I have been looking for a buying opportunity for this stock, but I don’t understand the basis for the share price increase after the negative earnings warning. If this were purely a product business, I would see the layoffs as a positive thing, because they would generate direct savings. In the consulting business, the situation is different: co-determination negotiations (YT negotiations) and the reduction in personnel clearly indicate that revenue will also weaken next year.
Furthermore, the layoffs now target billable personnel, which increases the relative costs of administrative tasks. I believe that in 2026, there will be new co-determination negotiations to specifically adjust administrative roles. As a result, I estimate the share price will drift closer to one euro — a price level at which I myself am willing to buy.
Kuitunen’s purchases could, at least in principle, slightly raise the share price. Admittedly, Mr. Kuitunen has been steadily accumulating shares throughout the downturn, and no one has gotten rich quick by jumping on that bandwagon.
Furthermore, the trading volume for this stock has often been terribly low. Even individual, quite small purchases move the share price more or less randomly. I wouldn’t pay too much attention to changes within a very small time or price range with this (stock), really..
Vincit has indeed fallen into a really bad spiral now. Many senior-level experts have had enough and left of their own accord, and the company’s reputation among them has collapsed. This situation is really difficult to mend through recruitment because it’s hard to find anyone equally qualified to replace them. And on the other hand, without these seniors, it’s difficult to win tenders.