Ferguson Q1 profits, revenue up on cautious outlook for 2021
8th Dec 2020 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Plumbing and heating products supplier Ferguson reported a rise in first quarter core earnings and revenue driven by a strong performance in the US and Canada as home improvements increased with the lifting of Covid-19 curbs.
Read moreExisting home sales jump past forecasts in October
19th Nov 2020 15:58
(Sharecast News) - Sales of second-hand homes in the States jumped past forecasts in October.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
19th Nov 2020 13:38
(Sharecast News) - easyJet: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,300p.
Read moreFerguson buys two US businesses
17th Nov 2020 14:12
(Sharecast News) - Plumbing and heating products distributor Ferguson has bought US-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning wholesale distributor Old Dominion and geotextile company Atlantic Construction Fabrics (ACF) for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
10th Nov 2020 13:17
(Sharecast News) - On the Beach: Citigroup downgrades to neutral with a target price of 370p.
Read moreUS new home sales fall unexpectedly in September
26th Oct 2020 14:51
(Sharecast News) - New home sales in the States fell unexpectedly last month.
Read moreAmerica's housing market still in rude health in September
22nd Oct 2020 15:54
(Sharecast News) - America's housing market continued to be in rude health last month, figures from a key business lobby group showed.
Read moreUS housing starts for September miss forecasts
20th Oct 2020 13:51
(Sharecast News) - US homebuilders broke ground on fewer houses than expected last month, but the sector continued to be in robust health overall.
Read moreUS homebuilding activity picks up further in October, NAHB says
19th Oct 2020 15:06
(Sharecast News) - A closely-followed gauge of activity in US homebuilding continued to rise in October.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
1st Oct 2020 13:59
(Sharecast News) - AA: Berenberg upgrades to hold with a target price of 30.0p.
Read moreFerguson reinstates dividend after better-than-expected recent trading
29th Sep 2020 07:40
(Sharecast News) - Plumbing and heating products distributor Ferguson posted a small decline in full-year profit and revenue on Tuesday as its UK business was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but said it was reinstating its dividend after better-than-expected recent trading and announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer.
Read moreTuesday preview: US election debate, Ferguson in focus
28th Sep 2020 16:34
(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' may tread water on Tuesday ahead of the first televised debate between the two US presidential contenders, Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Read moreCanaccord Genuity hikes target price for Ferguson, buoyant US housing key
24th Sep 2020 16:43
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity hiked their target price for Ferguson, even while conceding that the macroeconomic outlook for 2021 remained "uncertain".
Read moreUS new home sales fly past forecasts in August
24th Sep 2020 15:29
(Sharecast News) - New home sales in the States jumped past forecasts last month and from a higher base on the back of upwards revisions to data for July.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
24th Sep 2020 13:56
(Sharecast News) - Centrica: JP Morgan upgrades to overweight with a target price of 60.0p.
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