BUZZ-Barclays, J.P. Morgan, Equita expect continued hardship for Kering ahead of Q2

** Shares in Kering PRTP.PA slide 5% as pre-close call ahead of its second-quarter results sowed concerns among analysts towards the luxury goods group's recovery pace and guidance attainability

** Broker firms Barclays, J.P. Morgan, and Equita SIM are cautious of the French company forecasting a long and uneasy recovery

** Barclays calls Kering's annual guidance "increasingly unattainable"; says while an improvement is expected after a flat Q1, it will be led by cost-cutting

** "We expect second-quarter trends to remain subdued and the core Gucci brand to decline 5% organically", analysts say in a note

** They expect the division to reach revenues of €1.35 billion ($1.54 billion) in the second quarter, but say weak momentum and depressed consumer environment in major markets will persist

** J.P. Morgan strikes similar tone, citing "gradual and bumpy" sales recovery

** Equita SIM analysts echo the sentiment, estimating roughly stable second-quarter turnover, but cutting full-year gross profit by 4%



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