Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE
26th Feb 2014 08:54
Anglo Pacific: FinnCap cuts target price from 279p to 216p, downgrades to hold. Ashmore Group: UBS reduces target price from 405p to 355p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Jefferies cuts target price from 475p to 375p, while its buy recommendation is kept. Barclays lowers target pric
Read moreImproving UK, Asian economies boost Hays first half profits
26th Feb 2014 07:58
- First half operating profits up 11% - Improved outlook in UK and Asia - Australia, Brazil still tough markets Improving UK and Asian economies helped recruitment firm Hays post an 11 per cent rise in interim operating profits to an above-forecast 66.7m pounds. Business confidence in the UK is im
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Feb 2014 09:23
ARM Holdings: HSBC reduces target price from 1120p to 1080p and stays with its overweight rating. Avon Rubber: WH Ireland raises target price from 650p to 765p and stays with its buy recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Liberum Capital ups target price from 300p to 350p retaining its buy recommendation
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Jan 2014 10:05
Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan cuts target price from 544p to 529p, while its overweight rating remains unchanged. Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 586p to 540p and reiterates a buy recommendation. UBS lowers target price from 540p to 520p and keeps a buy recommendation. Ashtead Gr
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
13th Jan 2014 09:04
Admiral Group: Citi ups target price from 1220p to 1256p and reiterates a neutral rating. Afren: Nomura increases target price from 170p to 210p and stays with its neutral rating. Alternative Networks: Westhouse Securities increases target price from 445p to 540p reiterating its add rating. Amlin
Read moreSunday share tips: Majestic, Hays, Quindell
12th Jan 2014 14:23
Hold on to shares in Majestic Wine, the Sunday Telegraph's Questor column advised. The wine merchant had a good Christmas but in the year to date underlying sales have increased by just 0.8 per cent. The dividend is forecast to grow by 10 per cent in each of the next two years but, though they fell
Read moreHays encourages as UK recruitment outweighs Australia
9th Jan 2014 12:34
- Q2 LFL fees up 3 per cent - Australia challenging - UK, Ireland and Asia growing fast Although Australian losses weighed on results, recruiter Hays saw solid like-for-like growth in the second quarter as UK and Ireland stepped up a gear. Total like-for-like growth in net fees hit 3% for the thr
Read moreSunday share tips: TalkTalk, Fyffes, Halfords
10th Nov 2013 16:28
TalkTalk's focus on the cheap end of the pay-TV market is a winning formula, the Sunday Times's Danny Fortson wrote in his Inside the City column. When it reports half-year results on November 12th analysts will be looking out for how its new ultra-budget Essentials package has performed. Barclays e
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Oct 2013 08:51
Barratt Developments: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 365p to 391p reiterating its buy recommendation. Bovis Homes Group: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 901p to 1001p and keeps a buy recommendation. Croda International: Liberum Capital downgrades to hold with a target price of 2480p.
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Melrose Industries, Land Securities, Hays
11th Oct 2013 07:18
Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has its work cut out for it following the purchase of the US-based Crosby businesses from Melrose Industries. After all, it has paid 1bn pounds - or 10 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation - from what amounts to another
Read moreHays beats expectations in first quarter as Europe and UK shine
10th Oct 2013 07:27
Like-for-like net fee income increased ahead of expectations in the first quarter for FTSE 250 recruiter Hays, as market conditions begin to improve. Net fees grew 2% in the three months to September 30th on a like-for-like basis, with the temporary worker segment leading the way. Chief Executive
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
2nd Oct 2013 08:02
Advanced Medical Solutions: N+1 Singer shifts target price from 84p to 90p and upgrades from sell to hold. Afren: Nomura lowers target price from 180p to 170p and retains a neutral rating. Aveva: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 2174p to 2374p and keeps a hold recommendation. Barclays: Soc
Read morePZ Cussons Chairman raises stake above 54,000
30th Sep 2013 16:34
The Chairman of consumer products company PZ Cussons has acquired just over 3,000 shares, increasing his stake above 54,000. Richard Harvey purchased the shares at 411p a piece for a total spend of £12,371, just a few days after the company said its results for the last quarter were in line with ex
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
30th Sep 2013 08:23
African Minerals: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 330p to 370p and keeps a buy recommendation. Avon Rubber: WH Ireland ups target price from 530p to 590p keeping a buy recommendation. WH Ireland takes target price from 530p to 590p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Barratt Developmen
Read moreMonday broker round-up
16th Sep 2013 12:13
AEC Education: WH Ireland places both its target price (prev.: 11p) and its recommendation under review. Aggreko: Citi reduces target price from 2100p to 2000p leaving its buy recommendation unaltered. Allergy Therapeutics: Panmure Gordon lowers target price from 18p to 16p, while keeping its buy
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