Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE
6th May 2014 08:44
Antofagasta: RBC Capital upgrades to buy with a target price of 900p. Barclays: Numis downgrades from add to hold with a target price of 280p. BG Group: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 1500p to 1530p and retains a strong buy recommendation. Britvic: Numis raises target price to 684p and keeps
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks rise but markets cautious ahead of Fed decision
30th Apr 2014 11:53
- Markets cautious ahead of FOMC outcome - Eurozone inflation picks up but misses consensus - Heritage Oil jumps on takeover offer - Shell and Tullow lead markets higher techMARK 2,775.59 -0.56% FTSE 100 6,776.83 +0.10% FTSE 250 15,813.39 -0.52% UK stocks were trading slightly higher on Wednesday
Read moreLondon open: Stocks pause at eight-week high ahead of FOMC
30th Apr 2014 09:20
- Stocks pause at highest since March 6th - FOMC meeting, economic data in focus today - Heritage Oil receives takeover offer - Shell, Tullow and Next rise after updates techMARK 2,781.52 -0.35% FTSE 100 6,774.00 +0.06% FTSE 250 15,872.51 -0.15% UK stocks opened broadly flat on Wednesday morning a
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
25th Apr 2014 09:19
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 310p to 300p maintaining a buy recommendation. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 1530p to 1510p and reiterates a hold recommendation. ASOS: Deutsche Bank upgrades to buy with a target price of 5800p. Astra Zeneca: Deu
Read moreCroda International hurt by FX headwinds
24th Apr 2014 08:15
- Adverse currency translation weighs on profit - Expects modest improvement in underlying sales to continue - Currency translation is expected to remain an issue Specialist chemicals company Croda International eked out a slight profit improvement as it battled against adverse currency movements,
Read moreAdmiral Chairman reduces interest after wife makes share sale
6th Mar 2014 15:50
The wife of the Chairman of Admiral this week sold 1.2m pounds-worth of shares on the same day the insurance giant cheered with an in-line set of full-year results. The 1,500p-a-share sale reduced Alastair Lyons's interest by 80,000 shares to 312,152. The disposal took advantage of the recent ri
Read moreThursday 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 moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
26th Feb 2014 08:54
Anglo Pacific: FinnCap cuts target price from 279p to 216p, downgrades to hold. Ashmore Group: UBS reduces target price from 405p to 355p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Jefferies cuts target price from 475p to 375p, while its buy recommendation is kept. Barclays lowers target pric
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: St James Place, Croda, President Energy
26th Feb 2014 07:20
Investing in a single stock is disliked by many investors, yet the share price appreciation seen in St James's Place easily outpaces the performance of almost any fund manager. The stock has run up by two thirds over the past year and yesterday jumped by another five per cent following better than e
Read moreBroker tips:St.James Place, Croda, Ashmore
25th Feb 2014 11:50
Shore Capital has reiterated its 'buy' stance on financial advisory firm St James's Place after the company reported an 'excellent' set of final results. The broker, which set a price target 795p, said 2013 results highlight that "in financial terms the company is going from strength to strength",
Read moreCroda profits to suffer from FX in 2014, limited forward visibility
25th Feb 2014 10:09
Croda International posted an in-line set of full-year results on Tuesday, although the company warned global trends were 'unpredictable' and said its forward visibility remained limited. It also admitted currency translation is expected to have an adverse impact on profit growth in 2014. The gro
Read moreCroda appoints new non-exec
24th Jan 2014 08:51
Croda International, the specialist chemicals company, has appointed Dr Helena Ganczakowski as a Non-Executive Director with a start date of February 1st. Ganczakowski, who is currently non-executive director of bakery chain Greggs, runs a consulting business working with a range of organisations.
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
23rd Jan 2014 09:12
Afren: Investec ups target price from 170p to 200p and maintains a buy recommendation. AG Barr: Investec raises target price from 585p to 620p retaining an add rating. Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 630p to 650p and keeps a buy recommendation. Arbuthnot: Numis downgrades from add to hold
Read moreBroker snap: HSBC gives chemical stocks a boost on 2014 outlook
22nd Jan 2014 16:30
Upbeat comments from analysts at HSBC gave chemicals stocks a boost in London on Wednesday after they said that the sector will deliver double-digit growth in earnings in 2014. The bank believes that all regions should contribute to growth, while it sees upside risk to prices and margins. "The val
Read moreSector movers: Sage lifts software stocks, chemicals gain
22nd Jan 2014 15:28
Sage was giving the software and computer services sector a lift on Wednesday after the firm reiterated its medium-term growth targets. Shares in Sage were up 3.6% at 427.9p - a level not seen in over a decade - after the accountancy software company said that trading across all regions in the firs
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