Monday broker round-up UPDATE
19th May 2014 07:55
Alent: Numis moves target price from 330p to 340p upgrading to add. AVEVA Group: Westhouse Securities initiates with a target price of 2260p and a buy recommendation. Bovis Homes Group: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 1039p to 1042p and stays with its buy recommendation. Brown (N) Group: J
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
21st Feb 2014 10:11
Barratt Developments: JP Morgan raises target price from 360p to 420p, while downgrading to neutral. Bellway: JP Morgan takes target price from 1450p to 2000p and retains an overweight rating. Bodycote: UBS initiates with a target price of 800p and a buy recommendation. Bovis Homes Group: JP Morg
Read moreCentaur Media upbeat as restructuring continues, results beat forecasts
20th Feb 2014 10:29
Publishing, events and business information firm Centaur Media beat forecasts with its results for the six months ended December 31st and said it is confident about its future as it undergoes a 're-organisation'. Centaur, which recently changed its year-end date to December 31st from June 30th, rep
Read moreReckitt Benckiser CFO grows stake
12th Dec 2013 16:14
Adrian Hennah, the Chief Financial Officer of Reckitt Benckiser, added 13,629 shares to his stake in the consumer goods company. Hennah, who has been in the role since the start of the year, acquired the stock at 4,619.73p a piece for a total spend of £629,623. His interest in the company now st
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
13th Nov 2013 12:33
AMEC: Credit Suisse downgrades from outperform to neutral with a target price of 1250p. Antofagasta: Alphavalue lowers target price from 1000.6p to 999.5p, while upgrading from add to buy. Associated British Foods: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1850p to 2250p and keeps a neutral rating.
Read moreSports Direct's Ashley sells 16m shares, YouGov founder trades in 3.35m
24th Oct 2013 16:03
Sports Direct's founder Mike Ashley has sold 16m shares in the retailer, representing a 2.7 per cent holding and netting the billionaire owner of Newcastle United 106m pounds. An announcement to the stock exchange revealed Ashley had sold the shares at a price of 662.5p, marking a 7.5% discount to
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
23rd Oct 2013 09:28
Abcam: Numis downgrades to add with a target price of 570p. ARM Holdings: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 1080p to 1130p and maintains a buy recommendation. JP Morgan raises target price from 625p to 750p and leaves its neutral rating unaltered. Societe Generale ups target price from 640p
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
20th Sep 2013 08:06
African Minerals: Investec reduces target price from 393p to 246p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged. Ashmore Group: Berenberg cuts target price from 500p to 470p and retains a buy recommendation. ASOS: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 4450p to 4800p and reiterates a hold recomm
Read moreCentaur Media sees profit ahead of forecasts
11th Jul 2013 10:00
Business information and events company Centaur Media said it expects to report profits slightly ahead of market expectations. The UK media company reported revenues up 10% on the previous year, adjusted pre-tax rose 8% while EBITDA margins were maintained at 18%. Underlying revenues are, as
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Jul 2013 08:23
Afren: JP Morgan reduces target price from 195p to 165p and downgrades to underweight. Associated British Foods: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 1800p to 2100p upgrading from hold to buy. AVEVA Group: JP Morgan ups target price from 2300p to 2430p and retains a neutral rating. Aviva: M
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
16th May 2013 07:43
Barratt Developments: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 336p to 327p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered. BG Group: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1150p to 1190p keeping a neutral rating. BT Group: Berenberg takes target price from 280p to 375p and retains a buy recommenda
Read moreCentaur Media's results hit by weak print advertising sales
15th May 2013 09:30
Centaur Media's shares plunged Wednesday as Chief Executive Geoff Wilmot announced his resignation and the company warned of a modest profit increase below expectations this year. The UK media company said while revenue and forward bookings have improved in the four months to April, it does not an
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Mar 2013 07:21
Admiral Group: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1050p to 1215p, but reiterates its sell recommendation. BAE Systems: Investec moves target price from 325p to 375p retaining a hold recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Numis lowers target price from 330p to 300p and downgrades to add. BHP Bill
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Travis Perkins, Centaur Media
21st Feb 2013 07:24
There wasn't a lot that could have gone wrong for a company like Travis Perkins that didn't last year. Aside from economic uncertainty and weak consumer confidence limiting purchases of kitchens and bathrooms at its Wickes branches, the weather was awful and inflation, generally good news for such r
Read moreCentaur Media boss confident for second half
20th Feb 2013 13:54
Centaur Media, a business information, events and marketing services group, failed to impress investors with its half yearly results on Wednesday, despite being firmly upbeat about its outlook. The company, which is midway through a three-year transitional phase, reported a 3.0% drop in underlying
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