Wednesday broker round-up
18th Sep 2019 13:15
(Sharecast News) - Weir Group: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral with a target price of 1,500p.
Read moreJudges Scientific set to beat expectations after record interim results
18th Sep 2019 09:19
(Sharecast News) - Judges Scientific on Wednesday said it will exceed full-year expectations as it delivered record interim profits and revenues following "strong" growth in North America.
Read moreJudges Scientific flags forecast-beating earnings at year-end
17th Jan 2019 14:15
(Sharecast News) - Scientific instrument specialist Judges Scientific updated the market on its trading performance for the financial year ended 31 December on Thursday, reporting a "favourable" climate throughout the year.
Read moreJudges Scientific in line with expectations, but problems persist
23rd Jan 2017 10:05
(ShareCast News) - Judges Scientific said it expects results to be in line with expectations, despite a slow start to the 2016 with a slow order intake, but the scientific instrument maker admitted difficulties experienced last year still persisted in 2017. Organic order intake grew 3% for the 2016
Read moreJudges Scientific buys EWB Solutions for £1.76m
29th Nov 2016 11:27
(ShareCast News) - Judges Scientific, which buys and builds scientific instrument businesses, has bought EWB Solutions, a maker of scientific devices, for £1.76m in order to consolidate its position in the ultra high vacuum field. The acquisition, which is expected to be earnings enhancing, will als
Read moreJudges Scientific issues profit warning after weak first half
20th Jul 2016 12:53
(ShareCast News) - Judges Scientific posted a trading update on its first-half performance on Wednesday, including the first full first-half contribution from Armfield, and the post-acquisition contributions from CoolLED and Dia-Stron, which were acquired in the first quarter of 2016. The AIM-traded
Read moreJudges Scientific warns of extended low order trend
25th May 2016 14:12
(ShareCast News) - Judges Scientific, the acquisitive scientific instrument group, has warned investors full year profits could be in danger as bookings have not picked up after their usual slow seasonal start to the year. In March the AIM-listed buy-and-build company said order bookings, as in the
Read moreBBA Aviation non-exec director makes first share purchase
13th Apr 2016 15:41
(ShareCast News) - Peter Ventress, a non-executive director at BBA Aviation, made his first share purchase, picking up 25,763 shares at 193.06p each. Elsewhere, Breedon Aggregates' new chief executive, Pat Ward, snapped up 150,000 shares in the building materials firm at 70.50p each. The chairman o
Read moreBraveheart director ups holding after strong results
22nd Jul 2014 16:35
Trevor Brown, a Non-Executive Director of Braveheart Investment, the AIM-listed investment management group, has purchased a total of 1,675,000 shares in two tranches following the release of its results on Monday. 250,000 of the shares were acquired at 10.75p each for a total of £26,875, while th
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
28th Mar 2014 12:35
888 Holdings: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 166p to 160p retaining its hold recommendation. Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan cuts target price from 529p to 509p and stays with its overweight rating. Advanced Medical Solutions: Investec shifts target price from 121p to 129p, while down
Read moreVedanta's Anil Agarwal ramps up stake, again
24th Jan 2014 16:25
In an announcement made after the close of trade on Thursday, Vedanta Resources announced that Executive Chairman Anil Agarwal had once again added to his already gargantuan stake in the mining behemoth - marking his second purchase of the week. The transaction came the same day he told his Twitte
Read moreSABMiller Chairman reduces family trust's holding
26th Nov 2013 12:41
Graham Mackay, the Chairman of drinks giant SABMiller, reduced his beneficial interest in the company after the E.A.G Mackay Family Trust sold 15,370 shares. The £499,986 disposal, which saw the shares sold at 3,253p each, reduced Mackay's stake to just under 1.4m shares. Meanwhile, Non-Executive
Read moreJudges Scientific expects to beat forecasts with full-year results
20th Nov 2013 07:54
Judges Scientific, the AIM-listed scientific instruments group, has said that full-year profits for 2013 are now predicted to beat forecasts. In a short trading update on Wednesday, the company said that sales and margins since the end of the first half have been "satisfactory". The recent acquisi
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
26th Sep 2013 08:22
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 137p to 145p and maintains a hold recommendation. African Minerals: Macquarie reduces target price from 307p to 280p and reiterates an outperform rating. Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 450p to 423p, while its buy recommendation is kept
Read moreJudges Scientific acquires Scientifica
27th Jun 2013 12:30
Judges Scientific has acquired Scientifica, a manufacturer of electrophysiology equipment, for 12m pounds in cash and an earn-out capped at 1.0m pounds. Judges, which manufactures scientific instruments, said the acquisition is being financed from existing cash resources and an additional £9.0m ter
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