Thursday broker round-up UPDATE
27th Jun 2013 07:36
Antofagasta: Investec cuts target price from 892p to 691p downgrading from reduce to sell. Black Mountain Resources: Westhouse Securities shifts target price from 23p to 17p, while its buy recommendation remains unaltered. Bunzl: Numis upgrades to buy with a target price of 1505p. Capita: Jefferi
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22nd Mar 2013 08:48
Afren: Nomura shifts target price from 175p to 180p keeping a neutral rating. ASOS: Nomura increases target price from 2000p to 2630p, while reiterating a neutral rating. Betfair: Panmure Gordon takes target price from 761p to 813p and leaves its buy recommendation unchanged. Brewin Dolphin Holdi
Read moreJudges Scientific posts record profits and revenues
22nd Mar 2013 08:12
Judges Scientific reported a 42 per cent rise in 2012 pre-tax profit on Friday on record revenues. The manufacturer of scientific instruments posted a pre-tax profit of £5.6m, up from £3.9m. Revenues climbed 34.6% to £28m from the previous year's £20.8m, reflecting organic growth of 7.5% and a s
Read moreJudges Scientific advances on trading forecast
24th Jan 2013 10:38
Judges Scientific gained three per cent Thursday after the group said it maintained momentum in sales, profit and cash flow last year. In a trading update, the manufacturer of scientific instruments estimated that adjusted earnings per share for the financial year to December 31st would meet market
Read moreChamberlin Chairman invests 75k
10th Dec 2012 16:25
Castings and engineering group Chamberlin announced on Monday that its Chairman has topped up his stake in the company twice over the couple of weeks. Keith Butler-Wheelhouse acquired a total of 44,500 Chamberlin ordinary shares through his family trust, BW Family Limited (BWFL), representing 0.56%
Read moreJudges Scientific to exceed current market predictions
21st Nov 2012 14:24
Shares in instruments maker Judges Scientific rose on Wednesday after the company revealed that it is confident that adjusted earnings per share for the full year will exceed current market expectations. The current consensus EPS forecast is 63.4p. In a brief statement the company revealed that
Read moreSector movers: Weir and Avintrans lift engineers higher
5th Nov 2012 15:34
Industrial engineering stocks were performing well on Monday with a well-received update from sector heavyweight Weir lifting sentiment. Weir reassured that it is on set to deliver double-digit profit growth this year despite weak order inputs and a slowdown in growth in the third quarter. While
Read moredotDigital directors sell to satisfy institutional demand
29th Oct 2012 15:56
Three directors at dotDigital, which provides digital software services to marketing professionals, have each sold four million shares in the company to partially satisfy demand for 22m shares from 'a major institution', at a price of 13p each. Chief Executive and Finance Director Peter Simmonds c
Read moreJudges Scientific´s acquisitions pushing up growth
18th Jul 2012 11:09
Judges Scientific, which owns a collection of companies making scientific instruments, says its half yearly figures will show a significant improvement on last year. Organic revenue growth is expected to be "almost 8%" compared to the first six months of 2011. After including income from the recent
Read moreStagecoach founder sells
29th Jun 2012 12:45
Non-Executive Director and co-founder of Stagecoach, Ann Gloag, on Friday sold 139,360 pounds-worth of shares in the transport firm, making the most of a recent rise in the share price following full-year results and positive comnments from broker Nomura earlier in the week. Gloag sold 52,000 at 2
Read moreJudges Scientific weighs record profits
29th Mar 2012 10:53
Instruments maker Judges Scientific has reported record revenues as new acquisition Deben made a significant contribution to income. The year ended 31st December saw Judges' revenues advance 30% from £16m to £20.8m over 2010. Organic growth came in at 15%. Profit before tax, exceptional items and
Read moreJudges Scientific warns on year ahead
19th Jan 2012 13:01
Shares in Judges Scientific, the Sussex based manufacturer of scientific instruments, fell despite the company saying it expects adjusted earnings per share for 2011 to be ahead of the consensus forecast. Investors were evidently concerned over the firm's warning that the year ahead remains uncert
Read moreJudges Scientific to exceed market expectations
16th Nov 2011 13:31
Sussex based manufacturer of scientific instruments, Judges Scientific, saw its share price rise Wednesday after announcing that adjusted earnings for the full year are likely to exceed current market expectations. Since 30 June 2011, the group's operations have continued to generate satisfactory
Read moreJudges Scientific measuring record profits
28th Sep 2011 09:01
Judges Scientific, the Sussex based manufacturer of scientific instruments, saw its share price price rise nearly 5% in early trading Wednesday on the back of record sales and profits. Sales in the first of the year hit £9.7m, up 27% on the equivalent period of 2010 while adjusted pre-tax profits r
Read moreJudges buys microscope components firm
21st Mar 2011 14:14
Scientific instruments group Judges Scientific has bought a 51% indirect interest in microscope devices group Deben UK for £3.26m in cash. The deal was done by Bordeaux Acquisition, a 51%-owned subsidiary of Judges, set up specifically to buy Deben. "We are delighted to be able to expand our elect
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