Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE
16th Jan 2013 07:16
Anglo American: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 1650p to 1500p and reiterates its sell recommendation. Antofagasta: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 1100p to 1120p and still recommends to sell. ARM Holdings: UBS increases target price from 750p to 900p, while downgrading to neutral. As
Read moreCommunisis bags five-year BT contract
26th Nov 2012 07:56
Marketing services provider Communisis has won a five-year contract to provide telecoms giant BT with all of its billing and associated customer communications, starting next month. "This work will be produced at our transactional centre of excellence in Liverpool, using high-speed colour digital
Read moreThursday broker round-up - UPDATE
1st Mar 2012 09:33
RBS: Berenberg downgrades to sell from buy. Randgold Resources: Nomura maintains buy rating and 9,850p target. BG Group: Nomura maintains buy rating and 1,865p target. WPP: Nomura maintains buy rating and 990p target. BAE Systems: UBS ups target from 320p to 360p, buy rating unchanged. Capita:
Read moreTuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
21st Feb 2012 09:00
Admiral: Nomura reiterates buy recommendation and 1,100p target; Credit Suisse upgrades to outperform from neutral, lifts target from 1,100p to 1,300p. Morrison: Goldman Sachs adds to conviction sell list. Petropavlovsk: Nomura upgrades from reduce to neutral, target upped from 860p to 910p. Aber
Read moreEquifax connection a boon for Communisis
26th Jul 2011 13:50
Communisis has reported a half-year operating profit before exceptional items of £3.6m, up 27% from the £2.8m seen in the same period last year. The marketing services provider was on target across the board with pre-tax profit also up, with the company reporting a £1.1m rise to £2.9m for the six
Read moreCommunisis buys marketing services firm for £2.25m
14th Jun 2011 16:01
Communisis, the marketing services provider, has acquired Orchestra Bristol Limited (OBL) for a cash consideration of £2.25m. OBL, which is currently in administration, is a marketing services business which is "involved in data-services and specialist high integrity output in direct mail and trans
Read morePolo Resources co-chairman digs deep
27th Apr 2011 16:29
Polo Resources co-chairman Stephen Dattels has been upping his holding in the mining investment company. Regent Mercantile Holdings, a company wholly owned by the trustee of a trust under which Dattels is a beneficiary bought 6,364,828 shares at 5.82p a share, spending about £370,000. Dattels now
Read moreCommunisis issues an in line trading statement
21st Apr 2011 18:07
Marketing services provider Communisis has today announced that the Group's overall performance has been continuing as expected and the management team's expectations for its half year results remain unchanged. In today's interim management statement the Group reiterates the guidance given on the
Read moreLondon close: Shares soar on Libya deal hopes
3rd Mar 2011 16:39
Reports that the Libyan situation might be resolved through mediation rather than violence sent UK shares sharply higher. The Arab League is said to be considering a proposal to end the fighting in Libya sending oil prices higher. Heavy oil users such as airline International Consolidated Airlines
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie cruises towards 6,000
3rd Mar 2011 14:13
Footsie has 6,000 within its sights once more as stocks bounce back strongly on hopes that the Libyan situation might be resolved. Reports that the Arab League is considering a proposal to end the fighting in Libya have boosted sentiment, and has sent the price of oil into reverse. Heavy oil users
Read moreCommunisis benefits from targeting
3rd Mar 2011 13:49
Marketing services provider Communisis reported 2010 operating profit in line with expectations but there were additional amortisation costs relating to the refinancing of debt. Communisis believes that it will benefit from a move towards more targeted direct mail campaigns. That will mean less bus
Read moreCommunisis on track
18th Jan 2011 15:39
Marketing services provider Communisis says that trading is in line with expectations and restructuring plans are on track. Communisis is winning long-term business from the likes of the Post Office but there does not appear to be any improvement in marketing spending by businesses. The company
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Communisis, Forte Energy, Paragon Diamonds ...
1st Nov 2010 11:06
Printing and mail specialist Communisis is confident of meeting full-year expectations as trading in the third quarter matched forecasts and there's good visibility through the fourth quarter "We continue to see a good level of new business opportunities emerging across the company," the group said
Read moreCommunisis 1H Trading In Line With Company Views >CMS.LN
7th Jul 2010 07:30
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Communisis PLC (CMS.LN), a provider of products and services to assist its clients with customer communications, said Wednesday that trading has met its expectations for the first half of the current financial year. MAIN FACTS: -Group's balance sheet remains strong with n
Read moreUPDATE: Chemring First-Half Earnings Rise 7% But Shares Fall
22nd Jun 2010 09:34
(Adds detail and comment.) By Jonathan Buck Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. missile-defense company Chemring Group PLC (CHG.LN) Tuesday posted a 7% rise in fiscal first-half pretax profit and gave an upbeat assessment of its prospects on the strength or a record order b
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