Monday broker round-up
30th Jan 2017 13:05
(ShareCast News) - BT: Barclays reiterates overweight with a target price of 475p. ITV: Jefferies reiterates buy, 230p target. Phoenix: Deutsche Bank restarts coverage at buy with a 835p target. Paragon Group: JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a 355p target. Inmarsat: Deutsche Bank reiterates
Read moreITV rallies on bid chatter
24th Jan 2017 13:53
(ShareCast News) - Shares in ITV rallied on Tuesday following a report Virgin Media owner Liberty Global could be facing competition from some of the world's largest companies to buy out the London-listed broadcaster. Speculation has been rife that Liberty Global is looking to buy ITV, but according
Read moreBroker tips: ITV, Randgold Resources, Pennon
13th Jan 2017 13:56
(ShareCast News) - ITV got a boost on Friday after Goldman Sachs added the buy-rated stock to its Conviction List, saying its is one of the most likely M&A candidates in its coverage, as it took a look at the European media sector. It noted the stock has been one of the worst performers in its secto
Read moreITV gains as Goldman highlights M&A potential
13th Jan 2017 10:19
(ShareCast News) - ITV got a boost on Friday after Goldman Sachs added the buy-rated stock to its Conviction List, saying its is one of the most likely M&A candidates in its coverage, as it took a look at the European media sector. It noted the stock has been one of the worst performers in its secto
Read moreFriday broker round-up
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 moreLondon close: Blue chips slide, led by gold-exposed miners amid profit-taking
10th Nov 2016 17:01
(ShareCast News) - London blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday as traders took profits stoked by Donald Trump's election win, with gold-exposed miners, pharmaceutical and US rates-sensitive utilities all flopping. The FTSE 100 ended the session down 1.21% to 6,827.98 points, somewhat out of kilter with
Read moreITV's revenues rise but Q3 affected by economic uncertainty
10th Nov 2016 07:02
(ShareCast News) - ITV's revenues increased in the third quarter as it rebalanced the television network but advertising revenue was down due to political and economic uncertainty. For the nine months ended 30 September, total external revenue increased 5% to £2.15bn, including currency benefit, com
Read moreSunday share tips: ITV, Homeserve
6th Nov 2016 12:26
(ShareCast News) - Buy shares in ITV, said the Sunday Times' Inside the City column. The broadcaster has lost over 39% of its value this year, with the shares losing ground even before the TV advertising market was hit hard by the EU referendum decision, which sent the big advertising sectors like r
Read moreFriday broker round-up
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
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
12th Oct 2016 14:40
(ShareCast News) - Shire: Goldman Sachs keeps at buy with a target price of 6300p. Page Group: HSBC reiterates hold, 385p target. McCarthy & Stone: UBS keeps at sell with a 150p target. Arrow Global: Macquarie reiterates outperform with a 335p target. Electrocomponents: Citigroup keeps at neutral
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: ITV, Legal&General lead declines
3rd Oct 2016 17:15
(ShareCast News) - ITV shares were at the bottom of the pile after analysts at Barclays lowered their target price on the stock from 200.0 to 190.0p. Fashion retailers were also weak, tracking the 1.04% drop in the pound against the US dollar after the Prime Minister committed herself at the weekend
Read moreDirector dealing: ITV's Crozier and finance chief take profits
12th Sep 2016 12:37
(ShareCast News) - ITV's chief executive and finance director have sold around £2m of shares in the broadcaster. CEO Adam Crozier sold 500,000 shares at a price of 200p to gross a cool £1m, while numbers man Ian Griffiths did not get as quite as good a deal via his broker, falling £3,500 short of h
Read moreThursday broker round-up
8th Sep 2016 14:03
(ShareCast News) - Tesco: JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a target price of 135p. G4S: Jefferies maintains underperform with a 160p target. Severn Trent: UBS keeps at neutral with a 2310p target. ITV: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 233p target. Babcock: Goldman Sachs keeps at buy wi
Read moreEntertainmentOne plunges as ITV switches channels
25th Aug 2016 11:00
(ShareCast News) - ITV has withdrawn its proposed acquisition of Entertainment One, refusing to up its offer for the film and TV distributor after its "ITV continues to believe in the strategic logic and potential benefits of acquiring eOne but has a clear view of the value of the business, reco
Read moreEntertainmentOne plunges as ITV switches off
25th Aug 2016 11:00
(ShareCast News) - ITV has withdrawn its proposed acquisition of Entertainment One, refusing to up its offer for the Peppa Pig owner after its initial bid was rejected, potentially leaving the door open for rumoured private equity bidder KKR. "ITV continues to believe in the strategic logic and p
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