Local Insight, European Scale
Kepler has the largest research footprint in Continental Europe (ex Scandinavia). 50 research analysts cover over 500 stocks across 35 sectors. The research analysts are based in our offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich.
Philosophy
Johannes Kepler, the 16th century German mathematician and astronomer, has been hailed as a contrarian and ‘the archetype of the inductive scientific genius’.
As a broker, Kepler’s empirical research seeks to challenge the consensus and to critically question the pronouncements of company managements. Grassroots research is our Unique Selling Proposition: our multi-local franchise is close to the companies under coverage, but also their non-quoted rivals, their customers, their suppliers, and, if relevant, the regulators and politicians. Our conviction is that company meetings produce sharper insights and more actionable ideas than traditional ‘maintenance’ research. Our traditional bottom-up approach is integrated into pan-European sector products. Dedicated Small & Mid cap product complements our Big Cap offering.
Products and Publications
Morning espresso
Pre-European market summary of all breaking company and sector news in Kepler’s universe of coverage, plus a synopsis of current research reports published on that day. Easy navigation enables the reader to quickly scan contributions by company / sector / country / market cap.
Flash Notes
Brief, incisive commentary, for electronic-only distribution, highlighting breaking news, earnings releases and reporting on visits to European companies by Kepler's analysts.
Research Reports
Our flagship company and sector reports provide a full examination of equity drivers and trends plus in-depth financial modelling and valuation. Original, frequently contrarian each document is carefully designed to capitalise on Kepler’s local contacts to bring the definitive mis-pricing case to our valued clients. The template is based on a standardised section format containing Our View, Key Financials, Why the Stock is a Buy / Hold / Reduce, Valuation, Catalysts and News Flow, Risks to our Rating, Company Background.
Sector Sketchbooks
A graphics-driven, periodical look at topical themes and investment ideas by sector.
Access to Research
Kepler research, stock estimates and stock & sector espressos are available to our institutional customers via our Research portal.
Kepler research is also available on Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, TheMarkets.com, Factset,