Henry Boot sees FY profit slightly ahead of market views
18th Jan 2017 09:22
(ShareCast News) - Land and property investor and construction company Henry Boot expects pre-tax profit and earnings per share for the year to the end of December to be slightly ahead of market views following a busy December. The company said the final month of 2016 was busy from a deal completion
Read moreHenry Boot interim profit up, no impact from Brexit
25th Aug 2016 11:12
(ShareCast News) - Construction and property group Henry Boot reported a rise in first-half profit on the back of earlier-than-expected land sales and progress on its commercial property developments, and said it has not seen any impact from Brexit. In the six months to the end of June, pre-tax prof
Read moreHenry Boot appoints first non-family boss as pretax profits rise
28th Aug 2015 10:11
(ShareCast News) - Property developer Henry Boot appointed its first non-family member to chief executive amid a raft of management changes. Current group finance director John Sutcliffe has moved into the top job, to replace Jamie Boot at the end of the year. Henry Boot said Jamie Boot would repla
Read moreHenry Boot full-year profits boosted by improved UK economy
26th Mar 2015 11:42
Land development and construction group Henry Boot said that all its businesses performed well in 2014 thanks to an improvement in the UK economy. Revenues dropped 4.3% to £147.2m, though the prior year benefited from £30m of one-off revenue transactions at York and Bromley which were matched by cos
Read moreGlencore non-exec stumps up after buyback announcement
28th Aug 2014 17:27
After recent results came in slightly ahead of consensus forecasts at Glencore, independent non-executive director Patrice Merrin has dipped into her pocket to buy shares in the company. Merrin bought 40,000 at a price of 361.04p per share, costing her £144,416. Last week Glencore's first-half ne
Read moreBAE Systems non-exec cashes in 50,000 shares
22nd Aug 2014 17:36
Paul Anderson, a non-executive director of aerospace, defence and securities giant BAE Systems, has cashed in 50,000 shares. The shares were sold at 442.2p each, giving the deal a total trade value of £221,100. The deal came just three weeks after the company posted lower half-year sales and pro
Read moreBroker tips: Rightmove, Henry Boot, Hyder Consultancy, London Mining
22nd Aug 2014 12:45
Take profits at Rightmove, Westhouse Securities recommended investors on Friday after the recent rally in the stock, downgrading its rating from 'add' to 'neutral'. While analyst Roddy Davidson was "encouraged" by recent positive trading momentum and Rightmove's confident outlook, he said: "We rema
Read moreNumis upgrades Henry Boot to 'buy'
22nd Aug 2014 09:40
Numis Securities has upgraded Henry Boot from 'add' to 'buy' after the housebuilder said on Friday that full-year results would beat forecasts. The broker said Henry Boot's trading is "positive on all fronts" as pre-tax earnings before interest surged 79% to £14m in the first half. "Henry Boot has
Read moreHenry Boot sees annual profits ahead of hopes
22nd Aug 2014 08:41
Strong first-half trading and land sales have helped house-builder Henry Boot to predict forecast-topping annual profits. Boot said commercial development activity had hit its highest level since 2007 and it had well over 10,800 housing units with planning permission available for future sale. Rev
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
22nd Aug 2014 08:39
Ashtead Group: Berenberg raises target price from 1110p to 1145p maintaining its buy recommendation. Bank of Georgia: Peel Hunt increases target price from 2416p to 2600p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Boot (Henry): Numis upgrades from add to buy with a target price of 254p. Howden Joinery
Read moreFriday preview: Investors to focus on HellermannTyton and Henry Boot
21st Aug 2014 18:15
Companies releasing results on Friday include FTSE 250 HellermannTyton with interim numbers. The fastening and cables group showed strong first-quarter trading versus weak comparatives, driven in particular by Asian and EMEA markets. Broker Peel Hunt see risk to the upside. It is looking for first
Read moreAG Barr Finance Director reduces stake, Aggreko Executive builds his
13th May 2014 15:23
The wife of Alex Short, the Finance Director of AG Barr, sold 15,000 shares in the group, thereby reducing his holding in the soft drinks group to 37,711. The 610.00p-a-share sale had a total trade value of £91,500. Meanwhile, David Taylor-Smith, an Executive Director of power solutions group Agg
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
24th Apr 2014 09:19
AMEC: UBS ups target price from 1145p to 1200p maintaining a neutral rating. ARM Holdings: HSBC raises target price from 1080p to 1120p and keeps an overweight rating. Associated British Foods: HSBC increases target price from 280p to 310p and upgrades from neutral to overweight. Deutsche Bank rai
Read moreHenry Boot FY profits rise on housing market recovery
27th Mar 2014 09:31
Property developer and builder Henry Boot said a recovery in house-building and construction markets had helped it to boost annual profits. Boot said its recovery from the recession of 2008-2011 began in the second half of 2012 and continued more strongly through 2013. It said it had more sites wi
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
27th Mar 2014 09:02
Aberdeen Asset Management: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 470p to 415p maintaining a neutral rating. Acta: Cantor Fitzgerald reinstates with a target price of 13p (prev.: 16p) and a buy recommendation. African Minerals: Jefferies cuts target price from 300p to 250p and retains a buy recom
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