Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Jun 2014 09:45
Aquarius Platinum: UBS cuts target price from 41p to 24p and keeps a neutral rating. BAE Systems: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 455p and a hold recommendation. British Land: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 520p to 580p, but still recommends selling. Capital & Counties: Deutsche B
Read moreSpirent Comms Chairman adds £30,358-worth of shares to stake
29th May 2014 15:54
The Non-Executive Chairman of Spirent Communications has purchased £30,358-worth of shares in the FTSE 250-listed technology group. Alexander Walker acquired 30,000 shares at 101.19p each. He now holds a total of 213,014 shares. The deal comes around a month after the company delivered an impr
Read moreOcado CFO builds stake after fifth of shareholders oppose remuneration report
8th May 2014 15:45
Duncan Tatton-Brown, the Chief Financial Officer of Ocado Group, has acquired 145,988 pounds-worth of shares in the grocery delivery group. The CFO, who joined the board in September 2012, bought a total of 47,865 shares at 305p each, increasing his stake in the company to 107,865 shares. That c
Read moreEnquest CEO family trust adds to already sizeable stake
8th Apr 2014 15:55
Amjad Bseisu, the Chief Executive Officer of oil and gas producer Enquest, has bought company shares via Double A, the trust in which his family is interested. Double A purchased 95,313 shares, taking its holding to 70.89m, equal to 8.83% of the company's share capital. At 121.40p each, the tran
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
3rd Mar 2014 08:21
African Barrick Gold: Citi increases target price from 120p to 179p, but still recommends selling. African Minerals: Citi cuts target price from 300p to 260p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Aggreko: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1870p to 1400p and downgrades to hold. Anglo Ame
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Feb 2014 07:46
Aeorema Communications: Cantor Fitzgerald initiates with a target price of 90p and a buy recommendation. Aquarius Platinum: Investec shifts target price from 36p to 41p upgrading from sell to hold. Barclays: Jefferies shaves target price from 364p to 360p and keeps a buy recommendation. Brammer:
Read moreBroker tips: Shire, Tate & Lyle, Aquarius Platinum, Acal
7th Feb 2014 12:22
Jefferies has kept its 'buy' rating for pharmaceuticals group Shire saying that it still sees 'attractive growth', but was disappointed by the outcome of clinical trials for the company's major depressive disorder (MDD) treatment, Vyvanse. "We were more optimistic for expanded use of Vyvanse in maj
Read moreBroker snap: Investec reiterates thumbs down for Aquarius Platinum
7th Feb 2014 11:14
Investec concedes miner Aquarius Platinum's first-half numbers on Friday "undoubtedly" represent operational improvement; but with the group up against several heavy headwinds, not least a challenging platinum pricing environment, the broker continues to recommend selling the stock. The miner mana
Read moreAquarius Platinum narrows losses despite tough trading environment
7th Feb 2014 09:01
Miner Aquarius Platinum hailed a "credible" first-half performance, with losses narrowed despite it being buffeted by a number of number of tough headwinds including lower metal prices and a tough industrial relations environment for its core South Africa operations. The company managed to slash fi
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
30th Jan 2014 09:06
Amedeo Resources: Daniel Stewart initiates with a target price of 2p and a buy recommendation. Anglo American: Credit Suisse ups target price from 1600p to 1650p and leaves its neutral rating unchanged. Antofagasta: Citi takes target price from 270p to 290p, but still recommends selling. JP Morgan
Read moreTesco Chairman keeps the faith after recent poor update
17th Jan 2014 16:54
Tesco Non-Executive Chairman Sir Richard Broadbent added 10,000 shares to his stake, the supermarket chain announced Friday. Broadbent, who joined the board in July 2011, bought the shares at 331.22p a piece for a total spend of £33,122. The purchase was made less than a week after the company p
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
16th Jan 2014 08:59
Aberdeen Asset Management: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 586p to 540p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged. Anglo American: UBS ups target price from 1500p to 1580p upgrading from neutral to buy. Antofagasta: Investec reduces target price from 716p to 685p maintaining a sell
Read moreReckitt Benckiser CFO grows stake
12th Dec 2013 16:14
Adrian Hennah, the Chief Financial Officer of Reckitt Benckiser, added 13,629 shares to his stake in the consumer goods company. Hennah, who has been in the role since the start of the year, acquired the stock at 4,619.73p a piece for a total spend of £629,623. His interest in the company now st
Read moreLondon midday: Miners, financials drag markets lower despite strong UK data
3rd Dec 2013 11:21
- Risk appetite fades as markets await jobs data - Mining, financial sectors sold off - UK construction PMI defies expectations, jumps to six-year high techMARK 2,645.44 -0.31% FTSE 100 6,539.87 -0.84% FTSE 250 15,211.51 -0.80% UK markets were firmly in negative territory on Tuesday morning despit
Read moreBroker tips: Old Mutual, Banks, Miners
3rd Dec 2013 11:21
JPMorgan Cazenove has trimmed its target price for savings and investment group Old Mutual from 228p to 223p. after adjusting for currency movements. However, the bank maintained its 'overweight' rating on the stock, highlighting attractive and improving returns from its emerging market life busin
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