Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE
13th Aug 2014 09:55
Caledonia Mining: Numis lowers target price from 100p to 90p retaining a buy recommendation. Chemring Group: Panmure Gordon initiates with a target price of 328p and a buy recommendation. CLS Holdings: Liberum Capital raises target price from 1551p to 1647p and keeps a buy recommendation. CSR: Je
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11th Aug 2014 10:22
Avacta Group: Numis lowers target price from 2p to 1.6p retaining its buy recommendation. Braemer Shipping Services: Westhouse Securities reinstates with a target price of 545p and a buy recommendation. British Land: Liberum Capital upgrades to buy with a target price of 763p. Catlin Group: Deuts
Read moreInternational Personal Finance NED buys as market blinded by risks
7th Aug 2014 16:13
After shares of International Personal Finance fell by around £1 in recent weeks, after a solid set of interim results slightly soiled by admission of increased regulatory burden and a reduction in guidance due to higher expansion investment, senior independent director Cathryn Riley has taken the o
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Pets at Home jumps after Q1 results
30th Jul 2014 15:55
Like-for-like sales accelerated at retailer Pets at Home in the first quarter, sending the company's shares scampering higher even though the result was against weak figures the prior year. The like-for-like increase of 4.1% was an improvement on the final quarter of the previous year and well ahead
Read moreInternational Personal Finance posts record half-year
30th Jul 2014 13:01
International Personal Finance posted a record half-year profit on the back of a strong increase in revenue and customer numbers. Pre-tax profit rose 11% to £47.1m in the six months ended June 30th as revenue jumped 17%. The home credit company achieved a 7% increase in customer numbers and credi
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Jun 2014 09:37
Aberdeen Asset Management: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 555p and a buy recommendation. Ashmore Group: Liberum Capital starts with a target price of 303p and a sell recommendation. ASOS: N+1 Singer places both its target price (prev.: 4100p) and its hold recommendation under rev
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
15th Apr 2014 08:08
APR Energy: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 1165p to 1039p, while upgrading to buy. Aureus Mining: FinnCap places its target price (prev.: 175p) under review and keeps its buy recommendation . Al Noor Hospitals: Jefferies increases target price from 1065p to 1155p and maintains a buy recom
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Mar 2014 08:31
Admiral Group: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1340p to 1425p and keeps a neutral rating. African Barrick Gold: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 315p to 330p and maintains a buy recommendation. Amara Mining: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 25p to 33p and reiterates its buy
Read moreG4S Chief Financial Officer shows support after poor full-year results
13th Mar 2014 16:00
Himanshu Raja, the Chief Financial Officer of troubled security giant G4S has given a show of support for the ailing company following news of its loss-making year, with the purchase of 50,000 shares. The deal was made Wednesday, when the group revealed it had swung to a statutory pre-tax loss of
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
4th Mar 2014 09:37
Abcam: Numis cuts target price from 560p to 510p downgrading from add to hold. Amlin: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 484p to 491p and keeps a hold recommendation. Arrow Global: Canaccord Genuity shifts target price from 300p to 309p maintaining a buy recommendation. Numis moves target pric
Read moreGKN director sells shares released from deferred bonus plan
27th Feb 2014 16:04
Marcus Bryson, the Chief Executive of Aerospace and Land Systems at GKN, this week traded in all 53,278 of the shares he was awarded under the company's deferred bonus plan. The shares, which were released following a two-year deferral, were sold at 411p a go, earning the director a total of £218,
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Kazakhmys soars on plans to separate assets
27th Feb 2014 15:40
Mining group Kazakhmys saw its share price rocket today after the group said it was considering separating the Zhezkazgan and Central regions, with a view to a potential disposal. The group's former Chairman, Vladimir Kim, has indicated he would consider creating a personally-owned vehicle to hold t
Read moreLondon close: FTSE ends in the red, Tesco weighs heavily
26th Feb 2014 16:26
- FTSE ended 31 points lower - US new home sales higher than expected - Tesco fails to impress investors techMARK 2,899.47 -0.12% FTSE 100 6,799.15 -0.46% FTSE 250 16,471.66 -0.34% UK markets finished today's session in the red, hit by a combination of weaker sentiment, ex-dividends, and concerns
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Intl Personal Finance rises on profit jump
26th Feb 2014 13:56
International Personal Finances shares jumped in today's session after its profit came in slightly ahead of expectations. Profit before tax leapt 24 per cent, prompting a 20 per cent increase to the dividend. Despite this, Panmure Analyst, Keith Baird, said: "Regulatory threats remain the chief risk
Read moreIntl Personal Finance posts record 2013 pre-tax profits
26th Feb 2014 09:57
- Record rise in pre-tax profits - Opens operations in Bulgaria, Lithuania - More than 1bn pounds issued in loans Loan company, International Personal Finance (IPFIN) reported a 24 per cent rise in 2013 pre-tax profits to a record 118.1m pounds after absorbing new market entry costs of 4.4m pounds.
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