Friday broker round-up

11th Oct 2019 12:40

(Sharecast News) - Whitbread: Deutsche Bank downgrades to sell with a target price of 3,650p.

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Tuesday broker round-up

20th Aug 2019 12:26

(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell: Barclays downgrades to equal weight with a target price of 3,100p.

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Admiral H1 profits rise as UK household stages turnaround

14th Aug 2019 07:08

(Sharecast News) - Insurer Admiral said interim pre-tax profits rose 4% to £218.2m as it booked a £33m charge as a result of changes in the rate used to calculate personal injury claims payouts.

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Admiral to buy Spanish digital insurance broker Acierto

30th Apr 2019 16:38

(Sharecast News) - Admiral has agreed to buy Spanish digital insurance broker Acierto in partnership with private equity investor Oakley Capital.

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FTSE 100 movers: Just Eat fails to deliver; WPP rallies on Q1 update

26th Apr 2019 14:59

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,415.92 in afternoon trade on Friday, with updates from Just Eat and RBS failing to impress.

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Admiral results boosted by Ogden rate change

7th Mar 2019 08:04

(Sharecast News) - Insurer Admiral reported record profits for 2018 on Thursday, helped in part by the government's decision to unwind partially the change in the Ogden discount rate.

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Friday broker round-up

23rd Nov 2018 13:13

(Sharecast News) - Kingfisher: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral with a target price of 270p.

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Former Admiral CEO's wife puts $25m into struggling Compare.com

1st Nov 2018 07:14

(Sharecast News) - Admiral Group has entered into an agreement with its former group chief executive officer Henry Engelhardt and his wife Diane Engelhardt, whereby Diane was investing $25m (£19.42m) into its US comparison service Compare.com.

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UK car insurance premiums up for first time in a year - survey

15th Oct 2018 09:51

(Sharecast News) - British comprehensive motor insurance premiums rose by 1% in the third quarter, the first increase for year, according to a survey published on Monday by price comparison website Confused.com.

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Wednesday broker round-up

19th Sep 2018 13:13

(Sharecast News) - PureCircle: Kepler Cheuvreux downgrades to hold with a target price of 325p.

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Friday broker round-up

31st Aug 2018 13:21

(Sharecast News) - Admiral: Peel Hunt downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,085p.

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Tuesday broker round-up

28th Aug 2018 13:05

(Sharecast News) - John Laing Group: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to sector perform with a target price of 330p.

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Admiral's 'same old story' overvalues reserve releases, Berenberg says

28th Aug 2018 10:08

(Sharecast News) - Admiral's share price attaches value to unsustainable reserve releases, Berenberg said as the broker maintained its 'sell' rating on the FTSE 100 company's shares.

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UK insurance comparison firms' shares slump as Amazon plans to launch rival site

16th Aug 2018 11:12

(Sharecast News) - Shares in UK insurance price comparison firms such as GoCompare and Moneysupermarket have taken a hit following a report that Amazon is plotting the launch of a UK price comparison website for insurance.

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Admiral pays out bumper dividend as European arm breaks even

15th Aug 2018 07:33

(Sharecast News) - Admiral profits zoomed ahead in the first half of the year, as several of the insurer's European businesses broke into profits and its UK motor insurance arm outperformed in a tough market.

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