Tuesday broker round-up
22nd Nov 2016 09:56
(ShareCast News) - BT Group: UBS reiterates neutral with a target price of 400p. Tesco: JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a 135p target. Relx: Credit Suisse stays at outperform with a 1600p target. Pets at Home: HSBC reiterates buy with a 320p target. Royal Dutch Shell B: UBS starts coverage
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15th Sep 2016 13:57
(ShareCast News) - Sanne Group: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 600p. Vodafone: Barclays reiterates overweight, 260p target. Petrofac: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a 800p target. Anglo American: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 1150p target. RPC Group: Berenberg stays a
Read moreThursday newspaper share tips: Galliford Try, Pure Gym
15th Sep 2016 13:18
(ShareCast News) - Galliford Try is perhaps best-placed to weather the downturn from Brexit, The Daily Telegraph's Questor column said, pointing to the company's diversified business model. The builder has many strings to its bow, being active in residential housing, affordable housing and governmen
Read moreGalliford Try confidently hoists payout after record profits
14th Sep 2016 07:24
(ShareCast News) - Galliford Try proposed a bumper final dividend after it reported a record annual profit thanks to strong growth and a positive outlook at its housebuilding, affordable housing partnerships and construction arms. On revenue up 10% to £2.67bn in the year to 30 June, profit before ta
Read moreWednesday preview: Galliford Try finals, UK jobs data
13th Sep 2016 12:44
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilder Galliford Try will update the market on its post-Brexit outlook on Wednesday as it reports its full year results. In its July trading update the company said there was increased uncertainty following the UK's vote to leave the European Union but that it was too early
Read moreGalliford Try confident about construction future and record results
12th Jul 2016 07:26
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilder and construction group Galliford Try said it expects to report record full year results, with profit before tax meeting targets. Despite the political and economic uncertainty, the FTSE 250 company's chief executive, Peter Truscott, said it was "too early" to predict
Read moreGalliford Try wins student housing projects worth £102m
18th May 2016 09:08
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try announced a new contract for its building division on Wednesday, confirming it has been selected as the preferred builder for two new major projects in the student accommodation sector. The FTSE 250 firm said it has been chosen fi
Read moreGalliford sees full year in line with expectations
12th May 2016 07:50
(ShareCast News) - Builder Galliford Try said it expected full year results to be in line with management expectations, with all three of its businesses "encouraged by future opportunities". In a trading update covering Jan 1 to May 11, the company said its Linden Homes unit had enjoyed "very good"
Read moreGalliford Try celebrates three new contract wins
28th Apr 2016 08:52
(ShareCast News) - Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try announced a new contract win on Thursday, with its joint venture with process outsourcing firm Capita extending the Urban Vision partnership with Salford City Council. The FTSE 250 firm was also appointed to two new frameworks in
Read moreUK construction outlook dims, RICS survey finds
20th Apr 2016 10:34
(ShareCast News) - UK construction growth slowed in the first quarter of 2016, according to fresh data, with the rate of private house building slowing to a three-year low. Revealing its research, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said the slowdown in growth had been accompanied by
Read moreCapita and Galliford Try win extension to Salford council JV
14th Apr 2016 08:40
(ShareCast News) - Capita and Galliford Try have been awarded an extension to their technical services joint venture with Salford City Council to 2020 that will add up £90m more in total value. The joint venture, known as Urban Vision, is to provide technical services to the council, efficiencies,
Read moreGalliford says costs of fixing Edinburgh schools 'not material'
12th Apr 2016 07:04
(ShareCast News) - Construction firm Galliford Try said the cost of its exposure to the Edinburgh schools scandal was "not material to the group". The company said it had contractual responsibility for four of the 17 schools that have been closed due to defective building work. It added that remedi
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Subsiding house builders undermine index
11th Apr 2016 15:35
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 could not match the small rise of its blue chip neighbour index, falling 0.26% on Monday as its property and housebuilding stocks cast a shadow across the mid caps. House builders on the FTSE 250, including Galliford Try, Crest Nicholson, Bellway, Redrow and Bovis Hom
Read moreDirector dealings: Galliford director bought ahead of Edinburgh scandal
11th Apr 2016 14:43
(ShareCast News) - Shares in housebuilder Galliford Try hit their lowest since January last year, caught up in an Edinburgh schools scandal and tracking a sector-wide decline on Monday, despite deputy chairman Peter Ventress dipping into the market to snap up shares. The FTSE 250 company's senior
Read moreGalliford shares slump on Edinburgh schools closure scandal
11th Apr 2016 10:13
(ShareCast News) - Shares in construction firm Galliford Try slumped on Monday as the company found itself caught up in the Edinburgh schools closure scandal. Seventeen schools in Edinburgh built under a £360m private finance initiative deal were closed by city officials due to safety fears over the
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