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May 21, 2026

GS European Express

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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