FTSE 250 movers: Bodycote retreats, Enterprise Inns leaps
19th Nov 2013 16:02
Bodycote retreated after it said economic growth in both Europe and North America continues to be muted, although it also reported that its organic performance is improving and it is confident of meeting full-year expectations. Spread-betting provider IG Group was lower after it said second-quarter
Read moreBodycote sees improved performance, mixed markets
19th Nov 2013 09:05
- Europe and North America economic conditions still muted - Improved performance, confident for full-year - Mixed performance across territories, divisions Bodycote said although economic growth in both Europe and North America continues to be muted, its organic performance is improving and is con
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Sep 2013 08:28
African Minerals: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 410p to 330p, while its buy recommendation remains unaltered. Amlin: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 405p to 420p and reiterates a neutral rating. Andor Technology: Investec takes target price from 360p to 410p leaving its buy rec
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
12th Sep 2013 09:01
African Minerals: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 550p to 450p and retains a buy recommendation. Citi lowers target price from 380p to 320p keeping a buy recommendation. Aggreko: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 2100p to 1870p, while staying with its buy recommendation. ARM Holdings: G
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
12th Aug 2013 07:30
BAE Systems: Morgan Stanley increases target price from 350p to 430p and retains an equal-weight rating. Bodycote: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 700p. British American Tabacco: Goldman Sachs takes target price from 4220p to 4280p and stays with its buy recommendation. Capita G
Read moreDomino's Pizza CFO sells off large slice of shares
30th Jul 2013 16:19
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Domino's Pizza more than halved his stake in the FTSE 250 pizza delivery chain on the same day the firm disappointed the market with its interim results. Lee Ginsberg, a chartered accountant who joined the firm back in 2004, sold a total of 70,000 shares on Tues
Read moreLondon close: Stocks end slightly lower
26th Jul 2013 18:14
The Footsie ended the day slightly in the red following a weak start on Wall Street and with a similar pattern to yesterday´s emerging, with equities in core European countries such as the UK and Germany on the back foot while periphery equities tended to outperform. The top flight index finish
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Bodycote, COLT Group, CSR, Homeserve
26th Jul 2013 13:49
Bodycote's shares advanced after the British engineering company reported a 10 per cent rise in profit for the first half, boosted by acquisitions. COLT Group SA surged after Deutsche Bank reiterated a 'buy' rating for the stocks of the multinational telecommunications, IT managed services and dat
Read moreBroker tips: De La Rue, Bodycote, Michael Page
29th May 2013 11:08
Investec has upgraded its rating for banknote maker De La Rue from 'add' to 'buy' following the company full-year results on Wednesday, with the broker saying that the company is in 'increasingly good shape'. "Reduced visibility in ordering patterns from the group's customers continues to impact, p
Read moreBroker snap: JPMorgan downgrades Bodycote on volume concerns
29th May 2013 09:27
JPMorgan Cazenove has cut its recommendation for FTSE 250-listed thermal processing group Bodycote from 'neutral' to 'underweight', saying that the group's outperformance will likely reverse on the lack of volume growth. The company, which provides a range of services including heat treatment, meta
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
29th May 2013 08:59
AEC Education: WH Ireland lowers target price from 16p to 11p retaining a buy recommendation. Bodycote: JP Morgan downgrades to underweight with a target price of 495p. BTG: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 440p to 475p retaining a buy recommendation. De La Rue: Investec raises target price fr
Read moreBodycote CEO reduces stake by 200,000 shares
22nd May 2013 16:19
Stephen Harris, the Chief Executive Officer of Bodycote, has reduced his stake in the in the heat treatment company with the sale of 200,000 shares. Each of the shares were sold at 546.50p for a total trade value of £1.09m. The transaction comes just under a month after the group posted a four pe
Read moreUnilever director builds stake
20th May 2013 16:30
Ann Fudge, a non-executive director of consumer goods company Unilever has purchased 1,350 American depository receipts, each of which represents one ordinary share. The shares were bought at 2,843.50p each for £38,387 in total. At the end of last month the Anglo-Dutch group admitted that grwoth
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
24th Apr 2013 08:25
Archipelago Resources: Canaccord Genuity lowers target price from 75p to 68p keeping a buy recommendation. ARM Holdings: Morgan Stanley ups target price from 911p to 925p maintaining an equal-weight rating. Deutsche Bank takes target price from 445p to 460p, but still recommends selling. Citigroup
Read moreBodycote lifts first quarter revenue
24th Apr 2013 07:17
Heat treatment firm Bodycote lifted revenue by nearly four per cent in the three months ended March 31st and still expects modest progress during the remainder of the year. Revenue during the first quarter rose 3.9% to £156.5m from the same period last year or 2.9% at constant exchange rates and wa
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