Experian 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
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks seen a little lower
19th Apr 2016 07:32
(ShareCast News) - London stocks were set for a slightly lower open on Tuesday as oil prices steadied following a rebound in the previous session. The FTSE 100 was expected to start 17 points lower than Monday's close at 6,336. "European markets look set for a mixed open on Tuesday with the FTSE 10
Read moreExperian to gobble up CSIdentity in £250m deal
19th Apr 2016 07:15
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 100 information services company Experian announced on Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CSIdentity Corporation, which it described as a leading provider of consumer identity management and fraud detection services. The total purchase price was $360m (£2
Read moreBroker tips: M&S, Experian, Schroders
8th Apr 2016 13:52
(ShareCast News) - Marks & Spencer was upgraded to 'buy' from 'speculative buy' by Canaccord Genuity on Friday after the retailer reported its fourth quarter results. Canaccord also raised its target price on M&S to 475p from 460p, saying there was potential for a new strategic focus under new chief
Read moreHSBC downgrades Experian on Brazil risk
8th Apr 2016 10:12
(ShareCast News) - HSBC downgraded Experian to 'reduce' from 'buy' and cut the price target to 1,140p from 1,290p. It noted that Brazil's leading banks are working to create a Positive credit bureau, a move that creates significant medium-term uncertainty and will impair market expectations of longe
Read moreDirector dealings: Dotdigital board sell shares to satisfy institutional demand
8th Mar 2016 15:56
(ShareCast News) - Four directors of Dotdigital Group have sold more than £1.6m worth of shares in the company, which they said was to satisfy institutional demand for the tightly held software company's stock. Co-founder Ian "Tink" Taylor, currently non-executive president of the group and chief op
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