Thursday preview: Kier reports full year results
21st Sep 2016 13:07
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group reports its full year results on Thursday with analysts expecting an increase in earnings compared to a year earlier following the integration of the Mouchel business. The City predicts the construction, services and property group will report pre-tax profit of £125m, c
Read moreSunday share tips: San Leon Energy, Kier Group, Franchise Brands
18th Sep 2016 14:56
(ShareCast News) - Sell shares in San Leon Energy, was the verdict in the Sunday Times' Inside the City column. Tuesday's shareholder vote will determine whether to complete a £170.3m fundraising that has already been conditionally agreed with backers at a price of 45p a share to buy a stake in the
Read moreLondon close: Blue-chip miners, banks push FTSE higher as house builders fly
23rd Aug 2016 15:58
(ShareCast News) - London indices closed up thanks to heady gains among house builders after Persimmon posted robust first-half results, with miners, financials and supermarkets also on the up. While house builders dominated the top end of the blue-chip leaders' ladder, it was "miners and banks that
Read moreKier Group wins UK construction frameworks worth more than £5bn
23rd Aug 2016 07:45
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group has been awarded three major UK construction frameworks totalling more than £5bn. The FTSE 250 property, residential, construction and services company said it has won a place on the four-year £4bn Department of Health Procure22 framework. It has also secured a place a
Read moreDirectors dealings: Norcros finance chief picks up shares
15th Jul 2016 16:31
(ShareCast News) - Norcros's finance chief Shaun Smith picked some shares in the Bathroom products company following the recent sharp drop in the stock price in the wake of the EU referendum vote. Smith, who was appointed to his post in April 2016, bought 20,000 shares at an individual price of 157p
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: house builders in focus as mid caps sour
4th Jul 2016 18:25
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 stocks ended on a sour note with residential property-linked stocks figuring prominently among the fallers as UK construction data disappointed. Clarkson led to the downside as it warned full-year 2016 profits would be "materially lower" on the year due to lower freight r
Read moreKier Group works to reassure investors after Brexit vote
4th Jul 2016 08:07
(ShareCast News) - Property, residential, construction and services group Kier did its best to reassure investors over the company's viability on Monday, in the wake of the EU referendum. Since the announcement of its interim results on 17 March, the FTSE 250 group said its underlying trading perfor
Read moreKier Group awarded East Midlands highways contract
23rd Mar 2016 08:02
(ShareCast News) - Another Highways England contract went Kier Group's way on Wednesday, with the firm being selected by the government-owned roads operator as the preferred supplier for design services in 'Area 7', covering the East Midlands. The FTSE 250 property, residential, construction and ser
Read moreExpanded Kier Group lifts revenue, underlying profit
17th Mar 2016 07:45
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group saw revenue and underlying profit rise sizeably in the last six months of 2015, with its interim results on Thursday showing a 32% increase in revenue to £2.1bn. Like-for-like revenue rose 9%. The FTSE 250 firm's underlying operating profit was up 27% to £57.1m. Reporte
Read moreJustin Atkinson promoted within Kier Group board
16th Mar 2016 08:28
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group gave one of its directors a swift promotion on Wednesday, appointing Justin Atkinson as its senior independent director with immediate effect. The FTSE 250 company appointed Atkinson to the board of directors on 1 October last year. He was previously the chief executive
Read moreKier Group awarded extension to Surrey highways contract
10th Feb 2016 07:54
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group's road maintenance contract with Surrey County Council has been extended. The FTSE 250 property, residential, construction and services group said on Wednesday that the four-year extension to the current contract that began in 2011 is worth approximately £160m and will
Read moreLondon close: Stocks end lower on lacklustre UK GDP
28th Jan 2016 16:07
(ShareCast News) - London stocks ended lower on Thursday after uninspiring UK fourth quarter economic growth data. The Office for National Statistics said UK gross domestic product rose 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of 2015, up from 0.4% in the third quarter, as expected by analy
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Oil stocks surge as crude prices rise
28th Jan 2016 14:43
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was back in the red by mid-afternoon on Thursday, down 12.76 points (0.08%) to 16,268.22. Melrose Industries was the biggest faller after it returned around £2.4bn in cash back to shareholders. The company gave 240p for each share held after the £3.3bn disposal of its
Read moreKier Group says full-year results in line with expectations
28th Jan 2016 09:51
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group said full-year trading is in line with expectations, sending shares surging. The FTSE 250 company said in a trading update on Thursday that the group's underlying performance has remained in line with management's expectations since its last trading update in November.
Read moreKier Group announces boardroom changes
23rd Dec 2015 07:46
(ShareCast News) - Kier Group unveiled boardroom changes on Wednesday, with the news that one of its senior members was to retire. The FTSE 250 construction and property group announced that Richard Bailey would be retiring from the board on 31 January 2016. Bailey was appointed to the board in Oct
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