Friday broker round-up UPDATE
22nd Mar 2013 08:48
Afren: Nomura shifts target price from 175p to 180p keeping a neutral rating. ASOS: Nomura increases target price from 2000p to 2630p, while reiterating a neutral rating. Betfair: Panmure Gordon takes target price from 761p to 813p and leaves its buy recommendation unchanged. Brewin Dolphin Holdi
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21st Mar 2013 07:16
ASOS: Citigroup takes target price from 3000p to 4000p and keeps a buy recommendation. Deutsche Bank moves target price from 2600p to 3000p, while maintaining a hold recommendation. Atkins: Liberum Capital ups target price from 880p to 1020p upgrading to buy. Barr (AG): Shore Capital downgrades to
Read moreBroker tips: Greggs, ASOS, Ryanair
20th Mar 2013 12:53
Canaccord Genuity has said that Greggs' 2012 results were 'unsurprisingly disappointing' but has retained its 'hold' rating and 485p target price for the stock. "The strategy for 2013 has been reshaped with investment behind the core estate rising and lower rates of new openings. We expect this to
Read moreBroker snap: Prime Markets sees massive upside potential at ASOS
20th Mar 2013 11:39
Prime Markets has labelled online fashion retailer ASOS as a 'turbo-charged global online success story', recommending investors to 'buy'. A trading update for the second quarter on Wednesday showed a 37% rise in sales in the three months to February 28th, resulting a first-half retail sales growth
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
20th Mar 2013 08:53
Abcam: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 344p to 358p, but still recommends selling. Antofagasta: Jefferies cuts target price from 1350p to 1100p, while keeping a hold recommendation. ASOS: Cantor Fitzgerald raises target price from 2500p to 2900p reiterating a hold recommendation. Panmure
Read moreASOS sales power ahead, strong UK sales
20th Mar 2013 07:56
Online fashion chain Asos said second quarter sales momentum improved on the back of a stronger than expected UK performance, particularly over Christmas, and following robust overseas demand. The London based retailer, who sells clothes aimed at twenty-somethings, said total retail sales rose 37%
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
25th Feb 2013 07:26
Afren: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 160p to 200p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Antofagasta: Bank of America upgrades to buy with a target price of 1400p. Ashmore Group: Espirito Santo shifts target price from 364p to 368p and maintains a neutral rating. ASOS: Deutsche Bank
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
14th Feb 2013 08:09
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 410p to 340p, while staying with its hold recommendation. Investec reduces target price from 405p to 315p and downgrades from buy to hold. JP Morgan lowers target price from 370p to 290p and downgrades to underweight. AG Barr: Barclays down
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
22nd Jan 2013 07:06
Afren: Liberum Capital shifts target price from 120p to 123p staying with its hold recommendation. ASOS: Exane BNP increases target price from 3000p to 3100p and retains an outperform rating. BP: RBC downgrades to sector perform from outperform. Brammer: Peel Hunt moves target price from 300p to
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Jan 2013 07:53
Aberdeen Asset Management: UBS ups target price from 370p to 440p maintaining a buy rating. JP Morgan shifts target price from 479p to 498p and keeps an overweight rating. Numis raises target price from 400p to 430p, while its add rating remains unchanged. Afren: Nomura cuts target price from 185p
Read moreAsos enjoys a merry Christmas with rise in sales
17th Jan 2013 10:24
British online fashion retailer Asos on Thursday posted a 41 per cent rise in sales over the Christmas period as reduced prices lured shoppers. Asos, aimed at twenty-somethings, said global retail sales in December climbed to £78.1m year-on-year for the month ended December 31st. Christmas sales w
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Jan 2013 07:19
African Barrick Gold: Westhouse Securities reduces target price from 335p to 305p, while its sell recommendation is unchanged. Anglo American: Exane cuts target price from 2000p to 1650p and downgrades from neutral to underperform. Antofagasta: Exane ups target price from 1400p to 1500p keeping an
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
8th Jan 2013 07:19
Anglo American: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 2270p to 2230p and maintains its buy recommendation. Aquarius Platinum: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 73p to 76p, while the buy rating remains unchanged. ARM Holdings: Credit Suisse raises target price from 645p to 780p and reiterates a
Read moreBroker tips: Barclays, Aggreko, Retail stocks
2nd Jan 2013 10:42
Barclays was performing well on Wednesday morning after Investec hiked its target price from 260p to 285p and hailed the lender as its 'preferred UK domestic bank'. Despite an impressive 79% rally over the past five months, the broker said that the shares are still trading "only in line with loss-
Read moreBroker snap: Panmure highlights ASOS and Dunelm as top retail picks
2nd Jan 2013 09:12
Panmure Gordon has highlighted ASOS and Dunelm as its 'conviction buys' in the UK retail sector ahead of the critical Christmas reporting season in the next few weeks. General retail was the best-performing FTSE sector in 2012 according to prices at December 27th, the broker said. Panmure said: "A
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