Thursday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Mar 2014 09:10
Advanced Medical Solutions: Investec ups target price from 97p to 121p and keeps a buy recommendation. African Barrick Gold: Investec increases target price from 132p to 206p, but still recommends selling. Arcontech: Northland shifts target price from 0.20p to 0.24p and keeps a buy recommendation.
Read moreCrawshaw to beat full-year targets after bumper Christmas
6th Jan 2014 07:44
- Christmas sales jump 21 per cent - Tight costs controls - Expects full-year to be materially ahead of market forecasts Butcher's operator Crawshaw said like-for-like (LFL) sales for the seven weeks to December 29th rose 21 per cent as demand for its products soared over the festive period. LFL s
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
26th Sep 2013 08:22
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 137p to 145p and maintains a hold recommendation. African Minerals: Macquarie reduces target price from 307p to 280p and reiterates an outperform rating. Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 450p to 423p, while its buy recommendation is kept
Read moreDiageo COO and CFO trade in shares post-exercise
16th Nov 2012 16:18
The Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Diageo have both sold sizeable stakes in the drinks behemoth after exercising options under its Senior Executive Share Option Plan. COO Ivan Menezes exercised options over 40,813 American Depository shares and subseqently sold 39,813 (equa
Read moreSales continue to improve at Crawshaw
2nd Oct 2012 07:48
Shares of Crawshaw carved out healthy gains in early trading after it said like-for-like (LFL) sales continued to improve in the six months to July 31st despite the tough retail climate. The Yorkshire-based meat processing firm said LFL sales increased 4% in the 6-month period while overall sales f
Read moreCrawshaw surges after sales 'significantly improve'
25th Jun 2012 08:16
Shares of meat retailer Crawshaw soared after it said like-for-like sales have significantly improved since last autumn, following actions to stimulate growth, and are currently trading ahead of management's expectations. Sales in May were particularly encouraging with like-for-likes at its legacy
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Cobra, SimiGon, Kedco, Crawshaw
1st May 2012 14:00
Cobra, a UK-based retail and wholesale insurance broking group, has said it is continuing to co-operate with two potential buyers, namely Towergate Partnership and Alto Intermediary, which are both currently conducting pre-offer due diligence investigations into the firm. In order for these investig
Read moreLondon close: Big gains as updates impress
21st Jun 2011 16:41
Hopes that the Greek debt crisis could be resolved coupled with some strong company statements had the top share index posting big gains by the close of play. Cruise operator Carnival's shares steamed ahead in the afternoon, after the company revealed that second quarter revenues grew by $353m in t
Read moreCrawshaw chops profit guidance
21st Jun 2011 15:30
Rising prices and tough trading conditions mean that meat-focused retailer Crawshaw now expects profits for the current year to fall below expectations. Shares were 24% down at 15:37 on Tuesday afternoon. The group - which owns 20 butchers in the north of England - said that sales in recent weeks
Read moreCrawshaw posts meaty profits
27th Apr 2011 08:34
Meat focused retailer Crawshaw reported an increase in full year pre-tax profit but warned that price conscious customers and rising meat prices has made it cautious about trading for the year ahead. During the year ended 31 January 2011 pre-tax profit rose to £0.6m compared to for £0.2m the same
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Tribal, Ffastfill, Capital Lease ...
5th Oct 2010 13:21
Government spending uncertainty has prompted public sector services group Tribal to warn 2010 profits will be 'substantially' below its previous expectations. Government business has seen a further material deterioration in trading conditions in the UK during the past two months with no improvemen
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Eckoh Sees Return To 1H 2011 Profit
21st Jun 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps ECKOH PLC (ECK.LN), a voice recognition specialist, expects to return to a profit in the first half of fiscal 2011 after posting a narrowed pretax loss f
Read moreCrawshaw: Year To Date Trading Ahead Of Budget
21st Jun 2010 14:35
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Crawshaw Group PLC (CRAW.LN), a meat focused retailer, said Monday that year to date trading at both new and existing units continues to be ahead of budget, and gross margin for the year to date is 3% points higher than last year. MAIN FACTS: -New larger format stores are
Read moreLondon close: Footsie slumps on eventful day
27th Apr 2010 16:31
Footsie was deep in the red at trading's close after credit rating downgrades for Greece and Portugal added to already substantial losses, with miners among the stocks posting heavy falls. With oil and metals prices in retreat as fears grow about potential delays in financial aid reaching Greece re
Read moreLondon afternoon: Reckitt fails to cut the mustard
27th Apr 2010 14:35
Footsie drifted lower over the lunch time session, not helped by disappointing results from household goods maker Reckitt Benckiser. Shares in Reckitt sank to the bottom of the FTSE 100 despite the French's mustard maker posting a rise in earnings and sales for the first quarter. The firm said oper
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