Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE
25th Feb 2014 08:40
African Barrick Gold: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 205p to 315p and upgrades from hold to buy. Ashmore Group: Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 205p to 315p and downgrades from buy to hold. Associated British Foods: Jefferies increases target price from 2450p to 2600p retaini
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24th Feb 2014 08:15
Associated British Foods: Numis downgrades from reduce to sell with a target price of 2240p. Panmure Gordon raises target price from 2500p to 2760p and maintains a hold recommendation. Jefferies increases target price from 2450p to 2600p and keeps a hold recommendation. Aviva: JP Morgan shifts targ
Read moreShire Chairman sells shares following 'excellent' 2013 results
21st Feb 2014 15:26
Shire's Chairman, Matthew Emmens, has sold 36,100 shares in the biopharmaceutical company following its 'excellent' results for 2013. Emmens disposed of the shares at 3,314.85p each for a total of just under £1.2m shares. After a pick-up in earnings growth in the fourth quarter, the group beat f
Read moreInforma reports modest rise in annual revenue
21st Feb 2014 08:00
- Revenue and operating profit up - Global Events drive results - Statutory loss due to disposals - Total dividend raised 2.2 per cent Publishing and conference company Informa reported annual revenue growth of 1.5 per cent to 1.13bn pounds, driven by its Global Events division. Adjusted operati
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
3rd Feb 2014 09:18
Advanced Computer Software: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 132p to 139p and keeps a buy recommendation. AGA Rangemanager: Canaccord Genuity initiates with a target price of 300p and a buy recommendation. Avon Rubber: Canaccord Genuity initiates with a target price of 720p and a hold recom
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27th Jan 2014 09:30
Aberdeen Asset Management: Espirito Santo cuts target price from 573p to 514p and keeps a buy recommendation. Morgan Stanley reduces target price from 492p to 393p and stays with its equal-weight rating. Amino Technologies: N+1 Singer shifts target price from 89p to 93p and reiterates a hold recomm
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Jan 2014 10:05
Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan cuts target price from 544p to 529p, while its overweight rating remains unchanged. Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 586p to 540p and reiterates a buy recommendation. UBS lowers target price from 540p to 520p and keeps a buy recommendation. Ashtead Gr
Read moreAnother boardroom departure at Informa
31st Dec 2013 07:24
Informa has revealed that Pamela Kirby is to step down as Chair of the Remuneration Committee at the same time as the firm's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Finance Director leave the company. Kirby, currently Chairman of US chemistry-focused drug discovery and development firm Scynexis, first jo
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Dec 2013 08:44
Berendsen: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 761p to 917p, while retaining its hold recommendation. British American Tabacco: Nomura cuts target price from 3840p to 3720p, while staying with its buy recommendation. bwin.party: Daniel Stewart reduces target price from 173p to 146p, while its
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Dec 2013 08:14
Advanced Medical Solutions: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 102p. Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 1110p to 1035p, while staying with its buy recommendation. ASOS: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 5950p to 6126p, while downgrading fr
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
4th Dec 2013 09:21
Afren: FinnCap lowers target price from 170p to 165p and downgrades to hold. Amlin: Espirito Santo upgrades to buy with a target price of 509p. Betfair: Citi raises target price from 1150p to 1225p maintaining a buy recommendation. Brewin Dolphin: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 285
Read moreLondon pre-open: Cautious gains expected on FTSE ahead of data
27th Nov 2013 07:29
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around six points higher than yesterday's close of 6,636.22, balancing expectations for a data-heavy session. This follows a cautious approach seen over in the US last night ahead of the end of a shortened week on Wall Street with markets celebrating the T
Read moreInforma takes stake in Chinese beauty exhibition firm
27th Nov 2013 07:04
FTSE 250-listed publishing and conference company Informa has acquired a stake in Baiwen, which owns and organises the annual China Beauty Expo (CBE). It is the largest beauty trade event in China, comprising three co-located exhibitions that take place annually in Shanghai in May, namely Cosmetic
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Nov 2013 08:57
Afren: FinnCap ups target price from 130p to 140p keeping a hold recommendation. African Barrick Gold: Westhouse Securities raises target price from 115p to 170p, while downgrading to sell. Associated British Foods: Numis downgrades to reduce with a target price of 1845p. Panmure Gordon ups target
Read moreAdvanced Computer Software Chairman trades in 1m shares
1st Nov 2013 16:08
The Chairman of Advanced Computer Software this week sliced off 870,380 pounds-worth of shares from his stake, reducing it to 2.42m, the group announced after the close on Thursday. Michael Jackson disposed of exactly 1m shares in the healthcare and business management software, and said he made t
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