Dignity urges shareholders to vote against chairman ousting
30th Mar 2021 10:13
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services company Dignity called on its investors on Tuesday to vote against attempts by its biggest shareholder - Phoenix Asset Management Partners - to oust chairman Clive Whiley.
Read moreDignity swings to FY loss despite modest underlying revenue growth
17th Mar 2021 09:27
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity said on Wednesday that it had swung to a full-year pre-tax loss despite reporting modest underlying revenue growth in the 52 weeks ended 25 December.
Read moreFuneral operators forced to be honest about costs
18th Dec 2020 08:19
(Sharecast News) - Funeral directors will have to be honest about prices and scrap hidden commercial payments under proposals from the UK's competition regulator.
Read moreDignity unveils board shake up as strategic review continues
14th Dec 2020 07:38
(Sharecast News) - The long-standing finance chief of Dignity has stepped down, prompting the funeral services firm to shake up its board ahead of the conclusion of a wide-ranging strategic review.
Read moreDignity profit falls despite more funerals during crisis
9th Nov 2020 09:10
(Sharecast News) - Dignity's profit fell in the first nine months of 2020 despite the company carrying out almost 10,000 more funerals during the Covid-19 crisis as costs rose.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
17th Sep 2020 13:25
(Sharecast News) - Compass: Barclays upgrades to overweight with a target price of 1,500.0p.
Read moreDignity profits rise amid coronavirus deaths
29th Jul 2020 09:54
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity reported a jump in interim profit and revenue on Wednesday amid a surge in deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
11th May 2020 13:48
(Sharecast News) - Diploma: Peel Hunt downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,650p.
Read moreDignity profits hit by rise in low-cost funerals
11th May 2020 07:52
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity reported a drop in first-quarter operating profit on Monday amid a rise in lower-cost funerals, and said it could not provide financial guidance for 2020 and beyond.
Read moreDignity scraps dividend as profits fall
11th Mar 2020 08:23
(Sharecast News) - Shares in funeral services provider Dignity slumped on Wednesday as it posted a decline in full-year profit, scrapped its dividend and struck a cautious note on the outlook.
Read moreDignity profits slump as number of deaths declines
11th Nov 2019 08:47
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity reported a decline third-quarter profits and revenue on Monday as the number of deaths fell.
Read moreDignity appoints Clive Whiley as chairman
27th Sep 2019 09:12
(Sharecast News) - Funeral director Dignity has appointed Clive Whiley as its new chairman.
Read moreDignity hit by drop in deaths, warns over full-year profit
13th May 2019 09:29
(Sharecast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity posted a drop in first-quarter profit and revenue on Monday following a drop in the number of deaths, as it warned over its full-year profit.
Read moreCMA to probe soaring prices in funeral market
28th Mar 2019 08:41
(Sharecast News) - The UK's competition watchdog will carry out an in-depth probe into the funeral services market after finding that the price of a funeral has increased at twice the rate of inflation each year for the past 14 years.
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
13th Mar 2019 12:52
(Sharecast News) - IAG: RBC Capital Markets upgrades to outperform with a target price of 650p.
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