Unilever director builds stake
20th May 2013 16:30
Ann Fudge, a non-executive director of consumer goods company Unilever has purchased 1,350 American depository receipts, each of which represents one ordinary share. The shares were bought at 2,843.50p each for £38,387 in total. At the end of last month the Anglo-Dutch group admitted that grwoth
Read moree2v technologies expects modest revenue growth
20th May 2013 11:22
e2v technologies, a specialist provider of systems and equipment, reported a drop in 2012 earnings as the company underwent a restructuring in the face of a tough trading environment. Adjusted earnings per share for the year to March 31st came to 11.07p, down from the prior year's 13.37p. The com
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
20th May 2013 08:32
Alent: Credit Suisse initiates with a target price of 430p and an outperform rating. Amlin: Morgan Stanley ups target price from 428p to 469p, while maintaining an overweight rating. Anite: Espirito Santo cuts target price from 180p to 165p retaining a buy recommendation. Ashtead Group: UBS takes
Read moree2v technologies expects fall in annual revenue
16th Apr 2013 08:53
e2v technologies on Tuesday said it expects annual trading to be in line with forecasts as it ended the year with a record order book. The specialist provider of technology solutions finished the year to March 31st 2013 with an order book of £195m, a 37% increase on 2012. The order book for delive
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
16th Apr 2013 07:33
Aberdeen Asset Management: Citigroup ups target price from 430p to 455p retaining a neutral rating. Associated British Foods: Credit Suisse moves target price from 1650p to 1850p, but downgrades from outperform to neutral. AZ Electronic Materials: Espirito Santo initiates with a target price of 40
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
31st Jan 2013 07:07
Aberdeen Asset Management: Bank of America ups target price from 400p to 425p maintaining a neutral rating. Afren: JP Morgan lowers target price from 210p to 195p and downgrades to neutral. Amino Technologies: Northland Capital raises target price from 85p to 90p keeping a buy recommendation. Ant
Read moreCEO and Finance Director of CVS sell shares post exercise
7th Jan 2013 16:27
Veterinary services provider CVS announced the sale of shares by two of its senior directors following the exercise of options granted under the CVS group long term incentive plan. Chief Executive Simon Innes sold 223,482 shares, taking his stake to 546,475, equal to 0.96% of the issued share capi
Read moreE2v battling through
11th Oct 2012 12:15
Semiconductor maker e2v Technologies has said that full year trading will be only 'marginally below' its previous expectations, as it anticipates a strong second half to follow on from a below par first half. In a trading update for the first half it revealed that expected revenues for the continui
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Cranswick, British Land, E2V
22nd May 2012 06:56
In the Telegraph, Questor is into his sausages, Cranswick sausages to be precise. The company has had a strong start to the year, up seven per cent while also organising a smooth transition of senior management when the current Chief Executive quits in August. With revenues up 8.2 per cent, profits
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Sepura, ReNeuron, Angel Bio ...
16th May 2012 15:18
Sepura, the developer and supplier of TETRA digital radios, has acquired 3T Communications, a supplier of TETRA infrastructure, for an initial cash consideration of 8m euros. The final price could increase by up to 5m euros, depending on 3T's trading performance. Austrian firm 3T designs and impleme
Read moree2v technologies revenues set to reach upper end of forecast
19th Apr 2012 12:12
Electrical component supplier e2v technologies has said that its full-year trading performance is now expected to be at the upper end of management's previous expectations following a boost to sales. Group revenue for the financial year ended March 31st is expected to be around £234m, up 3% compar
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: CSR, E2V, IG
21st Feb 2012 06:52
Computer chip maker CSR gets the eye from Tempus in the Times following an update yesterday revealing stronger than expected revenues. The company took a battering in 2011 due to the acquisition of Zoran, which makes chips for imaging and video chips. Markets were sceptical after Zoran released a
Read moree2v on track for full year forecasts
30th Jan 2012 09:30
Electrical component supplier e2v technologies said it was on track to meet full year performance forecasts after trading in line with expectations over the last four months. However, its shares fell slightly as the firm said its order book was down on the same time last year. The company's order
Read morePremier Foods director bites again
18th Nov 2011 16:02
Ian Deste, group sales director at struggling firm Premier Foods, has served himself up a helping of shares. The director purchased 186,746 shares 5.20p just a few weeks after the firm's bankers agreed to defer the company's end-of-year loan covenant tests by three months, in a move which forms pa
Read moree2v sees demand soften
13th Oct 2011 13:17
Electrical component supplier e2v technologies said that first half trading has been in line with expectations but it is seeing demand soften in the defence market. Underlying revenues for the six months ended 30 September were 16% higher, up 9% on a reported basis, which was helped by one-off reve
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