Hilton Foods churns out meaty update
3rd Nov 2016 11:15
(ShareCast News) - Meat packing group Hilton Foods confirmed trading had continued in line with management expectations and that its strong cash generation left it well-placed for various growth opportunities at home and abroad. Western Europe was said to have delivered good growth in the period sin
Read moreHilton Foods' sizzling interims lift shares to all-time high
13th Sep 2016 08:46
(ShareCast News) - Shares in Hilton Foods reach an all-time high as the retail meat packing business posted strong half-year sales and profits growth on Tuesday. With almost 134,000 tonnes of meat processed in the 28 weeks to 17 July, a 4.5% increase on the same period last year, sales were lifted 9
Read moreDirectors dealings: Hilton Food Group non-exec picks up some shares as stock soars
15th Apr 2016 16:14
(ShareCast News) - Christine Cross, one of three non-executive directors at Hilton Food Group picked up £29,000-worth of stock in the company on whose board she sits at a price of 580p for each share. It was her first purchase of the group's shares. The meat processor, which operates plants in the
Read moreThursday broker round-up
31st Mar 2016 13:40
(ShareCast News) - Royal Mail: Jefferies reiterates underperform with a target price of 400p. Hilton Food Group: Numis reiterates buy, 630p target, Panmure Gordon stays at buy with a target price of 625p and Shore keeps at buy. Michael Page: Goldman Sachs maintains buy with a target price of 620p.
Read moreHilton Foods results beat expectations as meat volumes rise
31st Mar 2016 08:32
(ShareCast News) - Full year results from Hilton Foods were better than expected but the retail meat packer said its forecasts for 2016 were unchanged for now. Although volumes were up 5.5% to 244,140 tonnes of sausages, mince, steaks and other juicy cuts to thirteen European countries and Australia
Read moreHilton launches budget hotel brand
25th Jan 2016 16:04
(ShareCast News) - After hotels giant Hilton launched a new brand aimed at budget travellers, shares in UK hotel companies were sent lower on Monday on fears of increased competition. Hotel said its new Tru brand will "fill a massive void" in the hotel market, arguing that the offering of rival budg
Read moreHilton Food's interim profit edges higher but currency headwinds are likely to persist
8th Sep 2015 10:06
(ShareCast News) - Meat packaging company Hilton Food Group posted a slight increase in interim profit, although currency headwinds weighed on growth. In the 28 weeks to 12 July, the group posted a 0.76% year-on-year increase to £13.2m, while revenue fell 2.2% to £579.2m on the back of adverse curre
Read moreHilton Food first-half trading in line with expectations
16th Jul 2015 10:19
(ShareCast News) - Specialist retail meat packing business Hilton Food said trading in the first half of the year was in line with its expectations, with challenging consumer conditions in some countries and the appreciation of the pound continuing to affect results, as expected. Still, it said it c
Read moreHilton Food's sales fall, remains positive over investments
25th Mar 2015 07:56
Currency headwinds and challenging trading conditions in some European markets weighed on Hilton Food Group's annual sales. The meat packing business said sales fell 2.3% to £1.1bn, with tougher revenue streams in Central Europe, Sweden and Ireland offsetting a 3.5% growth in volumes in the UK and t
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
23rd Jul 2014 09:01
Abcam: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 375p to 400p and upgrades from hold to buy. ARM Holdings: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 975p to 950p and maintains a hold recommendation. Credit Suisse lowers target price from 1125p to 1100p and leaves its outperform rating unaltered. Beazley:
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Jul 2014 11:07
Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 870p to 835p and maintains a hold recommendation. African Minerals: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 230p to 170p and keeps a buy recommendation. Ashmore Group: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral with a target price of 430p. Barcla
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
14th Jul 2014 10:11
Abcam: Numis cuts target price from 510p to 490p and stays with its add rating. ARM Holdings: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 1200p to 1125p and maintains an outperform rating. AstraZeneca: Jefferies reduces target price from 4850p to 4790p maintaining a hold recommendation. BP: Credit Su
Read moreHilton Foods making progress but headwinds persist
14th May 2014 14:19
Meat packing group Hilton Food said growth during the first four months of the year was in line with expectations, despite a challenging consumer backdrop and sterling headwinds. The Cambridgeshire-based company said it had continued to grow thanks to its geographic diversity. In Western Europe,
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
14th May 2014 09:34
African Minerals: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 335p to 324p maintaining a buy recommendation. Aveva: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 2199p. Aviva: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 540p to 585p and keeps a buy recommendation. boohoo.com: Investec ini
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
1st Apr 2014 09:39
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 240p to 310p and keeps a hold recommendation. African Minerals: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 399p to 382p, while its buy recommendation is kept. Allergy Therapeutics: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 16p to 25p and retains
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