Banco Sabadell : The Ministry of Defence will unblock the purchase of 9.9% of TEF by STC (it already holds 4.9% directly). Thus, according to this information, in the next few days the Government will approve the acquisition of this stake, valued at ~2,300 M euros. Assessment: Expected news, no impact. Other shareholders are: SEPI (10%), Criteria (9.99%), BBVA (4.94%), Vanguard (3.56%).

Telefónica and Vodafone are accelerating their plans to bring in a minority partner to their newly created subsidiary that groups their optical fiber. The company chaired by José María Álvarez-Pallete aims to replicate the scheme it has implemented in other countries, and for this, it has hired two investment banks, Barclays and BBVA. The plan involves opening the capital up to 40% and leaving Telefónica with a majority stake. The…

Morgan Stanley : After a tough start to the year, the sector has had a good summer and is now +9%YTD. That said, after +2%Y growth in Q1, mobile service revenues have slowed in Q2 to 0%Y. This slowdown was mainly driven by the trend in the UK where the deceleration was more pronounced, with revenues declining from 5% in Q1 to 1% in Q2. In Germany, growth also decelerated…

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | Goldman Sachs has reduced its stake in Telefónica to 5.533%, down 2.5 percentage points from the 8.081% it previously held in the company chaired by José María Álvarez-Pallete, according to filings with the National Securities Market (CNMV). Telefónica: Buy, Target Price 6.23 euros/share.