STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Metro rallies on cash and carry performance
FRANKFURT, May 8 (Reuters) - Metro (Toronto: MRU.TO - news) shares rally 6.5 percent on better than expected profitability it its cash and carry business despite a weaker contribution from its Media-Saturn unit.
The stock trades at 13.4 times forward earnings - a discount to Europe's biggest retailer Carrefour (Paris: FR0000120172 - news) on 15.9 times.
"Although we would have hoped to see more positive news from the Media-Saturn sales, we will look to the World Cup as the next major catalyst, with Metro well positioned to benefit from any fillip," says Bernstein analyst Bruno Monteyne.
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