12 Best Italian Stocks to Buy in 2025

2) Natuzzi S.p.A. (NYSE:NTZ)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: N/A

Average Upside Potential: ~371.3%

Natuzzi S.p.A. (NYSE:NTZ) is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of leather and fabric upholstered furniture. It has its headquarters in Santeramo in Colle, Italy. The company continues to see growing evidence of the strength of its long-term Brand/Retail project, which has been gaining momentum, making the conditions favourable to capture the full potential of the brands. Natuzzi S.p.A. (NYSE:NTZ) remains confident that its brands and retail strategy are well-placed for strong growth and it continues to focus on executing the long-term plan.

The company’s long-term plan includes improving the quality of Natuzzi S.p.A. (NYSE:NTZ)’s distribution to accelerate the Brand journey, fostering new market opportunities, enhancing margins, production simplification, and efficiency improvement, among others. Natuzzi S.p.A. (NYSE:NTZ) remains focused on optimizing its operating model and reducing costs throughout factories and offices in Italy and abroad.

The company continues to conduct a comprehensive review of its industrial operations in a bid to simplify processes, reduce working capital, and fuel further efficiencies. Natuzzi S.p.A. (NYSE:NTZ)’s efforts to optimize the footprint of its Asian operations continue to progress as planned. In Q3 2024, it completed the closing of its historical factory in Shanghai and shifted the production to the new plant located in Quanjiao, Anhui Province, China. The new plant will serve exclusively the Chinese market and provide industrial and transformation costs that are ~30% lower compared to the Shanghai plant.