Liontrust CEO offloads a further £1.15m of shares
8th Aug 2014 15:48
The chief executive of Liontrust, John Ions, made nearly £1.2m from offloading shares in the asset management firm, the company revealed on Friday. Ions, who joined Liontrust's board in May 2010, sold 500,000 shares at 230p a pop, making £1.15m. This follows the exercise of share options and subse
Read moreBritish American Tobacco director sells off LTIP share awards
4th Aug 2014 15:51
John Benedict ('Ben') Stevens, the head of finance at British American Tobacco, has sold nearly £0.7m-worth of shares in the cigarette maker. After being awarded 39,142 shares under the company's long-term incentive plan from 2011, Stevens offloaded 18,802 of them at a price of 3,486p each. Steven
Read moreeg solutions Chief trades in 1.21m shares
2nd Jul 2014 16:11
Elizabeth Gooch, the acting Chief Executive Officer of eg solutions has traded in a total of 1.21m shares at 52p each, the software company said on Wednesday. Of these, 120,000 were acquired by the company's former Chairman, Rodney Baker-Bates, and a further 60,000 by Mark Brady, a non-executive d
Read moreAstraZeneca Chief buys round of shares worth £2m
1st Jul 2014 16:28
AstraZeneca's Chief Executive Officer, Pascal Soriot, has spent £2m on shares, the drugs giant announced on Tuesday. The director, who has held his role since October 2012, paid 4,345p for each of the 46,200 shares. It follows another large purchase made by a member of the Astra board last week,
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Jun 2014 08:56
BAE Systems: Westhouse Securities initiates with a target price of 360p and a sell recommendation. Berkeley Group: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 2587p to 2877p retaining a hold recommendation. Jefferies raises target price from 2477p to 2543p and keeps a hold recommendation. BG Group:
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
7th Apr 2014 10:19
Abcam: Canaccord Genuity lowers target price from 386p to 375p, while upgrading from sell to hold. Aberbdeen Asset Management: Credit Suisse ups target price from 415p to 440p and stays with its neutral rating. AO World: Jefferies initiates with a target price of 410p and a buy recommendation. JP
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
30th Jan 2014 09:06
Amedeo Resources: Daniel Stewart initiates with a target price of 2p and a buy recommendation. Anglo American: Credit Suisse ups target price from 1600p to 1650p and leaves its neutral rating unchanged. Antofagasta: Citi takes target price from 270p to 290p, but still recommends selling. JP Morgan
Read moreLionTrust final quarter assets rise
29th Jan 2014 18:28
- Assets rise in fourth quarter of 2013 - Annual performance not as strong due to QE - Expects to meeting full-year profitability targets Fund manager Lion Trust Asset Management said fourth quarter assets under management (AuM) improved but noted that its annual fund performance was not as strong
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
29th Jan 2014 08:54
African Barrick Gold: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 180p to 205p keeping a hold recommendation. Antofagasta: Westhouse Securities takes target price from 1000p to 1060p and maintains its buy recommendation. BG Group: Liberum Capital reduces target price from 1475p to 1280p downgrading to
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
14th Nov 2013 09:21
Afren: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 260p to 270p and retains its strong buy recommendation. APR Energy: Citi raises target price from 1250p to 1350p reiterating a buy recommendation. Atkins: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 1025p) and its reduce rating under review. Babcock
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Oct 2013 09:45
AGA Rangemaster Group: N+1 Singer ups target price from 135p to 150p and stays with its buy recommendation. Anglo American: HSBC raises target price from 1610p to 1740p maintaining an overweight rating. Antofagasta: HSBC increases target price from 900p to 990p and upgrades to overweight. Aquariu
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
27th Sep 2013 08:48
Admiral Group: Berenberg ups target price from 1060p to 1080p, but still recommends selling. Amlin: Berenberg reduces target price from 422p to 398p and downgrades to sell. Atkins (WS): JP Morgan increases target price from 1298p to 1348p and maintains an overweight rating. AZ Electronic Material
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 moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Jul 2013 08:09
African Barrick Gold: Nomura lowers target price from 200p to 155p, while upgrading from reduce to buy. Barclays: Bank of America reduces target price from 410p to 370p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. BHP Billiton: Investec ups target price from 1919p to 1926p maintaining a buy re
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
4th Jul 2013 08:17
Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan reduces target price from 573p to 476p and reiterates its overweight rating. Ashmore Group: JP Morgan cuts target price from 410p to 339p maintaining a neutral rating. ASOS: Jefferies raises target price from 2199p to 6200p and upgrades from underperform to buy
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