Tuesday broker round-up
14th Jan 2020 11:54
(Sharecast News) - DFS: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 275p.
Read moreDFS H1 sales decline but FY profit seen in line with market views
14th Jan 2020 09:55
(Sharecast News) - Furniture retailer DFS reported a decline in interim revenue on Tuesday but said full-year profit was set to meet market expectations.
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2nd Oct 2019 11:52
(Sharecast News) - RDI REIT: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 140p.
Read moreSCS slumps as it warns of 'more challenging' recent trading
1st Oct 2019 08:10
(Sharecast News) - Shares in SCS slumped on Tuesday as the sofa retailer cautioned that trading conditions since the start of the new financial year have been "more challenging", with like-for-like order intake down.
Read moreDFS full-year profits rise but recent order intake 'subdued'
26th Sep 2019 10:42
(Sharecast News) - DFS Furniture posted a rise in full-year profit on Thursday but said recent trading had been "subdued" amid political and economic uncertainty.
Read moreDFS Furniture reassures over profits, dividend and competitive strengths
9th Feb 2017 09:57
(ShareCast News) - Updating the market following mixed reports from its rivals, DFS Furniture posted solid half-year revenue growth and said its expectations for the full year profits remained unchanged. In a trading update covering the 26 weeks to 28 January, the company said gross sales rose 7% an
Read moreDFS reports jump in full-year sales and profit
6th Oct 2016 13:18
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 furniture retailer DFS reported a jump in full-year profit and revenue and lifted its dividend as its growth strategy pays off. In the 52 weeks ended 30 July, underlying pre-tax profit rose to £64.5m from £33.3m the year before on revenue of £756m, up 7.1%. The group dec
Read moreDFS expects record full year results, confident of swerving Brexit effects
11th Aug 2016 08:58
(ShareCast News) - So far, so good for sofa retailer DFS as it posted a mixed year-end statement where it confirmed a strong second half and remained bullish in spite of a warning about the increased risk of a post-Brexit market slowdown. After an excellent finish for the year to end-July, the FTSE
Read moreUK retail sales slump as non-food growth slows, BRC-KPMG says
10th Nov 2015 08:42
(ShareCast News) - UK retailers endured subdued sales during October, with a disappointingly flat reading for the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor and a like-for-like decline for the month. October retail sales fell 0.2% on a like-for-like basis compared to last year. Total sales for the month rose 0.
Read moreUK retail sales slowed by food decline, BRC-KPMG finds
11th Aug 2015 09:15
(ShareCast News) - A decline in food sales led to a slowing in UK retail sales growth in July, although the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor increased more than was predicted. With strong non-food sales offsetting a negative performance from food, like-for-like sales in July rose 1.2% year-on-year, ahe
Read moreDFS Furniture springs higher as shares begin unconditional trading
11th Mar 2015 09:47
Furniture retailer DFS Furniture shares rose as the company made its unconditional debut on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The group issued 80.9m shares at 255p per share, with offer was priced at the lower end of its guidance of between 245p and 310p per share. DFS, which has 105 stores a
Read moreSofa retailer DFS returns to the London market
6th Mar 2015 08:51
British furniture retailer DFS has returned to the London stock market after more than a decade, pricing its shares at 255p. The sofa seller, known for its seasonal bargains, priced its shares 10p above the bottom end of its previous pre-set range between 245p-310p. The range was narrowed to 255p t
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