Monday broker round-up UPDATE
2nd Jun 2014 10:24
Anglo Pacific: FinnCap places both its target price (prev.: 216p) and its hold recommendation under review. Associated British Foods: Berenberg increases target price from 2600p to 3060p, while maintaining its hold recommendation. Barr (AG): Numis moves target price from 612p to 624p retaining a h
Read moreHalma buys corrosion monitoring firm RCS for $116m
2nd Jun 2014 07:27
Safety, health and environmental firm Halma has bought Rohrback Cosasco Systems (RCS), a US company that develops pipeline corrosion monitoring products, for $116m. The company paid $108m to RCS' private shareholders for the share capital, plus $8m for cash retained in the business. California-bas
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
16th May 2014 08:23
Ashcourt Rowan: N+1 Singer initiates with a target price of 231p and a buy recommendation. Bioquell: N+1 Singer cuts target price from 157p to 112p and downgrades to hold. Boohoo.com: Jefferies initiates with a target price of 68p and a buy recommendation. Capital & Regional: Numis upgrades from
Read moreHalma makes double acquisition
15th May 2014 12:26
Halma, the hazard detection and life protection group, has completed two acquisitions, which it said add important new capabilities to its Infrastructure Safety and Medical sectors. The most recent transaction of the two, Advanced Electronics, manufactures networked fire detection and control syste
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
21st Feb 2014 10:11
Barratt Developments: JP Morgan raises target price from 360p to 420p, while downgrading to neutral. Bellway: JP Morgan takes target price from 1450p to 2000p and retains an overweight rating. Bodycote: UBS initiates with a target price of 800p and a buy recommendation. Bovis Homes Group: JP Morg
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Kazakhmys soars on currency valuation change
11th Feb 2014 15:47
Kazakhstan-focused copper miner Kazakhmys surged after Kazakhstan's central bank devalued the local currency, the tenge, by 19 per cent. This, analysts at Investec said, will lead to a 10 per cent reduction in costs for Kazakhmys, given that around half of its costs are tenge-denominated. However, t
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Feb 2014 09:41
Bellway: Jefferies takes target price from 2085p to 2186p and stays with its buy recommendation. BT Group: Jefferies shifts target price from 435p to 440p and keeps a buy recommendation. Carnival: Jefferies ups target price from 2000p to 2050p, while downgrading to underperform. Deutsche Bank rais
Read moreHalma reports growth across the board
11th Feb 2014 08:20
Halma failed to impress with its interim management statement on Tuesday, despite reporting revenue growth in all regions and all sectors since the end of September. The safety, health and environmental technology group said the growth came despite the increased strength of Sterling against the US
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 moreLondon pre-open: Slow start expected as confidence falls but house prices gain
29th Nov 2013 07:18
- Flat to modest start expected on FTSE - UK confidence shows surprise fall - UK house prices rise above expectations City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around two points lower than yesterday's close of 6,654.47 after a quiet session yesterday as the US celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday.
Read moreHalma increases credit facility
29th Nov 2013 07:08
Halma on Friday said it has increased and extended its syndicated revolving credit facility with its existing core group of banks. The safety, health and environmental technology group's facility has been increased to £360m from £260m and the term extended to November 2018 from October 2016. "I am
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
21st Nov 2013 09:14
Aggreko: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 1500p and a hold recommendation. Antofagasta: UBS reduces target price from 965p to 870p and downgrades from buy to neutral. APR Energy: Liberum Capital starts with a target price of 890p and a sell recommendation. Ashtead Group: Liberum C
Read moreHalma makes record first-half profit
19th Nov 2013 10:58
Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma said strong oil and gas demand and medical acquisitions drove record first-half profit. Halma, which makes fire and smoke detectors, water disinfection technology and devices used in eye surgery, said its process safety division increased reve
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
9th Oct 2013 07:57
Air Partner: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 555p and a buy recommendation. Alent: Credit Suisse moves target price from 420p to 430p and keeps an outperform rating. AZ Electronic Materials: Credit Suisse revises target price from 350p to 330p, while staying with its neutral ratin
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Sep 2013 08:28
African Minerals: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 410p to 330p, while its buy recommendation remains unaltered. Amlin: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 405p to 420p and reiterates a neutral rating. Andor Technology: Investec takes target price from 360p to 410p leaving its buy rec
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