Thursday broker round-up
1st Oct 2020 13:59
(Sharecast News) - AA: Berenberg upgrades to hold with a target price of 30.0p.
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14th Jul 2020 13:31
(Sharecast News) - Rotork: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to underperform with a target price of 275.0p.
Read moreConnect Group markets begin to recover as it slashes costs further
14th Jul 2020 11:20
(Sharecast News) - Newspaper and magazine distributor Connect Group reported some recovery in its end markets in an update on Tuesday, as it continued to make cost savings following the Covid-19 lockdown.
Read moreBerenberg upgrades Connect Group to 'buy'
14th Jul 2020 10:20
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg upgraded newspaper and magazine distributor Connect Group from 'hold' to 'buy' on Tuesday following a strong update from the group.
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13th May 2020 13:42
(Sharecast News) - Rathbone Brothers: Canaccord upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,846p.
Read moreConnect Group pulls interim dividend as profits slide
13th May 2020 13:08
(Sharecast News) - Connect Group reported a 4.5% fall in continuing adjusted revenue in its first half on Wednesday, to ?623.1m, while its operating profit slid 7.9% to ?19.9m, as it worked to maintain its liquidity amid the coronavirus crisis and confirmed there would be no interim dividend.
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18th Mar 2020 13:42
(Sharecast News) - Polypipe: Deutsche Bank upgrades to buy with a target price of 550p.
Read moreSmiths News signs 5-year distribution deal with The Telegraph
6th Sep 2019 10:03
(Sharecast News) - Newspaper distributor Connect Group said on Friday that Smiths News has signed a new long-term contract with The Telegraph to distribute The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.
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25th Jan 2019 13:21
(Sharecast News) - Fresnillo: UBS upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,100p.
Read moreConnect Group upbeat despite serious market struggles
22nd Jan 2019 13:52
(Sharecast News) - Connect Group updated the market on its trading for the 19 week period ended 12 January on Tuesday, saying its overall performance for the period was in line with management expectations.
Read moreBerenberg lowers target price on Connect Group
14th Sep 2018 11:38
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on Connect Group following the firm's uneasy trading update on Friday morning.
Read moreJos Opdeweegh appointed new CEO of Connect Group
30th Jul 2018 14:24
(Sharecast News) - Specialist distributor Connect Group announced on Monday that Jozef 'Jos' Opdeweegh has been appointed its new chief executive officer, starting with the company and joining the board on 1 September.
Read moreConnect Group offloads education division to RM
7th Feb 2017 12:52
(ShareCast News) - Specialist distributor Connect Group announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with RM to dispose of its education and care division, for a cash consideration of £56.5m on a cash free, debt free basis. The London-listed firm said RM will also assume responsibility for t
Read moreConnect Group revenues marginally improve
26th Jan 2017 14:06
(ShareCast News) - Specialist distributor Connect Group issued a trading update for the 20 week period to 21 January on Thursday, with total group revenues increasing 0.2% compared to the same period last year, whilst total group like-for-like revenues increased 0.6%. The London-listed company said
Read moreConnect Group revenue and profit ahead for full-year
18th Oct 2016 14:30
(ShareCast News) - Specialist distributor Connect Group announced its preliminary results for the year to 31 August on Tuesday, with total revenue of £1.9bn, up 1.7%. The London-listed firm said revenue in Smiths News was down 2.4%, which was slightly better than expected. Adjusted profit before ta
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