Broker snap: Deutsche Bank still positive on UK construction stocks
8th Jan 2013 10:16
Analysts at Deutsche Bank have today delivered a glowing review of the prospects for the UK's homebuilders, in turn raising their price targets on all of the companies within their universe. Thus, they explain that, "through 2012 the UK house builder sector re-rated, moving from 0.69 times 2012 Ne
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 moreMonday 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 moreLondon close: Stocks end the week in a cautious mood
30th Nov 2012 16:35
- Market pares gains by the close - Bundestag approves Greek aid - Eurozone jobless rate and US consumer spending disappoint UK stocks finished broadly flat on Friday, paring gains by the close of trade as markets headed into the weekend in a cautious mood on the back of uncertainty surrounding the
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Dixons continues to surge
30th Nov 2012 14:30
Electrical retailer Dixons surged today, one day after beating first-half forecasts, after its CEO Sebastian James said expressed optimism that his company can benefit from Comet's demise. James said that its Curry and PC World divisions haven't seen "much disruption" from the fire sale by bankrup
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
30th Nov 2012 07:24
Aggreko: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 2010p and a hold recommendation. APR Energy: Berenberg starts with a target price of 610p and a sell recommendation. Babcock International Group: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 1180p and a buy recommendation. Barclays: UBS raises tar
Read moreThursday Broker round-up UPDATE
15th Nov 2012 07:21
AMEC: Nomura raises target price from 1240p to 1340p, buy rating remains unchanged. Barclays Capital reduces target price from 1350p to 1320p, underweight rating kept. Atkins (WS): Investec reduces target price from 727p to 700p, hold recommendation maintained. Barr AG: UBS raises target price fro
Read moreBarratt still confident, to resume dividend
14th Nov 2012 07:14
Barratt Developments said it is on track to significantly boost profit for both the half and full year 2013 as its London business goes from strength to strength. "Against a stable market backdrop, these improvements will be founded on the increased delivery of newer higher margin land in combinati
Read moreWednesday preview: Sainsbury, Barratt Developments
13th Nov 2012 08:44
Supermarket giant Sainsbury is to report its half-year results on Wednesday with all eyes on the bottom line. Seymour Pierce is forecasting a 4.4% increase in first-half pre-tax profit to £370m and an interim dividend of 4.8p per share, up 6.6% year-on-year. Revenue growth was already reported i
Read moreThursday broker round-up
1st Nov 2012 09:19
Antofagasta: UBS ups target from 1,080p to 1,100p, sell rating kept. Avocet Mining: Numis downgrades to add, target cut from 130p to 90p; Westhouse Securities downgrades to sell, 1,434p target kept. Bank of Georgia: Seymour Pierce reiterates buy rating and 1,600p target. Barratt Developments: Gol
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 moreLondon close: Stocks surge after US data, Spanish stress tests
1st Oct 2012 16:45
- US data beats forecasts in September - Reports imply Germany may soften stance on Greece - Banks and miners rise strongly in London - Credit Suisse says Spanish stress test a "generally credible exercise" - Credit Suisse says larger top-down questions remain in stress tests Better-than-forecast m
Read moreLondon midday: Strong start to Q4; Footsie up one per cent
1st Oct 2012 11:24
- Investors taking advantage of underpriced stocks, says analyst - Asian and UK data disappoints - Xstrata rises after agreeing terms with Glencore London's blue-chip index gained strongly in morning trading on Monday with increased risk appetite benefitting the banking and mining sectors as stocks
Read moreLondon open: Stocks shrug off disappointing Asian data
1st Oct 2012 08:34
- UK stocks make strong gains early on - Japanese, Chinese figures disappoint - Xstrata rises after agreeing terms with Glencore UK equities advanced on Monday morning in spite of some disappointing economic data from Asia as stock markets kicked off the fourth quarter on a positive note. The Bank
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Vodafone, Barratt Developments
13th Sep 2012 07:14
The Tempus column in The Times says not to believe all the rumours surrounding telecoms group Vodafone and the speculation on whether or not it will not receive a special dividend from its 45 per cent-owned US joint venture with Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless. Shares fell yesterday after
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