27th Mar 2014 16:01
On the same day that it reported a stellar set of half-year results, the Executive Chairman of UK residential property developer Bellway, Ted Ayres, disposed of 12,276 shares. The stock was part of a larger batch of shares transferred to Ayres from the company's employee share option scheme for a c
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Barratt Developments: Liberum Capital ups target price from 430p to 468p and keeps a buy recommendation. Deutsche Bank takes target price from 394p to 452p and retains a buy recommendation. Citi raises target price from 390p to 460p and maintains its buy recommendation. Bodycote: FinnCap increases
Read more27th Feb 2014 12:54
Full-year pre-tax profits at kitchen maker Howden Joinery rose to 138.4m pounds from 112m pounds as UK depot revenue grew 7.8 per cent to 940.7m pounds. The company said UK depot sales in the first two periods of 2014 up to February 22 were up 7.3% on the same periods last year, in line with expec
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Holders of shares in Intercontinental Hotels Group may want to extend their stay, the Sunday Times's Danny Fortson says. In his Inside the City column, Fortson said the owner of Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza has returned more than $9bn to shareholders since it was de-merged from Bass in 1993. Another
Read more29th Jan 2014 08:54
African Barrick Gold: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 180p to 205p keeping a hold recommendation. Antofagasta: Westhouse Securities takes target price from 1000p to 1060p and maintains its buy recommendation. BG Group: Liberum Capital reduces target price from 1475p to 1280p downgrading to
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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 more6th Nov 2013 08:48
Anglo American: Alphavalue moves target price from 1816.9p to 1827.1p upgrading from add to buy. Associated British Foods: Citi raises target price from 1950p to 2350p, while leaving its neutral rating unchanged. Assura Group: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 42.9p and a buy recomm
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- Sees full-year profit at upper end of forecasts - Strong second-half trading - Gross margin in line with expectations Howden Joinery said it expects full-year pre-tax profit to be at the upper end of forecasts as the improving housing market drove demand during its second half. The group, which
Read more11th Oct 2013 16:34
Hopes that US lawmakers can lift the debt ceiling and avert a default spurred markets higher on Friday with the FTSE 100 rising to levels not seen in two weeks. Sentiment was also lifted by the successful stock-market debut of postal group Royal Mail which soared by over a third after attracting a
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Military equipment manufacturer Chemring sank sharply this morning after saying that its North American business continues to be affected by the US government shutdown and said the full impact was unknown - although it would have a definite impact on October order intake and deliveries in the US Dep
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African Barrick Gold: Liberum Capital upgrades to hold with a target price of 147p. Amec: UBS reduces target price from 1200p to 1145p downgrading from buy to neutral. Compass Group: Investec ups target price from 900p to 925p and keeps a buy recommendation. CVS Group: Investec takes target price
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Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity lowers target price from 1035p to 1020p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Ashmore Group: Canaccord Genuity downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 380p. Associated British Foods: Societe Generale upgrades to hold with a target price of 1900p
Read more5th Sep 2013 08:03
AMEC: Nomura reduces target price from 1300p to 1230p, while reiterating its buy recommendation. Antofagasta: Exane cuts target price from 1200p to 1100p maintaining an outperform rating. Ashtead Group: JP Morgan shifts target price from 729p to 734p and keeps a neutral rating. Associated British
Read more25th Jul 2013 13:13
Howden Joinery Group, which supplies kitchens and joinery to trade companies, rose to the top of the FTSE 250 after posting a jump in first-half pre-tax profit to 43.2m pounds from last year's 25.9m pounds. Lancashire Holdings gained after the British insurer reported losses from the 2012 Costa Con
Read more17th May 2013 16:10
Both the Chairman and the Chief Financial Officer of Petrofac bought shares on Thursday, the same day the company predicted modest growth in net profits for the year. In an announcement issued Friday, it was reported that Norman Murray and Tim Weller bought 7,500 and 7,454 shares respectively. M
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