With a GDP of over 3.5 trillion euros in 2021, Germany is by far the largest economy in Europe. On the one hand, the German corporate landscape is known for a large number of successful medium-sized companies; on the other hand, many large German corporations are among the global market leaders, for example in the automotive industry, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, aviation, medical technology and more. In 2020, more than 400 companies were listed on the stock exchange in Germany. The most important of these are in one of the indices of the DAX family. The DAX was expanded from 30 to 40 stocks in September 2021. The MDAX is the second stock market league and also contains many companies of interest to investors, as do the SDAX (small caps) and the TecDAX (technology stocks). In this article, we present a small selection of German stocks.
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Siemens
- Company: Siemens AG
- Symbol (TWS): YOU
- ISIN: DE0007236101
- Stock exchange: XETRA
- Country: Germany
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Market capitalization: EUR 91.15 billion / USD 95.26 billion
- Sales (TTM) in USD: 64.69 billion
Siemens is one of Germany's best-known and longest-established companies and, with a market capitalization of around €95 billion, has the third-highest index weighting in the DAX. Since the introduction of the DAX on July 1, 1988, the company's shares have been in the German benchmark index without interruption. Siemens is a conglomerate, with automation and digitization of industry, building infrastructure, medical technology, rail and road transportation representing some of its key business areas. After the share price rally from March 2020 to December 2021, which had led to a doubling of the share price, the share price recently corrected and is currently trading between 110 and 120 euros. Following the correction, the dividend yield rose to an attractive level of currently around 3.5 %.
Infineon
- Company: Infineon Technologies AG
- Symbol (TWS): IFX
- ISIN: DE0006231004
- Stock exchange: XETRA
- Country: Germany
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Market capitalization: EUR 36.99 billion / USD 38.67 billion
- Sales (TTM) in USD: 11.59 billion
Infineon Technologies AG is a leading global manufacturer of semiconductors and related system solutions. Headquartered in Neubiberg (near Munich), the company focuses in particular on energy efficiency, mobility and security. Infineon's business is divided into the Automotive, Industrial Power Control, Power & Sensor Systems and Connected Secure Systems divisions. In the wake of the overall market correction in the first months of 2022, Infineon's share price fell from 44 euros per share to around 27 euros currently. However, the company recently reported strong order intake and remains optimistic about the future.
Nemetschek
- Company: Nemetschek SE
- Symbol (TWS): NEM
- ISIN: DE0006452907
- Stock exchange: XETRA
- Country: Germany
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Market capitalization: EUR 7.43 billion / USD 7, 77 billion
- Sales (TTM) in USD: USD 0.72 billion
Nemetschek is a Munich-based software company that offers solutions for architects, engineers and for the construction industry. In addition to Germany, the company is active in other European countries as well as in North and South America and in some Asian countries. Nemetschek's software solutions make it possible to cover the entire value chain in construction and have made the company one of the industry leaders in Europe. The quarterly results published in April 2022 were better than expected and Nemetschek expects revenue increases of 12 to 14 percent in the current year. After a doubling of the share price in 2021, a significant correction took place in the first quarter of 2021, which could potentially put the share back at an attractive long-term buy level.
Hornbach
- Company: HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA
- Symbol (TWS): HBH
- ISIN: DE0006083405
- Stock exchange: XETRA
- Country: Germany
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Market capitalization: EUR 1.85 billion / USD 1.93 billion
- Sales (TTM) in USD: 5.65 billion
Hornbach Holding AG is the holding company for Hornbach Baumarkt AG, Hornbach Immobilien AG and Hornbach Baustoff Union GmbH and is listed on the SDAX. By far the largest share of total sales is generated by Hornbach Baumarkt AG. The company's DIY stores are well-known throughout Germany and in other European countries and offer around 50,000 articles for DIY enthusiasts. Business has recently been very good and the growth prospects are also positive, as can also be seen from a glance at the Hornbach share chart.
Vantage Towers
- Company: Vantage Towers AG
- Symbol (TWS): VTWR
- ISIN: DE000A3H3LL2
- Stock exchange: XETRA
- Country: Germany
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Market capitalization: EUR 15.07 billion / USD 15.76 billion
- Sales (TTM) in USD: 0.88 billion
Vantage Towers AG is one of the largest operators of transmission towers in Europe and was formed in 2020 through a spin-off from Vodafone. The company builds, acquires, maintains and leases passive network infrastructure for mobile communications in numerous European countries. Since its IPO in 2021, the share price of the TecDax and MDAX listed company has already gained almost 50% and at the time of writing this article is in the area of the all-time high of 33 euros, despite a weak overall market.