Wednesday broker round-up
10th Apr 2019 13:02
(Sharecast News) - Glencore: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to sector perform with a target price of 330p.
Read moreHalma reports decent progress as it integrates acquisitions
21st Mar 2019 07:34
(Sharecast News) - Safety, health and environmental technology company Halma updated the market on its trading since 1 October on Thursday, reporting "good progress" in the period.
Read moreBerenberg upgrades Electrocomponents, downgrades Halma and Diploma
29th Jan 2019 15:14
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg downgraded its stance on a number of UK industrial stocks on Tuesday, but lifted its recommendation on Electrocomponents, mostly on valuation grounds.
Read moreHalma buys Rath Communications for $42m
18th Jan 2019 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma said it had bought Rath Communications, a provider of emergency communication systems for areas of refuge in the US for $42.4m (£32.6m), on a cash and debt free basis.
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23rd Nov 2018 13:13
(Sharecast News) - Kingfisher: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral with a target price of 270p.
Read moreHalma posts record first-half results, hikes dividend
20th Nov 2018 07:41
(Sharecast News) - Halma posted record first-half results on Tuesday, with revenue and profit up amid good performances across its business sectors.
Read moreHalma buys Belgium's Limotec for €9.3m
19th Oct 2018 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma on Friday said it had bought Belgian fire systems company Limotec for €9.3m (£8.2m) on a cash and debt free basis.
Read moreShore Capital downgrades Halma on valuation grounds
8th Oct 2018 10:58
(Sharecast News) - Halma was in the red on Monday as Shore Capital cut its stance on the safety products company to 'hold' from 'buy' on valuation grounds.
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28th Sep 2018 11:28
(Sharecast News) - Huntsworth: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 150p.
Read moreHalma reports strong first half revenue, profit growth
27th Sep 2018 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma said all its sectors delivered as-expected organic constant currency revenue and profit growth in the six months from April 1.
Read moreHalma reports strong first half revenue, profit growth
27th Sep 2018 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Safety, health and environmental technology group Halma said all its sectors delivered as-expected organic constant currency revenue and profit growth in the six months from April 1.
Read moreSector movers: Financials pace gains
3rd Feb 2017 20:02
(ShareCast News) - Insurers and banks led the way in the last session of the week, with the former boosted by Beazley's full-year numbers and the latter by news that US financial sector regulation was about to be easened up. Beazley reported a 3% jump in full-year profit on Friday as premiums writte
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Beazley comes out on top; miners fall
3rd Feb 2017 14:38
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 index rose 0.89% to 18,421.49 at 1609 GMT on Friday. Insurer Beazley was in the green as it reported a 3% jump in full-year profit as premiums written increased and the company lifted its dividend. In the year to the end of December, pre-tax profit rose to $293.2m fro
Read moreHalma boosted by Barclays upgrade
3rd Feb 2017 08:16
(ShareCast News) - Halma got a boost on Friday as Barclays upgraded its stance on the stock to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' and lifted the price target to 1,150p from 1,070p. The bank noted Halma's shares have pulled back 20% from their October 2016 high of 1,126p, driven by the rotation out of l
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Halma gets healthy boost; metals stocks down
9th Jan 2017 15:35
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 index was 0.23% higher at 18,384.09 in the late afternoon. Swiss iron ore miner Ferrexpo was in the green after it achieved record sales volumes in 2016, but produced fewer pellets as it focused on reducing its debt. Safety, health and environmental technology group
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