Goldman Sachs
May 21, 2026
GS European Express
Daily UpdateEquitiesCommoditiesMacro Economic IndicatorsIndustrialsConsumer Discretionary
Goldman Sachs updates its European outlook with a Buy upgrade for Flughafen Zurich and a Neutral downgrade for Eiffage, while highlighting a tightening physical oil market and an inflection point in energy exploration capex.
Key Takeaways
- 1.Flughafen Zurich is upgraded to Buy following a 20% price correction, while Eiffage is downgraded to Neutral due to a challenging French macro backdrop affecting toll traffic and construction.
- 2.TGS is positioned for a major exploration upcycle as reserve lives contract and exploration mentions on earnings calls return to prior-cycle highs.
- 3.The physical oil market is tightening rapidly with record global stock draws of 8.7mb/d in May, despite Brent prices remaining below early-April highs.
Table of Contents
- Two rating changes and a webcast from Patrick Creuset in Transport & Infrastructure
- Retail Matters: On maintains its outperformance in sportswear
- Luxury Goods: Macro Tracker
- TGS ASA (TGS.OL): On the cusp of a major exploration upcycle
- Rockwool (ROCKb.CO): 1Q'26 Result
- Europe Rating Changes
- Other notable research
- Podcasts
- Macro / markets
- Global
- Upcoming Webinars
- Corporate Access over the next 3 months
- Disclosure Appendix
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Authors
Sahar IslamAyushi Mishra
Securities
FHZN.SEiffageTGS.OLNVDAROCKb.CO
Themes
Energy Capex InflectionPhysical Oil Market TightnessAgentic AI Opportunity
Regions
EuropeNorth AmericaAsia PacificSwitzerlandFranceNorway
