Centrica maintains ?100m cost savings target as demand falls in Q1

10th May 2021 07:00

(Sharecast News) - British Gas owner Centrica said it continued to expect year-on-year operating cost savings of more than £100m this year as part of its restructure plans.

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Tuesday broker round-up

6th Apr 2021 13:27

(Sharecast News) - Touchstone Exploration: Canaccord downgrades to speculative buy with a target price of 140p.

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Friday broker round-up

26th Mar 2021 13:40

(Sharecast News) - Ocado Group: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 2,390p.

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UK energy firms 'will have to refund' credit surpluses - Ofgem

17th Mar 2021 11:28

(Sharecast News) - UK energy firms could soon be told to hand back £1.4bn of customer credit under new rules proposed by the industry regulator Ofgem.

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Ofgem cuts returns from local electricity networks

11th Mar 2021 09:13

(Sharecast News) - Ofgem has cut returns for shareholders of UK local electricity networks by a third to keep prices low while requiring higher investment in greener energy.

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Wednesday broker round-up

10th Mar 2021 13:21

(Sharecast News) - Ultra Electronics: JP Morgan upgrades to overweight with a target price of 2,350p.

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Ofgem finds 18 energy suppliers failed to adhere to price protection rules

2nd Mar 2021 12:14

(Sharecast News) - Energy regulator Ofgem found that 18 energy suppliers failed to correctly protect 1m customers' tariff prices when they decided to switch companies or tariffs.

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British Gas owner Centrica sees earnings slump

25th Feb 2021 07:58

(Sharecast News) - Centrica reported a slide in full-year operating profits on Thursday, weighed down by Covid-19, as it paused the final dividend.

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Wednesday broker round-up

10th Feb 2021 13:12

(Sharecast News) - Ocado Group: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 2,925p.

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UK energy watchdog lifts price cap for consumer bills

5th Feb 2021 08:22

(Sharecast News) - The UK's energy regulator is increasing its cap on consumer prices to pre-pandemic levels after a big jump in wholesale prices.

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Thursday broker round-up

24th Sep 2020 13:56

(Sharecast News) - Centrica: JP Morgan upgrades to overweight with a target price of 60.0p.

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JP Morgan upgrades Centrica to 'overweight'

24th Sep 2020 12:11

(Sharecast News) - JP Morgan said Centrica shares were in "deep value territory" as the bank upgraded its rating on the energy company to 'overweight'.

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Centrica buys Robin Hood Energy customers

4th Sep 2020 07:05

(Sharecast News) - Centrica's British Gas division has bought the customers of Robin Hood Energy, a loss-making supplier set up by Nottingham City Council to compete with the UK's big energy providers.

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British Gas pays £1.73m for botched prepayment switch

27th Aug 2020 12:42

(Sharecast News) - British Gas has paid £1.73m in compensation for failing to tell prepayment customers about a change of provider and minimum top-up spend.

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Jefferies ups Centrica to 'buy' following H1 update

28th Jul 2020 16:27

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies upgraded energy services and solutions company Centrica's shares to 'buy' on Tuesday, stating the group now appeared to be "taking back control".

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