FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - Shares in Fraport are under pressure on Friday following a pessimistic assessment by an analyst. The shares of the Frankfurt airport operator became the second-largest loser in the MDax, which fell by just over one percent, with a discount of 3.5 percent. JPMorgan gave the shares "Negative Catalyst Watch" status in view of the third quarter figures, which are due to be published on November 7. After a good run this year, a comparatively subdued recovery in air traffic in Frankfurt and increased debt, analyst Elodie Rall expressed caution about Fraport.

Shares in Aena, Zurich Airport and Vienna Airport contributed to the overall negative sector picture on Friday, with share price losses of up to one percent. The sector favorite of the expert, who otherwise sees the valuation of the sector as generally supportive, remains the Spanish Aena Group. Its shares have gained just under 19 percent so far in 2023, slightly less than Fraport's current 23 percent.

Rall gave up her previous pessimism for Aeroports de Paris, where the shares performed better at the end of the week. After the upgrade to "Neutral", the shares were recently up a moderate 0.2 percent. However, they are also coming from a different level, because in contrast to Fraport or Aena, they have fallen significantly so far in 2023 with minus 14 percent./tih/ajx/men