Friday broker round-up UPDATE
4th Oct 2013 09:32
Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan lowers target price from 523p to 509p maintaining an overweight rating. Admiral Group: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 1200p to 1160p retaining its sell recommendation. API Group: Numis downgrades to add with a target price of 85p. Arbuthnot Banking G
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Sep 2013 08:14
Advanced Medical Solutions: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 90p to 102p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Amara Mining: Numis shifts target price from 40p to 45p retaining its buy recommendation. Anite: Numis cuts target price from 155p to 128p and downgrades to hold. Ashmore Group: Ban
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
10th Sep 2013 08:17
African Barrick Gold: Investec shifts target price from 135p to 137p, while downgrading from hold to sell. Aquarius Platinum: JP Morgan moves target price from 39p to 49p, while downgrading from neutral to underweight. Citi lowers target price from 66p to 54p and downgrades from buy to neutral. As
Read moreSunday share tips: Vedanta, Highland Gold, Barratt
8th Sep 2013 20:13
The Telegraph's Questor column said buy Vedanta. The natural resources group has completed a restructure that could bring $200m of tax savings. Analysts at Liberum Capital also think the fall in the value of the Indian rupee could boost EBITDA by $455m if the decline persists to the end of the year.
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
2nd Sep 2013 08:57
Berkeley Group: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 2046p to 2150p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Betfair: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 1000p to 1317p and maintains a buy recommendation. BHP Billiton: WH Ireland downgrades to neutral. British Land: Exane ups target price
Read moreLondon close: Tapering concerns continue to hit stocks
19th Aug 2013 16:27
Concerns about the future of US stimulus continued to weigh on stocks on Monday with London's mining sector bearing the brunt of a reduction in risk appetite amongst investors. Market sentiment has been fragile in recent weeks due to heightened speculation that the Federal Reserve will taper its qu
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Kentz rockets after AMEC approach
19th Aug 2013 14:48
The share price of engineering solutions group Kentz Corporation surged on Monday after the company rejected a 565-580p-a-share proposal from AMEC, saying it undervalued the company. The approach values Kentz at around £680m, compared with Friday's market cap of around £560m (476p a share). The com
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Aug 2013 08:27
Arcontech Group: Northland Capital shifts target price from 0.16p to 0.18p and maintains a buy recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 220p to 280p and upgrades to buy. Bovis Homes Group: Jefferies raises target price from 909p to 995p and keeps a buy recommendation.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Hochschild Mining hits three-month high
13th Aug 2013 13:30
Precious metals producer Hochschild Mining continued its impressive rise on Tuesday, surging by over 16 per cent after some upbeat comments from Swiss investment bank UBS. While it initiated coverage of the stock with a 'neutral' rating, UBS said that the company offers 'attractive operating leverag
Read moreLondon close: Markets finish lower despite mining strength
12th Aug 2013 16:44
Markets were choppy on Monday with early gains on the FTSE 100 being erased by the end of trade as traders reacted to mixed newsflow from Asia and Europe. Even a strong performance in the heavyweight mining sector wasn't enough to push the London benchmark into positive territory today, with Financ
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
12th Aug 2013 07:30
BAE Systems: Morgan Stanley increases target price from 350p to 430p and retains an equal-weight rating. Bodycote: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 700p. British American Tabacco: Goldman Sachs takes target price from 4220p to 4280p and stays with its buy recommendation. Capita G
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Aug 2013 07:13
Alent: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 430p to 420p keeping an outperform rating. UBS ups target price from 350p to 365p and maintains a neutral rating. Anglo American: Jefferies cuts target price from 1700p to 1650p and maintains a hold recommendation. Aquarius Platinum: RBC Capital shifts
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rally on US data as eyes turn to Fed
31st Jul 2013 16:39
After a cautious start, the FTSE 100 rallied strongly in afternoon trade following some strong economic data from the US, though markets pulled back slightly from their intraday highs by the close as investors awaited a key policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. London's benchmark index fini
Read moreBroker tips: GKN, BAT, Moneysupermarket.com
31st Jul 2013 11:00
Investec has raised its rating for engineering group GKN from 'add' to 'buy' following its first-half results on Tuesday, saying that the stock deserves a higher rating. "Interim results served to remind the market of GKN's attractive mid- and long-term growth prospects," said analyst Andrew Gollan
Read moreBroker snap: Canaccord downgrades Moneysupermarket after strong run
31st Jul 2013 10:29
Canaccord Genuity has downgraded its recommendation for price-comparison website Moneysupermarket.com from 'buy' to 'hold' despite an in-line set of interim figures, pointing out that the stock has risen 45 per cent so far this year. Numbers met forecasts for the six months to June 30th, though the
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