Wednesday broker round-up
7th Dec 2016 13:36
(ShareCast News) - BHP Billition: HSBC reiterates hold with a target price of 1200p. Bunzl: Goldman Sachs reiterates neutral, 2200p target. Bellway: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 2950p target. Aviva: RBC reiterates outperform with a 500p target. IG: Barclays stays at overweight with a 95
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2nd Dec 2016 14:49
(ShareCast News) - John Menzies: Berenberg starts coverage at buy with a target price of 660p. Synthomer: Jefferies stays at hold 367p target. WPP: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 1890p target. MCBride: Berenberg starts coverage at buy with a 220p target. Acacia Mining: Canaccord stays at ove
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11th Nov 2016 09:55
(ShareCast News) - Imperial Brands: JP Morgan keeps at neutral with a target price of 3660p. Standard Life: Berenberg stays at buy 416p target. Barclays: Societe Generale upgrades to buy with a 235p target. UBM: Barlcays reiterates equal-weight with a 755p target. Derwent London: Goldman Sachs ke
Read moreImperial Brands FY profit down but revenue, dividend lifted
8th Nov 2016 07:20
(ShareCast News) - Imperial Brands reported a drop in profit for the year to end of September, but revenue rose and the FTSE 100 tobacco company upped its dividend by 10%. Net profit fell to £631m from £1.7bn as costs rose, but revenue was up 9.3% to £27.63bn and Imperial lifted its dividend to 155
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28th Oct 2016 15:33
(ShareCast News) - Barclays: JP Morgan keeps at neutral with a target price of 190p. Standard Life: Jefferies stays at buy, 391p target. Senior: Berenberg reiterates buy with a 220p target. Imperial Brands: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 4600p target. ITV: Credit Suisse reiterates outperform
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11th Oct 2016 14:54
(ShareCast News) - Easyjet: Deutsche Bank keeps at hold with a target price of 1000p. BP: HSBC reiterates buy, 570p target. Petrofac: Credit Suisse keeps at outperform with a 1100p target. British American Tobacco: Jefferies reiterates buy with a 6000p target. Royal Dutch Shell: HSBC keeps at bu
Read moreImperial Brands 'on track' to meet full year expectations
29th Sep 2016 07:07
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 100 tobacco maker Imperial Brands said it was completing its financial year on track with expectations, helped by growth from its huge US acquisition. The company, which said it felt it remained in a "strong" position to generate returns for shareholders, said currency transl
Read moreCredit Suisse downgrades Imperial Brands, cuts target price
21st Sep 2016 15:26
(ShareCast News) - Strained consumer finances and the prospect of stiffer competition in the value segment of the market meant that Imperial Brands's shares were trading at too narrow a discount versus those of British American Tobacco, Credit Suisse said. Above all, the typical smoker's expenditure
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21st Sep 2016 10:57
(ShareCast News) - Barclays: HSBC upgrades to buy with a target price of 190p. Reckitt Benckiser: UBS keeps at buy, 8000p target. Go-Ahead: Deutsche Bank keeps at buy with a 2330p target. Kingfisher: HSBC reiterates hold with a 365p target. BHP Billition: Barclays keeps at equal-weight with a 990
Read moreCredit Suisse sees rising odds of Brexit 'lite', lowers year-end Footsie target
27th Jun 2016 11:36
(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse marked down its year-end target for the Footsie but was not overly pessimistic, emphasising that it saw rising odds of a 'Brexit lite', versus a hard Brexit which would include invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, although in the opinion of its analysts there wa
Read moreSunday share tips: EasyJet, Randgold, Imperial Brands, AstraZeneca
26th Jun 2016 14:03
(ShareCast News) - Sell EasyJet shares due to the likely turbulence sparked by the Brexit vote, said the Sunday Times' Inside the City column. The budget airline was created by Stelios Haji-Ioannou in the wake of the 1992 European Union Treaty on Open Skies, one of the supposedly rare bits of Brusse
Read moreBroker tips: Imperial Brands, Poundland, Astrazeneca
17th Jun 2016 12:06
(ShareCast News) - RBC Capital Markets upgraded Imperial Brands to 'sector perform' from 'underperform' and lifted the price target to 3,700p from 2,900p. The Canadian bank said Imperial's expected full-year 2017 dividend yield of 4.9% is the highest in its coverage and particularly attractive in th
Read moreRBC upgrades Imperial Brands on attractive dividend yield
17th Jun 2016 10:53
(ShareCast News) - RBC Capital Markets upgraded Imperial Brands to 'sector perform' from 'underperform' and lifted the price target to 3,700p from 2,900p. The Canadian bank said Imperial's expected full-year 2017 dividend yield of 4.9% is the highest in its coverage and particularly attractive in th
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10th Jun 2016 15:10
(ShareCast News) - Poundland: HSBC reiterates hold with a target price of 160p. Glencore: JP Morgan keeps at neutral with a 150p target. Home Retail: HSBC stays at hold with a target price of 165p. Booker: HSBC keeps at buy with a target of 230p. Safestore: Berenberg stays at buy with a target pr
Read moreBroker tips: Imperial Brands, Paragon Group, BP
24th May 2016 13:24
(ShareCast News) - Barclays upgraded Imperial Brands to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' and lifted the price target to 4,200p from 3,750p, driven by more bullish medium-term expectations. The bank said organic sales momentum is improving and margin/cash generation increases underpin dividend growth
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