Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Sep 2013 08:14
Advanced Medical Solutions: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 90p to 102p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Amara Mining: Numis shifts target price from 40p to 45p retaining its buy recommendation. Anite: Numis cuts target price from 155p to 128p and downgrades to hold. Ashmore Group: Ban
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
28th Jun 2013 08:32
BAE Systems: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 375p to 400p, while downgrading to hold. Barclays: Bank of America moves target price from 430p to 410p, while its buy recommendation remains unaltered. Booker Group: Investec shifts target price from 140p to 141p and keeps its buy recommendat
Read moreFriday tips round-up: WH Smith, Hyder Consulting, Halma
14th Jun 2013 07:17
WH Smith´s latest trading update was underwhelming to say the least, showing a 7.0 per cent fall in like-for-like sales at High Street stores for example. Yes, there was a one-off factor in the form of very difficult comparables with last year and the company continues to reward investors with share
Read moreHalma growth slows due to UK and European weakness
13th Jun 2013 12:08
Engineering and technology group Halma delivered robust profits growth last year, but at a slower rate than in previous years. Boosted by an increased number of acquisitions, the FTSE 250 group saw grew adjusted pre-tax profits 8.0% to £130.7m, lower than the increases of 15% in 2012 and 21% in 20
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
13th Jun 2013 07:01
African Barrick Gold: Citi moves target price from 175p to 124p and maintains a sell recommendation. ASOS: Nomura raises target price from 2970p to 3400p keeping a neutral rating. Exane increases target price from 4200p to 5000p and retains its outperform rating. Citi ups target price from 4400p to
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
25th Apr 2013 09:07
Barclays: Morgan Stanley lowers target price from 438p to 424p and reiterates an overweight rating. Bellzone Mining: Investec reduces target price from 21p to 5.28p and downgrades to hold. BG Group: Bank of America cuts target price from 1300p to 1250p retaining a neutral rating. Brown (N) Group:
Read moreHalma expects to meet full year profit expectations
25th Apr 2013 08:35
FTSE 250 safety, health and environmental technology group Halma has reported that order intake in the fourth quarter of 2012/13 remained on track and said it expects adjusted profit for the full year to be in line with market expectations. The group said that trading patterns seen earlier in the
Read moreHalma appoints Chairman Designate
11th Apr 2013 09:07
Halma, the FTSE 250 safety, health and environmental technology group, has announced the appointment of Paul Walker as its Chairman Designate, and a non-executive Director, beginning April 12th. He will replace outgoing Chairman Geoff Unwin in that role immediately following the annual general mee
Read moreLondon midday: Markets fall ahead of Eurozone meetings, US data
15th Mar 2013 11:47
Meetings in the Eurozone and a relatively quiet day on the corporate earnings calendar meant that the UK stock market was trading firmly in the red on Friday morning as traders booked profits after recent gains. The S&P 500 in New York finished just a couple of point shy of its all-time high on Thu
Read moreLondon open: Stocks flat as traders await details from EU summit
15th Mar 2013 08:29
UK stocks opened more or less flat on Friday morning as markets paused for breath after a strong rise the day before, with traders awaiting any developments at the European Union (EU) summit in Brussels. The S&P 500 finished just a couple of point shy of its all-time high on Thursday night as data
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE to follow US stocks slightly higher
15th Mar 2013 07:30
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 18 points from yesterday's close of 6,529, after US tocks finished with decent gains on Thursday on the back of jobless claims, which came in below expectations, signalling further improvement in the US labour market. The S&P 500 finished 0.6% higher a
Read moreHalma strengthens water business with acquisition - UPDATE
15th Mar 2013 07:05
Halma, a safety, health and environmental technology group, has acquired ASL Holdings, a Northampton-based business which designs and manufactures machine-to-machine (M2M) communication products. These products are incorporated into SMART meters for remote data monitoring and a range of other appli
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: DS Smith decline on concerns over Paper business
8th Mar 2013 15:38
DS Smith, the packaging company, was retreating one day after warning on concerns over its Paper business, which it said continued to suffer a 'poor' performance during the three months ended January 31st. Shares in mining group Bumi rose strongly on Friday. The group this morning unveiled details
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
8th Mar 2013 07:42
Advanced Computer Software Group: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 80p to 108p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Aggreko: Jefferies raises target price from 2000p to 2200p keeping its buy recommendation. Cantor Fitzgerald takes target price from 2020p to 2200p and stays with its buy re
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
15th Feb 2013 07:58
Aberdeen Asset Management: UBS shifts target price from 440p to 470p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Credit Suisse takes target price from 410p to 470p staying with its outperform rating. Barclays revises target price from 470p to 490p, while its overweight rating remains unchanged. Jefferies m
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