Thursday broker round-up UPDATE
20th Feb 2014 08:49
Anglo American: Jefferies increases target price from 1450p to 1700p maintaining a neutral rating. BHP Billiton: Jefferies takes target price from 2300p to 2400p and stays with its buy recommendation. Big Yellow Group: Jefferies raises target price from 540p to 618p and retains a buy recommendatio
Read moreBlur reports record Q4 as demand continues to surge
8th Jan 2014 15:06
Online business marketplace blur Group hailed its 'most successful' year to date after a strong end to 2013 which saw growth across the board. The AIM-listed company, which claims that it is "reinventing commerce" through its online marketplace for business services - the Global Services Exchange,
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Dec 2013 08:14
Advanced Medical Solutions: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 102p. Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 1110p to 1035p, while staying with its buy recommendation. ASOS: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 5950p to 6126p, while downgrading fr
Read moreN Brown Group non-exec takes stake in company after share price falls
10th Oct 2013 16:35
Simon Patterson, Non-Executive Director of N Brown Group, has taken advantage of the recent decline in its share price to acquire 10,000 shares in the online and catalogue retailer. Patterson bought the shares, his only holding in the company, at 463.54p for a total spend of £46,354. The previous
Read moreJohn Laing Chairman subscribes for shares in firm's largest ever raising
9th Oct 2013 16:20
John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) announced that two of its directors, Chairman Paul Lester and fellow board member Chris Spencer, had each subscribed for 20,000 newly issued shares in the group as part of its largest ever raising of new equity. The shares were priced at 111p, costing each of
Read moreblur boss to make first ever share sale
9th Oct 2013 09:57
Technology group blur has announced that two of its directors are planning to sell a total of 995,000 shares in the company via an accelerated bookbuild through N+1 Singer. Chief Executive Officer Philip Letts will make the biggest sale, reducing his stake by 900,000, while Richard Bourne-Arton, a
Read moreWednesday newspaper tips: Falkland Oil&Gas, Blur, Carnival
25th Sep 2013 07:23
Penguin watching seems to be the new past time of investors in Falkland Oil and Gas, as for now there will be little drilling activity for over a year. That follows the lack of any discoveries of commercially viable reserves of the black stuff. Yet that is not the only reason. The problem with exp
Read moreblur Group posts jump in first half revenue
24th Sep 2013 13:59
blur Group's first half revenues surged as the services commerce firm secured more projects at a higher value. Revenue jumped 250% to $3.4m from the previous year's $0.97m while gross profit increased 131% to $0.79m from $0.34m. The company achieved a 288% in the number of projects from repeat c
Read moreBlur signs project deal with property development firm
5th Sep 2013 10:21
Commerce group blur announced Thursday that a US-based international property development firm has used blur's Exchange to develop a marketing strategy and customer acquisition campaigns for a 'sizable' new development in Panama. The project is worth $0.9m. Chief Executive Officer Phillip Letts
Read moreBlur Group announces 'most satisfying' quarter
9th Jul 2013 14:30
Blur Group's shares advanced on Tuesday after the technology group said its second quarter results was "one of the most satisfying to date". The company achieved a record number of new projects in the quarter, securing 410 compared to 182 a year earlier. The average project value improved 100% to $
Read moreblur Group falls after full year losses widen
9th Apr 2013 09:39
Shares in technology firm blur Group have taken a hit after the group revealed annual pre-tax losses widened in 2012, chiefly as a result of total administrative expenses. Pre-tax losses for the period totalled $1.87m (2011: loss $0.68m) on revenue of $2.81m (2011: $0.89m), while administrative ex
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