Monday 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
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9th Sep 2013 10:42
Associated British Foods: Panmure Gordon cuts target price from 2100p to 2075p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Investec places its target price (prev.: 1930p) under review keeping a hold recommendation. Aviva: Morgan Stanley increases target price from 403p to 445p and maintains an
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Mar 2013 07:03
Advanced Medical Solutions: Investec takes target price from 68p to 74p and maintains a buy recommendation. Aggreko: Citigroup reduces target price from 2550p to 2100p, while keeping a buy rating. Ashtead Group: Citigroup raises target price from 590p to 660p leaving its buy recommendation unalter
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9th Jan 2013 09:11
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 520p to 490p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Nomura cuts target price from 525p to 435p and downgrades from buy to neutral. African Minerals: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 606p to 620p and maintains a buy rating. AMEC:
Read moreDomino's director slices off 100,000 shares
27th Sep 2012 17:30
Patricia Thomas, the Operations Director at Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland, the main operating subsidiary of Domino's Pizza, sold 100,000 ordinary shares in the company on the same day it reported a slowdown in like-for-like sales growth in the third quarter. Thomas disposed of the shares at an avera
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11th Jun 2012 09:37
Antofagasta: RBS Capital Markets downgrades to underperform. Ashtead: Jefferies keeps buy recommendation and 300p target. Barclays: Bank of America Merrill Lynch keeps buy rating and 370p target; Oriel Securities reiterates buy recommendation and 285p target. BP: Nomura retains neutral stance and
Read moreLondon-centric Helical Bar returns to profit
25th May 2012 07:31
Not only did property development and investment firm Helical Bar swing back into the black in the year ended March 31st, it recorded profits well ahead of analysts' forecasts, helped by its increased London activities. Pre-tax profit totalled £7.4m, ahead of expectations of £6.4m and compared with
Read moreFriday preview: Helical Bar to return to profit
24th May 2012 16:00
If the weather holds, it might be a good day to take off unless you are a shareholder of commercial property firm Helical Bar, as there is not much else on the corporate agenda, and precious little economic data due out on Friday. In its February interim management statement, Helical Bar said it ha
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Helical Bar, Highland Gold, Barclays
14th Feb 2012 06:58
In the Times the Tempus column runs the rule over property firm Helical Bar and decides it does not really measure up. In the last three months of last year 13 of the group's tenants went out of business or failed to renew their rents, cutting income by over £700,000, and there's the rub for inves
Read moreHelical Bar reveals 2011 loss
26th May 2011 07:19
Commercial property firm Helical Bar posted a full year pre-tax loss but maintained it had drawn a line under the difficulties of the last four years. The group's share of net rental income rose 19% to £17.8m for the year to 31 March 2011. Net gain on sale and revaluation of investment properties
Read moreHelical Bar raises £24m through disposals
11th Apr 2011 18:07
Property business Helical Bar has got the pruning shears out again as it continues to reshape its property portfolio. The company has raised £24m through five disposals made at a combined small discount to book value. The disposals are: St. Andrew's House in Woking; some phase 2 development land in
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: CPP drops after Barclaycard blow
11th Apr 2011 15:17
CPP has plummeted by over a tenth today after receiving a blow from Barclaycard. CPP, the identity theft and credit card insurer that is under investigation by the Financial Services Authority for certain issues surrounding the sale of its products in the UK, said that Barclaycard has decided to st
Read moreFidessa chairman reinvests past sale proceeds
10th Mar 2011 17:04
Fidessa chairman John Hamer has invested £327,000 in the financial software provider having sold shares last June for more than £3 a share less than his latest buying price. Hamer bought 20,000 shares at £16.35 each. This takes his stake to 35,594 shares. He has bought these shares early enough to
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Millennium & Copthorne, Morgan Crucible, Game Group
17th Feb 2011 06:35
Richard Hartman, chief executive of Millennium & Copthorne, said last May that he wanted to retire by the end of the year, but he was still there yesterday fielding questions on the hotel group's 2010 results. M&C is unusual in the sector because it owns most of its assets. The big five managed chai
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Premier Foods extends gains
16th Feb 2011 14:36
Premier Foods is extending gains on yesterday's results after it announced that net debt fell £103m over the course of the year to £1,261m. However, total sales in 2010 eased to £2.57bn, from £2.66bn in 2009, a fall of 2.5%. Not far behind is Morgan Crucible, which set itself a target of doubling u
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