Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on March 4

March 4 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy:

SANTANDER SAN.MC

Santander's SAN.MC $12.2 billion acquisition of U.S. regional lender Webster Financial WBS.N could be stalled by President Donald Trump's decision to suspend trade with Spain, Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo said in a note to clients on Tuesday.

Separately, Barclays raised its target price to 12.7 euros from 11.3 euros.

REPSOL REP.MC

Venezuela's oil exports fell 6.5% in February from a month earlier to some 737,000 barrels per day as more shipments to the United States and Europe could not fully offset the loss of what had been the OPEC country's main market, China, according to vessel monitoring data and documents from state company PDVSA.

NATURGY NTGY.MC

Spain's Criteria has bought a 2.5% stake in energy firm Naturgy NTGY.MC for 611 million euros, lifting its holding to 28.5%, the Spanish holding company said on Tuesday.

Separately, the Almaraz nuclear plant, owned by Iberdrola IBE.MC, Endesa ELE.MC and Naturgy, said it shut its Unit 2 reactor after its power could not be sold at viable prices and was not required for system security amid strong hydro output, Spanish newspaper Expansion reported on Wednesday.

CIE AUTOMOTIVE CIEA.MC

CIE Automotive said on Tuesday it completed the acquisition of Aludec Group.

GRIFOLS GRLS.MC

Grifols has extended to June 28, 2027 the maturity of a loan granted to shareholder Scranton that originally expired in December 2025, Spanish economic newspaper Expansion reported on Wednesday.

ERCROS ECR.MC

Lighthouse, the sole analyst covering Ercros, advised shareholders to accept Bondalti's 3.505 euros-per-share takeover bid but said investors faced a dilemma between "two equally bad" options due to the chemical sector's weak demand and rising competition from China and the United States, Spanish economic newspaper Expansion reported on Wednesday.

INDRA IDR.MC

Berenberg raised its target price to 70 euros from 53 euros.

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