Babcock sells oil & gas business to CHC Group for ?10m

1st Sep 2021 07:31

(Sharecast News) - Defence contractor Babcock International said it had sold its oil and gas aviation business to CHC Group for £10m as part of its disposal programme to cut debt.

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Barclays upgrades Babcock to 'overweight'

27th Aug 2021 09:28

(Sharecast News) - Barclays upgraded Babcock to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' on Friday, lifting the price target to 424p from 315p.

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Monday broker round-up

16th Aug 2021 15:10

(Sharecast News) - Dalata Hotel Group: Berenberg keeps at buy but cuts target price from 440.0p to 400.0p.

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Babcock sells Frazer-Nash Consultancy to KBR for £293m

13th Aug 2021 07:02

(Sharecast News) - Defence and aerospace engineer Babcock said it has sold its Frazer-Nash Consultancy to US peer KBR for £293m as part of its disposal programme to bolster its balance sheet.

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Babcock sells Frazer-Nash Consultancy to KBR for £293m

13th Aug 2021 07:02

(Sharecast News) - Defence and aerospace engineer Babcock said it has sold its Frazer-Nash Consultancy to US peer KBR for £293m as part of its disposal programme to bolster its balance sheet.

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JPM ups Babcock target price and backs turnaround

10th Aug 2021 13:01

(Sharecast News) - JP Morgan backed Babcock International's turnaround plan as the bank increased its target price for the engineering group's shares.

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Tuesday broker round-up

10th Aug 2021 10:14

(Sharecast News) - Helios Towers: Berenberg stays at buy and raises target price from 203.0p to 224.0p.

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Babcock hit by £2bn impairment charge, losses widen

30th Jul 2021 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Babcock said on Friday that full-year losses widened after a review of its contracts and balance sheet led to a hefty impairment charge, sending shares in the defence company tumbling.

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Babcock to push forward on Ukrainian naval enhancement project

23rd Jun 2021 09:08

(Sharecast News) - Engineering services company Babcock has signed a tripartite memorandum of implementation in Odesa with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the UK Government.

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Babcock looking to offload rail business - report

4th May 2021 11:21

(Sharecast News) - Babcock International is preparing the sale of its rail business, it was reported on Tuesday, the opening salvo in a company-wide divestment programme.

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Friday broker round-up

16th Apr 2021 13:17

(Sharecast News) - Dixons Carphone: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to sector perform with a target price of 150p.

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Thursday broker round-up

15th Apr 2021 12:52

(Sharecast News) - Naked Wines: Liberum downgrades to hold with a target price of 800p.

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Wednesday broker round-up

14th Apr 2021 13:07

(Sharecast News) - Gamesys Group: Canaccord downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,878p.

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Babcock expects £1.7bn of impairments, aims to avoid equity raise

13th Apr 2021 07:12

(Sharecast News) - Babcock cautioned investors to expect multi-billion pound impairments and charges for the financial year just ended following its contract profitability and balance sheet review (CPBS).

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Babcock said to be bracing for big writedown, shares slump

9th Apr 2021 08:44

(Sharecast News) - Babcock International shares slumped on Friday following a report the defence contractor is bracing for a big writedown.

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