Tuesday newspaper share tips: G4S, AB Foods
13th Sep 2016 15:20
(ShareCast News) - Shares in G4S have had a good run but they are not worth holding and much less buying, The Daily Telegraph's Questor column said. On the positive side of things, the security services providers' rate of organic growth improved significantly over the first six months of the year
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8th Sep 2016 14:03
(ShareCast News) - Tesco: JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a target price of 135p. G4S: Jefferies maintains underperform with a 160p target. Severn Trent: UBS keeps at neutral with a 2310p target. ITV: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 233p target. Babcock: Goldman Sachs keeps at buy wi
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
31st Aug 2016 16:34
(ShareCast News) - Halma: Jefferies reiterates buy with a target price of 1210p. G4S: UBS maintains buy with a 260p target. Bunzl: Barclays reiterates equal-weight with a 2450p target. Carclo: Finncap reiterates hold with a 150p target. Associated British Foods: Berenberg downgrades to hold with
Read moreCredit Suisse hikes target price on G4S
15th Aug 2016 11:46
(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse hiked its target price for G4S shares as the company de-leveraged, thus reducing the risks surrounding its balance sheet. That process was transferring value within the security services outsourcer's enterprise value from its debt to its shareholders' equity, analyst
Read moreG4S poaches Petrofac CFO Tim Weller
15th Aug 2016 07:32
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 security firm G4S said on Monday that Tim Weller will succeed Himanshu Raja as chief financial officer after Raja retires from the board and steps down from the role on 1 October. Weller will join the company from oilfield services group Petrofac, where he held the same
Read moreThursday newspaper share tips: G4S, Paysafe
11th Aug 2016 19:10
(ShareCast News) - G4S's new chief appears to be making progress in cleaning the business and growing it again, selling unwanted subsidiaries and safeguarding the dividend, The Times's Tempus said. Investors need look no further than its latest interim results, which came in ahead of forecasts, with
Read moreG4S surges as it posts jump in H1 earnings, maintains dividend
10th Aug 2016 07:38
(ShareCast News) - Shares in G4S surged on Wednesday after the security company reported a jump in earnings and revenue for the first half as it said it has made substantial progress with the ongoing transformation of the group and maintained its dividend. In the six months to the end of June, earni
Read moreWednesday round-up
3rd Aug 2016 12:13
(ShareCast News) - Laird: UBS upgrades to buy with a target price of 350p. Direct Line Group: Deutsche Bank maintains buy with a 435p target. Associated British Foods: Exane BNP Paribas reiterates outperform with a 3300p target. Sky: Goldman Sachs reiterates buy with a target price of 1029p. Fres
Read moreG4S slumps on Deutsche Bank downgrade
3rd Aug 2016 08:03
(ShareCast News) - G4S was under pressure on Wednesday as Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to 'sell' from 'hold' and cut the price target to 165p from 235p saying the risk/reward continues to lie on the downside. DB said that if the company's disposals are executed as planned, it could de-lever to
Read moreBroker tips: William Hill, Beazley, G4S
25th Jul 2016 12:24
(ShareCast News) - While William Hill shares have been whipped higher by Rank and 888's preliminary takeover approach, Berenberg believes the bid will be unsuccessful and maintained its 'sell' rating on the bookmaker. Over the weekend, £800m-valued online specialist 888 Holdings and £900m land-based
Read moreG4S raised to 'sector perform' by RBC Capital
25th Jul 2016 08:59
(ShareCast News) - RBC Capital Markets raised its rating on G4S to 'sector perform' from 'underperform' on Monday and reiterated a target price of 170p for the security giant. The analyst said G4S looks set to benefit from a weaker pound while demand for the security industry has increased following
Read moreFriday broker round-up
15th Jul 2016 15:00
(ShareCast News) - Ashmore: Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy with a target price of 420p and JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a 250p target. G4S: UBS keeps at buy with a 240p target. Essentra: Jefferies reiterates buy with a 715p target. Playtech: UBS stays at buy with a 1000p target. Aberdeen:
Read moreBroker tips: Moneysupermarket, HSBC, G4S
4th Jul 2016 11:02
(ShareCast News) - Shares in Moneysupermarket.com tumbled on Monday after Barclays downgraded the price comparison website to 'equalweight' from 'overweight' and slashed the price target to 260p from 390p. The bank said it had been positive on the stock since initiating on it last year, but that unc
Read moreG4S shares fall as Jefferies cuts target price
4th Jul 2016 10:07
(ShareCast News) - G4S shares fell on Monday as Jefferies reiterated a 'underperform' rating on the stock and cut its target price to 157p from 160p. Jefferies said a slowdown in emerging market economies, the Brexit vote and tragic events in Orlando have created stumbling blocks for the security se
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28th Jun 2016 16:16
(ShareCast News) - Just Eat: Goldman Sachs reiterates buy with a target price of 670p. G4S: Credit Suisse keeps at outperform with a 210p target. Bellway: Goldman Sachs keeps at neutral with a target price of 1715p. Northgate: Numis reiterates to buy with a target of 500p. Babcock: Credit Suisse
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