Thursday broker round-up UPDATE
7th Mar 2013 07:25
Admiral: Nomura raises target price from 1350p to 1493p keeping a buy recommendation. African Barrick Gold: Nomura cuts target price from 435p to 200p and downgrades from neutral to reduce. Aggreko: Investec increases target price from 1750p to 1940p upgrading from hold to buy. Anglo American: No
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Mar 2013 07:03
Advanced Medical Solutions: Investec takes target price from 68p to 74p and maintains a buy recommendation. Aggreko: Citigroup reduces target price from 2550p to 2100p, while keeping a buy rating. Ashtead Group: Citigroup raises target price from 590p to 660p leaving its buy recommendation unalter
Read moreAshtead shares rocket on full year profit outlook after Q3 impresses
5th Mar 2013 10:38
Shares in Ashtead Group, the equipment rental group, leapt on Tuesday after the company unveiled a 173 per cent rise in third quarter pre-tax profit and revealed full year profit is now expected to be ahead of its earlier predictions. The FTSE 250 listed firm said revenue rose 26% to £333.9m (Q3 2
Read moreLondon open: MPC expected to be watching services PMI data
5th Mar 2013 08:09
London stocks have begun the day higher, boosted by the strong showing seen overnight on Wall Street - on the back of dovish comments from US Fed Vice-Chairman Janet Yellen - and ahead of potentially key data expected to be released today, in the United Kingdom. At 09:30 Markit will release its se
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Mar 2013 07:15
Abcam: Investec raises target price from 466p to 484p and keeps a buy recommendation. Numis revises target price from 470p to 530p and maintains its buy ratng. Access Intelligence: Merchant Securities initiates with a target price of 7p and a buy recommendation. Amlin: Canaccord Genuity raises tar
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
1st Mar 2013 07:17
Ashtead Group: Citigroup increases target price from 487p to 590p and keeps a buy recommendation. Atkins: JP Morgan raises target price from 893p 920p, reiterating an overweight rating. Berendsen: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 582p to 760p, while staying with its hold recommendation. Cant
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
24th Jan 2013 08:20
Ashtead Group: Jefferies raises target price from 450p to 525p and keeps a buy recommendation. Aviva: Berenberg cuts target price from 480p to 470p, while retaining a hold recommendation. JP Morgan revises target price from 424p to 443p and maintains an overweight rating. Barr (AG): Societe Genera
Read moreLondon close: Markets finish lower, but TUI Travel surges late on
16th Jan 2013 17:10
- World Bank, Germany cut growth estimates - Hostage crisis in North Africa - TUI Travel surges after approach from TUI AG The FTSE 100 ended moderately lower on Wednesday as markets trimmed losses by the close, though the mood was still cautious after both the World Bank and German government down
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Ashtead boosted by Credit Suisse note
16th Jan 2013 15:14
Ashtead Group rose after Credit Suisse raised its target price on the stock from 400p to 545p, retaining an outperform rating. Jupiter Fund Management reported 'another good quarter', but it wasn't enough to stop broker Peel Hunt downgrading the stock from 'buy' to 'hold', pushing the stock lower.
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
16th Jan 2013 07:16
Anglo American: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 1650p to 1500p and reiterates its sell recommendation. Antofagasta: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 1100p to 1120p and still recommends to sell. ARM Holdings: UBS increases target price from 750p to 900p, while downgrading to neutral. As
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
12th Dec 2012 07:25
AMEC: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 1300p to 1250p reiterating an outperform rating. Anglo American: Barclays upgrades to equal-weight with a target price of 1970p. Ashtead Group: Barclays raises target price from 352p to 434p and reiterates an overweight rating. ASOS: HSBC raises targe
Read moreLondon open: Stocks cautious ahead of German ZEW data
11th Dec 2012 08:33
The FTSE 100 index started Tuesday's session cautiously with just 12 points separating the intraday low and high in the opening hour as the focus remains fixed on Mario Monti and 'fiscal cliff' discussions in the US. However, with little significant economic data scheduled for today's session, all
Read morePre-tax profit soars at Ashtead in half yearly results - UPDATE
11th Dec 2012 07:42
Equipment rental group Ashtead unveiled strong first half yearly results on Tuesday morning, revealing pre-tax profit had risen by 64 per cent to 140.7m pounds compared to 84.4m pounds in the corresponding period last year. The group, which has a market capitalisation of £2,161m and is listed on th
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Dec 2012 07:18
Andor Technology: WH Ireland raises target price from 480p to 500p, while maintaining a buy rating. Anglo American: Nomura cuts target price from 2000p to 1800p keeping a neutral rating. Antofagasta: Nomura reduces target price from 1450p to 1400p and downgrades from buy to neutral. Ashtead Group
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
10th Dec 2012 07:10
Andor Technology: Investec moves target price from 450p to 460p, while reiterating its buy recommendation. Antofagasta: Alphavalue downgrades to reduce, while keeping the target price at 1371p. Ashtead Group: Investec target price from 250p to 475p and reiterates its buy recommendation. Atkins: J
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