UK car insurance premiums up for first time in a year - survey
15th Oct 2018 09:51
(Sharecast News) - British comprehensive motor insurance premiums rose by 1% in the third quarter, the first increase for year, according to a survey published on Monday by price comparison website Confused.com.
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17th Aug 2018 14:22
(Sharecast News) - esure: Barclays upgrades to equal weight with a target price of 280p.
Read moreUBS upgrades Esure to 'neutral' after Bain deal
16th Aug 2018 12:28
(Sharecast News) - UBS upgraded Esure to 'neutral' from 'sell' and hiked the price target to 280p after the insurer agreed to be bought by private equity firm Bain Capital for 280p a share, as it said there is a high probability of deal success.
Read moreBerenberg upgrades Esure, says Bain deal is 'excellent outcome' for shareholders
15th Aug 2018 07:53
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg upgraded Esure to 'hold' from 'sell' and lifted the price target to 280p from 230p after the insurer agreed to be bought by Bain Capital for 280p a share in cash.
Read moreEsure agrees £1.2bn takeover by Bain Capital; weather claims dent H1 profit
14th Aug 2018 07:15
(Sharecast News) - Esure said on Tuesday that it has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Bain Capital for 280p a share in cash, as it posted a drop in first-half pre-tax profit, partly on the back of adverse weather-related claims costs.
Read moreRBC says Bain's offer the best eSure can expect, for now
13th Aug 2018 15:14
(Sharecast News) - Following an unsolicited bid from Bain Capital, analysts at RBC Capital Markets saw fit to take another look at their numbers on online insurer eSure.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
13th Aug 2018 13:25
(Sharecast News) - Clarkson: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 3,200p.
Read moreEsure in 'advanced' talks with Bain Capital about 280p a share offer
13th Aug 2018 11:23
(Sharecast News) - Esure confirmed on Monday that it has received an unsolicited proposal from private equity firm Bain Capital at 280p per share in cash.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
13th Feb 2017 08:26
(ShareCast News) - Berkeley Group: Barclays reiterates Equal Weight with a target price of 3175p. Flybe Group: HSBC reiterates Buy with a target price of 55p. Esure Group: Berenberg maintains Sell with a target price of 193p. Berendsen: Citigroup reiterates Neutral with a target price of 930p. Sm
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
7th Dec 2016 13:36
(ShareCast News) - BHP Billition: HSBC reiterates hold with a target price of 1200p. Bunzl: Goldman Sachs reiterates neutral, 2200p target. Bellway: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 2950p target. Aviva: RBC reiterates outperform with a 500p target. IG: Barclays stays at overweight with a 95
Read moreMonday broker round-up
21st Nov 2016 19:55
(ShareCast News) - Randgold Resources: UBS reiterates buy with a target price of 9750p. AA: Goldman Sachs reiterates buy with a 370p target. Jimmy Choo: Barclays stays at equal-weight with a 140p target. Esure: Barclays reiterates overweight with a 247p target. Easyjet: UBS keeps at buy with a 11
Read moreEsure's premiums rise while it benefits from Gocompare.com demerger
9th Nov 2016 08:27
(ShareCast News) - Esure's premiums increased for the year to date, while it also benefited from its November demerger from Gocompare.com, an insurance comparison website. For the nine months ended 30 September, the company said that overall premiums soared 16% and policies rose 6% year-on-year. Gr
Read moreRBC Capital downgrades Esure after GoCompare demerger
3rd Nov 2016 12:35
(ShareCast News) - Esure shares tumbled on Thursday following the completion of the demerger of price comparison website GoCompare.com. RBC Capital Markets downgraded its stance on the stock to 'underperform' from 'outperform' and slashed the price target to 180p from 305p as it removed GoCompare ea
Read moreEsure and Gocompare go their separate ways
3rd Nov 2016 08:13
(ShareCast News) - Esure Group confirmed on Thursday that it completed the demerger of Gocompare.com Group from the group. Shares in Gocompare.com were admitted during the morning to the premium segment of the Official List, and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. "The proce
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: More 'Nissan' deals, Carney, RBS, HSBC, Capita
30th Oct 2016 14:52
(ShareCast News) - Pharmaceuticals giants want the government to plug a £1bn-a-year funding gap that will be created when Britain leaves the EU, as part of a list of demands being drawn up by big business after last week's deal with Nissan. After the Japanese car maker said it would make two new mod
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