Monday broker round-up UPDATE
16th Jun 2014 09:51
Allocate Software: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 133p. Croda International: Numis cuts target price from 2575p to 2554p and maintains its hold recommendation. Diamondcorp: Northland Capital shifts target price from 9.9p to 11p and keeps a buy recommendation. Fenner: Credit Su
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks erase losses as media strength outweighs miners
12th Jun 2014 11:27
- Media stocks lead the rebound, ITV jumps - Mining stocks fall, Anglo downgraded - Eurozone industrial data beats forecasts - Iraq tensions keep risk appetite subdued techMARK 2,845.86 +0.18% FTSE 100 6,841.76 +0.04% FTSE 250 16,111.37 +0.15% A late-morning bounce pushed UK stocks into positive t
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
12th Jun 2014 08:50
Afren: Oriel downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 145p. Aggreko: RBC Capital downgrades to neutral with a target price of 1700p. Betfair Group: Morgan Stanley raises target price from 1150p to 1260p and keeps an overweight rating. BG Group: Nomura downgrades to neutral with a target
Read moreLondon open: Mining stocks pull FTSE 100 lower ahead of data
12th Jun 2014 08:25
- Profit taking continues as miners fall - Traders await global economic data - Broker downgrades hit blue chips techMARK 2,839.63 -0.04% FTSE 100 6,827.09 -0.17% FTSE 250 16,073.58 -0.09% UK stocks opened flat on Thursday morning as weakness in the mining sector held back any chances of a rebound
Read moreHalma achieves record annual revenue
12th Jun 2014 07:22
- Revenue rises 9% - Pre-tax profit up 9% - Dividend raised 7% Halma reported record annual revenue as the safety, health and environmental technology group achieved growth across all its sectors. Adjusted pre-tax profit climbed 9% to £140.2m in the year ended March 29th 2014, and revenue rose 9%
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
3rd Jun 2014 08:31
Anglo American: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 1240p to 1180p and keeps its sell recommendation. Balfour Beatty: UBS shifts target price from 225p to 230p maintaining its neutral rating. Barr (AG): N+1 Singer moves target price from 667p to 678p retaining its hold recommendation. Beazley
Read moreMonday 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
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