK 200 million in annualized savings by the end of 2025,” the company said in a release to investors.

Rheinmetall AG surged 2.7% to €1,677.50 after the German vehicle and defense company reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Sales edged up to €2.30 billion from €1.58 billion, earnings after taxes jumped to €84 million from €48 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to €1.91 from €1.10 a year ago.

The company guided full-year sales to grow between 25% and 30%, compared to €9.75 billion in 2024, with all its business segments expected to register double-digit growth in 2025.

Amadeus IT Group SA dropped 3.8% to €67.62 after the Spanish travel-related software provider reported first-quarter 2025 results.

Revenue climbed 9.1% to €1.63 billion from €1.50 billion, profit edged up 13.3% to €355.3 million from €313.6 million, and diluted earnings per share rose 13.3% to 79 cents from 70 cents a year ago.

The company guided full-year revenue at constant currency to be between €6.60 billion and €6.84 billion, an increase of 7.4% to 11.4% from €6.14 billion in the prior year.

Full-year EBITDA is estimated to be between €2.46 billion and €2.58 billion, an increase of 5.7% to 11.0% from €2.33 billion a year earlier.