Wednesday broker round-up
9th Jan 2019 12:26
(Sharecast News) - Nichols: Numis upgrades to add with a target price of 1,650p.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Thomas Cook back from the dead as Spire slumps
5th Dec 2018 14:41
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was up 0.07% at 18,341.83 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, as Thomas Cook staged a desperate recovery after a series of negative sessions.
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23rd Nov 2018 13:13
(Sharecast News) - Kingfisher: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral with a target price of 270p.
Read moreIbstock offloads US business Glen-Gery for $110m
23rd Nov 2018 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Ibstock said it had sold its US brick-making business Glen-Gery to Brickworks Limited for an enterprise value of $110m and use the proceeds to pay off debt.
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9th Aug 2018 13:02
(Sharecast News) - BBA Aviation: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 370p.
Read moreIbstock ups dividend after weathering H1 storm
9th Aug 2018 11:09
(Sharecast News) - Ibstock on Thursday that its first half performance was boosted by activity in the new build housing sector but offset by the poor weather in the early spring period.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
31st Jul 2018 13:26
(Sharecast News) - Abcam: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,640p.
Read moreIbstock warns on profits after brick factory maintenance shutdowns
30th Jul 2018 08:11
(Sharecast News) - Brick and tile maker Ibstock warned on Monday that full year profits will be lower than previously guided due to a factory production logjam on top of the earlier weather problems and ongoing higher energy costs.
Read moreIbstock revenues rise 5% as housebuilders import fewer bricks
16th Jan 2017 07:11
(ShareCast News) - Britain's largest brick manufacturer Ibstock anticipates full year earnings will be on target as revenue rose due to growing house builder activity in the second half of the year, while brick imports declined. In addition, the FTSE 250 company announced that its defined benefit pe
Read moreSector movers: Big Oil, Industrial Metals pace gains on heels of G-20
5th Sep 2016 15:21
(ShareCast News) - Big Oil again lent its heft to the market´s advance after Russia and Saudi Arabia unveiled an agreement to collaborate in the energy space. In a statement issued at the Group of 20 meeting in Hangzhou,China the oil producers said they would set up a working group to monitor the ma
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Gold miners weigh against rising builders
22nd Aug 2016 13:44
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 index was in the red late on Monday as a cabal of resources stocks cancelled out gains from housing related companies. Amid general renewed pressure on commodity prices hitting much of the sector, gold miners were the heaviest weight around the neck of the mid-cap ind
Read moreSector movers: Construction sector finds a bid, insurers off
17th Aug 2016 13:49
(ShareCast News) - Insurance stocks dragged on the London equity market after Admiral reported a drop in its so-called Solvency II coverage ratio at the half-year stage from 206% to 180%, courtesy of a large drop in interest rates which in turn boosted its liabilities, particularly in the case of it
Read moreSector movers: Retailers drop ahead of July CPI data
15th Aug 2016 17:13
(ShareCast News) - Price action at the start of the week saw both cyclical and defensive 'plays' battle it out for market leadership, with Ibstock and NMC Health pacing gains among Health Care and Construction-related issues, respectively, while retailers dropped ahead of (post-Brexit) CPI figures d
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
10th Aug 2016 10:11
(ShareCast News) - Ibstock: Jefferies reiterates buy with a target price of 190p. Legal & General: Barclays maintains equal-weight with a 194p target. Glencore: UBS reiterates buy with a 220p target. Booker: HSBC stays at neutral with a 200p target. Spire Healthcare: Berenberg reiterates buy with
Read moreSector movers: US jobs data gives cyclicals a boost
5th Aug 2016 15:30
(ShareCast News) - The wheels of the market turned in favour of cyclicals at the end of the week, following the release of a much stronger-than-expected reading on the state of the US jobs market. Although economists still appeared to be somewhat divided on whether the US central bank would finally
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