Monday broker round-up
21st Nov 2016 19:55
(ShareCast News) - Randgold Resources: UBS reiterates buy with a target price of 9750p. AA: Goldman Sachs reiterates buy with a 370p target. Jimmy Choo: Barclays stays at equal-weight with a 140p target. Esure: Barclays reiterates overweight with a 247p target. Easyjet: UBS keeps at buy with a 11
Read moreJimmy Choo revenue grows, on track for full year
18th Nov 2016 07:41
(ShareCast News) - Luxury retailer Jimmy Choo reported revenue growth for the second half on Friday and said it was on track to deliver full-year underlying profits in line with expectations. In an update on trading since the end of June, the company said it was seeing revenue growth despite the con
Read moreSunday share tips: Provident Financial, Jimmy Choo
9th Oct 2016 16:22
(ShareCast News) - The top brass at Provident Financial did nicely for themselves in the wake of Brexit, picking up stock in the doorstep lender on the cheap. Chief Peter Crook, Vanquis bank president Chris Sweeney and corporate affairs boss Nick Boakes bought into the shares after they lost 26% of
Read moreBroker tips: Persimmon, Jimmy Choo, ASOS
23rd Sep 2016 09:39
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilder Persimmon and its peers got a boost on Friday as Liberum upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'hold' and lifted price targets across the sector as it took a more positive view. "We have upgraded estimates across our coverage as 2016 trading is much better than we feared i
Read moreBofA ML upgrades Jimmy Choo to 'buy'
23rd Sep 2016 08:44
(ShareCast News) - Jimmy Choo got a boost on Friday as Bank of America Merrill Lynch upped the stock to 'buy' from 'neutral' and lifted the price target to 150p from 130p. It pointed out that although the stock offers the highest estimated earnings growth in the luxury sector, it trades at a 30% dis
Read moreTuesday newspaper round-up: Jobs boost, Brainard caution, recovery 'mirage'
13th Sep 2016 06:53
(ShareCast News) - Britain's employers have refused to panic following the referendum vote, but new jobs are likely to become increasingly scarce as concerns over Brexit talks undermine business confidence. Recruitment agency Manpower said that, on the surface, the EU referendum had done little to d
Read moreRBC reiterates 'outperform' rating, lifts target price on Jimmy Choo
9th Sep 2016 08:53
(ShareCast News) - RBC Capital Markets reiterated an 'outperform' rating on Jimmy Choo and raised its target price to 160p from 150p as the broker upgraded its earnings forecasts on the luxury shoe maker. Following Jimmy Choo's first half results on 25 August, RBC believes there are two positive cha
Read moreDirector dealings: Jimmy Choo CEO takes some profits
8th Sep 2016 16:41
(ShareCast News) - Jimmy Choo chief executive Pierre Denis sold £400,000 worth of shares in the shoe maker a few days after interim results sent the shares strutting to their highest level since late April. Denis, who has been CEO since July 2012, sold 100,000 shares at a price of 125.625p apiece, t
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
7th Sep 2016 10:31
(ShareCast News) - Centrica: Goldman Sachs downgrades to sell with a target price of 213p. Ashmore: Barclays maintains underweight with a 270p target. Aviva: UBS upgrades to buy with a 505p target. Polymetal: Berenberg reiterates buy with a 1200p target. SSE: Goldman Sachs keeps at neutral with a
Read moreDirectors dealings: Jimmy Choo boss picks up more stock
30th Aug 2016 16:24
(ShareCast News) - Jimmy Choo boss Pierre Denis added to his stake in the luxury shoe and fashion accessories-manufacturer after excercising an option worth a total nominal consideration of £1.0m. Dennis excercised options over 439,801 shares of 100p each, while simultaneously selling 206,740 shares
Read moreJimmy Choo first half boosted by Asia, men's offering
25th Aug 2016 08:48
(ShareCast News) - Luxury shoe retailer Jimmy Choo reported a jump in revenue and operating profit for the first six months of the year thanks to strong growth in Asia and a good performance from the men's category. For the six months to the end of June, revenue was up 9.2% at reported currency to £
Read moreBroker tips: UK retailers, Petrofac, Whitbread
5th Jul 2016 10:02
(ShareCast News) - Liberum revisited its stance on UK general retailers on Tuesday in light of the more uncertain outlook following the vote to leave the European Union. The brokerage said it was more cautious on the generalists, given their UK exposure and in many cases high exposure to US dollar i
Read moreLiberum downgrades Pets at Home, upgrades Supergroup post Brexit
5th Jul 2016 09:15
(ShareCast News) - Liberum revisited its stance on UK general retailers on Tuesday in light of the more uncertain outlook following the vote to leave the European Union. The brokerage said it was more cautious on the generalists, given their UK exposure and in many cases high exposure to US dollar
Read moreHSBC reiterates 'buy' but cuts target price on Jimmy Choo
1st Jul 2016 10:10
(ShareCast News) - HSBC maintained its 'buy' rating on Jimmy Choo on Friday, after the luxury shoe maker said it was off to a good start to the year. In Jimmy Choo's 15 June trading update, it said had been trading in line with expectations so far this year despite tough trading conditions. The gro
Read moreITV, Wolseley are Liberum's top-picks in case of Bremain, Brexit
20th Jun 2016 09:25
(ShareCast News) - Depending on whether the UK finally decided to 'Remain' or 'Leave' then different London-listed securities were likelier to 'outperform' their respective sectors, Liberum said. The broker's 'top-picks' under a 'Remain', 'Leave' and 'Either way' scenario were, ITV, Wolseley and Bal
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