Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE
2nd Apr 2013 08:28
Afren: Liberum Capital shifts target price from 123p to 130p maintaining a hold recommendation. Amara Mining: Numis initiates with a target price of 80p and a buy recommendation. APR Energy: Espirito Santo downgrades to sell with a target price of 680p. ASOS: Goldman Sachs increases target price
Read moreFirst Derivatives strikes deal with Australian Securities and Investment Commission
13th Dec 2012 10:29
First Derivatives has signed a multi-year annual software licence with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission to provide a new market surveillance system, the company reported Thursday. The Irish-based provider of software and consulting services will implement its Delta Stream, a mark
Read moreRandgold Resources CEO sells three million quid's worth of shares
14th Nov 2012 16:30
- Please note: This is a revised version of a story which previously contained information that was incorrect. After what has been a less-than-impressive year, the Chief Executive of FTSE 100 gold miner Randgold Resources, Mark Bristow, sold more than three million pounds worth of shares. Bristo
Read moreDiageo Chief sells 50,000 shares
13th Nov 2012 17:04
Diageo's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Walsh, sliced a chunk off his stake in the drinks giant with the sale of 50,000 shares on Monday. The transaction follows the company's purchase of a stake in Indian spirits group United Spirits Limited (USL). Diageo said on Friday that it is to acquire a 27
Read moreThursday broker round-up - UPDATE
18th Oct 2012 09:24
Ashtead: UBS raises target from 375p to 400p, buy rating kept. ASOS: Panmure Gordon keeps buy rating and 2,530p target. AZ Electronic Materials: Goldman Sachs upgrades to conviction buy. Booker: Panmure Gordon keeps buy rating and 108p target. Britvic: Panmure Gordon keeps hold rating and 380p t
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
2nd Oct 2012 08:17
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank raises target from 510p to 540p, hold rating kept. African Minerals: Deutsche Bank cuts target from 708p to 610p, buy rating kept. Allocate Software: N+1 Brewin downgrades to hold, target cut from 94p to 80p. Babcock: Investec raises target from 970p to 100p, b
Read moreFirst Derivatives profits up but expects tough year ahead
28th May 2012 09:35
Capital markets software and consultancy provider, First Derivatives, has seen a big jump in pre-tax profits but warns regulation could make life difficult in the years ahead. Total revenues for the 12 months to the end of March were £46.1m, up 25.4% on the prior year. Normalised pre-tax profits (a
Read moreUPDATE: Tuesday broker round-up
18th Oct 2011 09:21
BP: UBS raises target from 450p to 480p, keeps buy rating. Whitbread: Peel Hunt keeps buy stance and 2,096p target. Whitbread: Evolution Securities confirms buy recommendation and 1,750p target. F&C Asset Management: Singer Capital Markets cuts target from 70p to 65p, fair value rating kept. Be
Read moreFirst Derivatives non-exec pockets £550,000
7th Jul 2011 15:17
First Derivatives non-executive director Michael O' Neill has pocketed £550,000 from the sale of shares in the Northern Irish provider of software services to investment banks and hedge funds. He sold 100,000 at 550p a time, but still has 640,000 shares, or nearly 4% of the company. "The shares we
Read moreFirst Derivatives on a roll
25th May 2011 09:18
First Derivatives, which supplies software and consulting services to banks and hedge funds, posted higher profits in the year to 28 February as the company continues developing new products and winning clients. Pre-tax profits were up by 15% from the previous year at £6.5m, on revenues that soared
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Tinci, Nasstar, 600 Group...
30th Nov 2010 13:34
Environmental engineering group Tinci Holdings jumped after it announced contracts worth 45.4m Chinese Renminbi (£4.34m) to provide paper desulfurisation technology to two subsidiaries of the Dongguan Jiulong Paper Group. These projects are expected to start shortly and last for about six months. N
Read moreLondon close: Bad day ends badly
27th Oct 2010 16:12
London ended the day heavily in the red as a triple-digit fall on Wall Street knocked an attempted rally by Footsie firmly on the head. Reports suggesting that any new stimulus in the US will be smaller than expected hit the miners with Kazakhmys, Xstrata and Rio Tinto the worst performers. Britis
Read moreLondon afternoon: Rally fizzles out
27th Oct 2010 14:23
Expectations of a weak opening on Wall Street put an end to London's attempt to move into positive territory, and losses lengthened again over the lunch time session. Reports suggesting that any new stimulus in the US will be smaller than expected have knocked the miners with Kazakhmys, Xstrata and
Read moreLondon midday: Miners keep Footsie subdued
27th Oct 2010 11:58
Footsie has dragged itself off the lows seen earlier in the morning but with weak metal prices hitting mining shares, the index is not making much headway. Reports suggesting that any new stimulus in the US will be smaller than expected have also knocked the miners with Kazakhmys, Xstrata and Rio T
Read moreFirst Derivatives confident of hitting FY forecasts
27th Oct 2010 08:15
First Derivatives, a provider of software and support services to the financial services and technology industries, reported a 5.9% increase in first half pre-tax profit and is still confident of achieving full year results in line with market expectations. Turnover rose to £17.7m for the six mont
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