Wednesday broker round-up
28th Nov 2018 12:52
(Sharecast News) - Mark and Spencer Group: RBC Capital Market downgrades to sector performer with a target price of 320p.
Read moreCMA casts doubts over Experian's ClearScore acquisition
28th Nov 2018 07:10
(Sharecast News) - Experian's agreed takeover of start-up credit scoring rival Clearscore could be blocked by UK competition authorities.
Read moreDirector dealings: Wife of Experian CFO lowers stake
17th Aug 2018 15:51
(Sharecast News) - Zoe Pitchford, the wife of Experian's chief financial officer Lloyd Pitchford, disposed of 10,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm on Friday.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
30th Jan 2017 13:05
(ShareCast News) - BT: Barclays reiterates overweight with a target price of 475p. ITV: Jefferies reiterates buy, 230p target. Phoenix: Deutsche Bank restarts coverage at buy with a 835p target. Paragon Group: JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a 355p target. Inmarsat: Deutsche Bank reiterates
Read moreExperian Q3 organic revenue up 4%, keeps FY guidance
18th Jan 2017 07:18
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 100 information services company Experian reported a 4% rise in third-quarter organic revenue as it maintained its guidance for the full year. In the three months to the end of December, total revenue growth from ongoing activities was 6% at constant exchange rates and organi
Read moreExperian earnings grow as it completes CSIdentity acquisition
9th Nov 2016 07:11
(ShareCast News) - Global information services company Experian issued its half-yearly financial report for the six months to 30 September on Wednesday, with 5% organic revenue growth to $2.24bn, which was in line with its board's target range. The FTSE 100 firm posted strong organic growth in credi
Read moreMonday broker round-up
26th Sep 2016 14:17
(ShareCast News) - N Brown: HSBC downgrades to hold with a target price of 205p. Kingfisher: UBS downgrades to neutral, 390p target. Morrison: Credit Suisse keeps at neutral with a 200p target. WPP: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a 1850p target. Wolseley: Exane BNP Paribas keeps at underperfor
Read moreBroker tips: Genus, RSA, Experian
8th Sep 2016 10:57
(ShareCast News) - Numis placed its rating and target price on Genus 'under review' on Thursday, after the animal genetics company reported its full year results. Genus posted a 7% increase in adjusted pre-tax profit to £49.7m, driven by strong performances in Genus PIC and Genus Asia, particularly
Read moreGoldman Sachs bumps Experian up to 'buy'
8th Sep 2016 09:50
(ShareCast News) - Goldman Sachs upgraded Experian to 'buy' from 'neutral' and lifted the price target to 1,845p from 1,452p saying it now sees around 20% upside to the stock. The bank expects Experian's organic growth rate to accelerate moderately from 4.6% in 2016 to 4.8% in 2017 and 5.2% in 2018
Read moreMonday broker round-up
18th Jul 2016 13:20
(ShareCast News) - Experian: Barclays reiterates overweight with a target price of 1,550p. Rentokil: HSBC upgrades to hold with a 190p target. Card Factory: UBS reiterates buy with a 295p target. Capital & Regional: HSBC starts coverage at buy with a 61p target. Unilever: Goldman Sachs reiterates
Read moreFriday newspaper share tips: Experian, Supergroup
15th Jul 2016 08:56
(ShareCast News) - There's more to go for at Experian, The Daily Telegraph's Questor said, pointing to the recent successes by the company when it comes to product innovation and cultivating more communication between its business units. That innovation is serving the company well, allowing it to gr
Read moreGroup revenue up at Experian in first quarter
14th Jul 2016 07:14
(ShareCast News) - Information services firm Experian issued a first quarter trading update on Thursday, with total revenue growth of 5% at constant exchange rates in the three months to 30 June and 1% at actual exchange rates. Of that, North America contributed 5% of the total revenue growth from c
Read moreCredit Suisse sees 30% chance of 'Brexit lite', recommends buying UK dollar earners
29th Jun 2016 09:11
(ShareCast News) - In its latest global equity strategy note, Credit Suisse said there was a 30% chance of a 'Brexit lite' and no change in governing party until 2020. "We have a 30% chance of a second referendum which would take place if Boris Johnson is able to negotiate better terms (i.e. a brake
Read moreCybersecurity investment to rise to $9.2bn by 2020
13th Jun 2016 11:26
(ShareCast News) - Financial instructions and ecommerce merchants will invest $9.2bn on online fraud detection solutions by 2020, according to a digital commerce and fintech analyst firm. A report by Juniper Research said spending on internet fraud systems will increase by 30% on current levels to t
Read moreExperian hammered by foreign exchange headwinds
11th May 2016 07:12
(ShareCast News) - Information services group Experian grew total and organic revenue 5% at constant exchange rates in the year to 31 March, it reported on Wednesday, to $4.55bn, with total revenue from continuing activities sitting at $4.48bn. At actual exchange rates, however, revenue dipped 4%, w
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