Ashtead reaffirms guidance, unveils $1.5bn share buyback
9th Dec 2025 08:40
(Sharecast News) - Ashtead Group outlined plans to return $1.5bn to shareholders on Tuesday and reaffirmed its full-year outlook, despite a dip in interim profits.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish weaker on mixed UK data
19th Sep 2025 17:54
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Friday as mixed economic data and weakness in heavyweight banking shares dragged on sentiment.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks weaker as UK jobless rate holds steady
16th Sep 2025 17:29
(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell on Tuesday as better-than-expected UK labour market data dampened hopes of further interest rate cuts from the Bank of England this year.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks firmer as US CPI comes in hot
11th Sep 2025 17:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks advanced on Thursday as investors weighed a stronger-than-expected US inflation reading and its implications for global interest rate policy.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks maintain gains despite global jitters
3rd Sep 2025 17:46
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended higher on Wednesday after a muted start, even as UK government bond yields climbed to fresh multi-decade highs amid a global debt market selloff.
Read moreAshtead reiterates outlook on 'solid' first-quarter trading
3rd Sep 2025 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Construction equipment rental specialist Ashtead Group reiterated its full-year outlook on Wednesday, despite a dip in first-quarter earnings.
Read moreBerenberg lowers target price on Ashtead Group
30th Jun 2025 09:37
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on industrial equipment rental company Ashtead Group from 7,000.0p to 6,000.0p on Monday but said the stock still held "high-quality rebound potential".
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish firmer ahead of Fed, BoE
18th Jun 2025 17:52
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed slightly higher on Wednesday as investors digested fresh UK inflation figures and awaited the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting, while geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued to weigh on sentiment.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks weaker on US data, Iran tensions
17th Jun 2025 17:54
(Sharecast News) - London stocks finished lower on Tuesday as mounting tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on UK data, Brexit 'reset' with EU
19th May 2025 17:10
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Monday on a mixed note, as investors weighed economic indicators from the UK and Europe, as well as news that Westminster and Brussels have agreed a 'Brexit reset' deal.
Read moreRBC Capital downgrades Ashtead, slashes price target
29th Apr 2025 07:40
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded equipment rental firm Ashtead on Tuesday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and slashed the price target to 4,125p from 6,750p as it factored in a slowdown.
Read moreAshtead maintains guidance after record year so far
4th Mar 2025 07:14
(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental firm Ashtead said it expects full-year results to rise in line with previous guidance, after a record performance over the first nine months of the year.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on US tariffs, Mann comments
11th Feb 2025 15:45
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed mixed on Tuesday after the FTSE 100 touched fresh record highs, as investors weighed the implications of US president Donald Trump's latest tariff comments and remarks from Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann.
Read moreAshtead to push ahead with US listing amid shareholder support
11th Feb 2025 10:41
(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental firm Ashtead confirmed on Tuesday that it was pushing ahead with plans to switch to a US primary listing after the move was backed by its shareholders.
Read moreBerenberg slightly raises target price on Quilter
24th Jan 2025 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg slightly raised their target price on wealth management firm Quilter from 140.0p to 145.0p on Friday following the group's "strongest quarter of the year" for flows.
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