Monday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Dec 2012 07:21
Aggreko: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 2159p to 1935p, while keeping a hold recommendation. Investec downgrades to hold. Amara Mining: Investec starts with a target price of 89p and a buy rating. ASOS: Goldman Sachs increases target price from 3200p to 3600p and recommends a strong buy.
Read moreSunday share tips: Wood Group, Asos, Kentz Corporation
16th Dec 2012 23:03
Shares of Wood Group have moved off a six-year high seen earlier this year as it looks like there could be some softening of growth next year. While the yield per share on the company´s stock is just 1.8 per cent (such that income seekers should look elsewhere), analysts still expect earnings per sh
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 moreWednesday tips round-up: Asos, Whitbread, Carpetright
12th Dec 2012 05:47
On Tuesday Nick Robertson, Asos's ebullient chief executive, revealed that UK growth was accelerating again after a wave of price cuts. The company reported a 24% increase in domestic sales, a rate of growth that compares with a 4% at its lowest point last year. That allayed concerns that it might b
Read moreAsos reports strong trading with 30 per cent sales growth
11th Dec 2012 07:39
Online fashion chain Asos reported strong trading results at the end of the quarter ending November 30th with total retail sales up 30 per cent. UK retail sales rose 24% to £62m from £49.9m in the corresponding period last year. US retail sales jumped 57% to £19m from £12m and EU retail sales rose
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
29th Nov 2012 07:27
Aberdeen Asset Management: Morgan Stanley raises target price from 365p to 375p; keeping an overweight rating. ASOS: Societe Generale raises target price from 2500p to 2530p and reiterates its hold recommendation. Babcock International: UBS downgrades from buy to neutral. Barratt Developments: HS
Read moreMonday broker round-up -UPDATE
12th Nov 2012 09:03
Afferro Mining Inc: Investec retains buy recommendation and target price at 107p. Antrim Energy Inc.: Westhouse Securities keeps buy recommendation and target price at 70p. ASOS: Investec ups target from 2,450p to 2,675p, buy rating kept. Aveva: Investec keeps buy rating and 2,200p target. Bovis
Read moreTuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
30th Oct 2012 08:23
African Barrick Gold: Nomura cuts target from 605p to 525p, buy rating kept. Aggreko: Seymour Pierce keeps buy rating and 2,500p target. Aquarius Platinum: Seymour Pierce keeps reduce rating and 34p target. ARM Holdings: Jefferies raises target from 485p to 693p, hold rating kept. ASOS: HSBC hik
Read moreHargreaves Lansdown Marketing Director reduces stake by 200,000 shares
26th Oct 2012 16:27
In a deal announced after Thursday's close, Ian Hunter, the Investment Marketing Director of financial services provider Hargreaves Lansdown, has pocketed £1.51m after reducing his stake in the company by 200,000 shares. Hunter, who has held a position of the board since 2009, traded in the shares
Read moreFriday broker round-up
26th Oct 2012 10:00
African Barrick Gold: Investec cuts target from 530p to 526p, hold rating kept. APR Energy: UBS cuts target from 600p to 530p, sell rating unchanged; Jefferies cuts target from 850p to 625p, hold rating kept. ASOS: Deutsche Bank downgrades to hold; Nomura ups target from 1,930p to 2,000p, neutral
Read moreBroker tips: WPP, Reckitt, ASOS
25th Oct 2012 11:14
Investec has maintained its 'buy' rating for media and advertising giant WPP but has put its 950p target price under review after a disappointing third-quarter trading update on Thursday. "3Q IMS is disappointing with slower US/Europe but also Emerging markets. The latter is expected to bounce bac
Read moreASOS sales up by a third
25th Oct 2012 10:01
Online fashion retailer ASOS said retail sales for the five months to August 31st rose by a third as it looks to roll out further international sites. Retail sales rose 32% to £231m after a stellar performance from its international business. International sales, which now account for nearly two th
Read moreBroker snap: ASOS's plans for China at risk, says Seymour Pierce
25th Oct 2012 09:37
Seymour Pierce has raised its target price for online retailer ASOS from 1,900p to 2,350p to reflect the recent share price momentum, but the broker has maintained its 'hold' rating. Final results for the 12 months to the end of August (a new accounting date) were broadly in line with expectations.
Read moreThursday broker round-up - UPDATE
25th Oct 2012 08:20
APR Energy: Seymour Pierce upgrades from reduce to hold, target left at 650p. ASOS: Seymour Pierce raises target from 1,900p to 2,350p, hold rating kept. AstraZeneca: Jefferies keeps hold rating and 3,00p target. Berkeley Group: Goldman Sachs upgrades to conviction buy, target lifted from 1,950p
Read moreMonday broker round-up - UPDATE
22nd Oct 2012 08:19
888 Holdings: Morgan Stanley ups target from 125p to 130p, overweight rating kept. Aggreko: Jefferies cuts target from 2,800p to 2,535p, buy rating kept; HSBC downgrades to underweight, target cut from 2,350p to 1,750p; JPMorgan Cazenove cuts target from 2,360p to 2,165p, neutral rating kept; Barcl
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