Modehändler: Zalando mit Zahlen unter Erwartungen – Aktie verliert fast 18 Prozent

Zalando, Europe's leading online fashion retailer, faces a potential historic decline in its stock price following disappointing quarterly results and cautious guidance for the full year. The company missed market expectations with its earnings report on Tuesday, and expressed more subdued views on the outlook for the year. As a result, Zalando shares plummeted by up to 18 percent, leading to a record daily loss.

Experts attribute the stock slide to profit-taking. The revision of targets came as no surprise, according to a market participant. Despite a strong performance in recent months, some investors have begun to sell their shares. Since the release of the previous quarter's results, Zalando shares have gained approximately 40 percent, nearly seven times the rate of the Dax.

The company predicted that its gross merchandise volume (GMV) and consolidated revenue would fall at the lower end of the forecast range of twelve to seventeen percent. Zalando stated that the refinement of the annual outlook reflects the results of the first half-year, not altered expectations for the rest of the year.