Friday broker round-up
2nd Nov 2018 12:26
(Sharecast News) - Moneysupermarket.com: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 500p.
Read moreCroda Intl Q3 sales up 2.9% as forex headwinds moderate
1st Nov 2018 08:06
(Sharecast News) - Specialty chemicals maker Croda International said third quarter sales rose 2.9% as currency headwinds moderated.
Read moreCroda adjusts intentions with Plant Impact post-acquisition
26th Oct 2018 07:50
(Sharecast News) - Croda International subsidiary Croda Europe announced on Friday that, further to the completion of its recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to-be-issued ordinary share capital of Plant Impact, its board of directors had taken "certain necessary courses of action" which differed from the company's statements of intent made at the time of the acquisition.
Read moreUK equities look overbought, says Credit Suisse
6th Aug 2018 13:46
(Sharecast News) - Since April, UK equities have outperformed euro area stocks by around 3% and global stocks by around 1%, but with oil prices felt to have peaked and shares looking "overbought", Credit Suisse strategists have downgraded their stance.
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27th Jul 2018 13:14
(Sharecast News) - William Hill: Peel Hunt upgrades to hold with a target price of 305p.
Read moreCroda posts small rise in interim profit, lifts dividend
25th Jul 2018 07:36
(Sharecast News) - Speciality chemical company Croda posted a small rise in reported half-year profit on Wednesday as sales dipped on the back of a stronger pound.
Read moreBroker tips: Ophir, Capita, Croda
30th Nov 2016 12:53
(ShareCast News) - Ophir Energy's shares gushed higher after Canaccord Genuity upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'hold' and lifted the target price to 105p from 80p. Canaccord cited Ophir's newly formed joint operating company (JOC) with OneLNG to develop the Fotuna gasfield offshore Equatorial Guine
Read moreDeutsche Bank cuts Croda to 'hold' from 'buy'
30th Nov 2016 09:36
(ShareCast News) - Deutsche Bank has downgraded its rating on Croda International to 'hold' from 'buy' and cut its target price to 3,600p from 3,300p, citing subdued growth in 2016. The bank said Croda has lagged behind all its consumer chemicals peers this year. "We expect organic top line growth
Read moreBroker tips: Aggreko, Hikma, Croda
4th Nov 2016 13:25
(ShareCast News) - Morgan Stanley upgraded power generator company Aggreko from 'underweight' to 'equal weight' and bumped up its target price from 850p to 900p, despite orders for diesel products falling. "We retain our concerns over long-term pressures on the International power Projects (IPP) bus
Read moreCredit Suisse downgrades Croda on valuation
4th Nov 2016 08:13
(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse downgraded Croda International to 'neutral' from 'outperform' on valuation grounds, keeping the price target at 3,500p. "We believe Croda now represents fair value trading on an average of specialty chemicals and staples customers multiples," the bank said. "Croda h
Read moreCroda quarterly sales surge on weak sterling
3rd Nov 2016 07:10
(ShareCast News) - Specialty chemical company Croda International updated the market on Thursday, on its trading during the third quarter to 30 September, with constant currency sales up 2.5% during the three months and 2.4% year-to-date. The FTSE 100 firm said its innovation strategy was continuing
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
19th Oct 2016 12:06
(ShareCast News) - B&M European value retail: Goldman Sachs keeps at buy with a target price of 274p. Zoopla: Berenberg reiterates buy, 400p target. Bellway: Jefferies keeps at buy with a 2857p target. IAG: Credit Suisse upgrades to outperform with a 469p target. British American Tobacco: JP Morg
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Brexit chaos, Nigeria oil, house prices, ITV-ETO
22nd Aug 2016 07:02
(ShareCast News) - Leaving the EU may not not happen anytime soon given that civil servants charged with the task don't yet have an office and hold meetings in Starbucks. Some estimates suggest "full Brexit" may take 10 years and involve up to 10,000 people, not only in the new and other so-called "
Read moreCroda International H1 profit up, on track for full year
26th Jul 2016 08:01
(ShareCast News) - Croda International posted a 7% rise in pre-tax profit for the half year ended 30 June as sales grew and the company said it was on track to meet full-year expectations. Pre-tax profit came in at £145.1m from £135.6m in the same period last year, on sales of £608.7m, up from £564.
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
29th Jun 2016 18:09
(ShareCast News) - Petrofac: Jefferies upgrades to buy with a target price of 835p and Societe Generale stays at buy with a target price of 921p. Thomas Cook: JP Morgan keeps at neutral with a 101p target. Standard Life: HSBC keeps at buy with a target price of 360p and Barclays reiterates equal-we
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