Monday broker round-up UPDATE
14th Jan 2013 06:57
Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan ups target price from 414p to 479p and retains an overweight rating. HSBC downgrades to neutral. Aggreko: UBS cuts target price from 2350p to 2250p maintaining a buy rating. ARM Holdings: Piper Jaffray downgrade to neutral. Ashmore Group: JP Morgan shifts ta
Read moreLondon close: Markets end the week with slight gains
11th Jan 2013 17:04
- Japan launches new stimulus package - Chinese inflation rises in December - Tullow misses production forecasts in 2012 UK stocks finished with slight gains on Friday on the back of plans for economic stimulus in Japan, as markets were able to shrug off some weakness in the mining sector. The F
Read moreFTSE 250 movers:Centamin continues to rise on Q4 production
11th Jan 2013 14:59
Gold miner Centamin continued to rise after its fourth-quarter production results on Wednesday, in which it beat output guidance by five per cent. Liberum Capital labelled the stock as a compelling buy this morning. The shares have now risen by over a third in the last five days. Price comparison
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks rise as Japan attempts to boost growth
11th Jan 2013 11:31
- Japan launches new stimulus package - Chinese inflation rises in December - UK production misses the mark in November Markets were making small gains on Friday morning as hopes for the Japanese economy offset concerns about price rises in China and a downbeat reading of UK production. News from
Read moreLondon open: Markets cautious after Chinese inflation figures
11th Jan 2013 08:24
UK markets opened tentatively on Friday morning, making only slight gains as investors digested inflation data in China and economic stimulus in Japan. Chinese inflation rose to 2.5% in December as cold weather resulted to a increase in food prices. "While the figure remains well below the inflatio
Read moreLondon pre-open: Small gains expected on FTSE
11th Jan 2013 07:30
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up eight points from yesterday's close of 6,102, tracking overnight gains in the US. Stocks were also boosted by a decision by Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, to introduce a Y10.3tn ($116bn) economic stimulus package. The hope is that the package wi
Read moreMoneysupermarket expects 15 per cent rise in adjusted revenue for the year
11th Jan 2013 07:01
Adjusted revenue at Moneysupermarket.com is expected to increase by approximately 15 per cent to 204.5m pounds for the full year 2012, according to a trading statement published by the FTSE 250 company on Friday morning. The post-close statement further outlined expectations for full year adjusted
Read moreCredit Suisse expects another good year for small and mid-caps
29th Dec 2012 17:34
2013 should be a good year for small and mid-capitalisation stocks following a strong 2012. That was the view put forth by analysts at Credit Suisse in a research note published on December 20th. Amongst the factors cited by their analysts were the strong historical track record (10% average re
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
7th Dec 2012 07:04
Bellway: Northland Capital raises target price from 1050p to 1150p and keeps a buy rating. Panmure Gordon raises target price from 957p to 1013p, while maintaining a hold recommendation. Berkeley Group: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 1390p to 1650p keeping a hold rating. Booker Group: Gol
Read moreSunday share tips: Compass, Moneysupermarket, North Atlantic
18th Nov 2012 21:25
This time a year ago Compass, the world's biggest caterer, warmed the cockles of its shareholders' hearts with a 500m pound share buyback. Expect history to repeat itself on Wednesday when the company reveals annual results."Chief executive Richard Cousins is likely, says my man in the canteen, to u
Read moreThursday Broker round-up UPDATE
15th Nov 2012 07:21
AMEC: Nomura raises target price from 1240p to 1340p, buy rating remains unchanged. Barclays Capital reduces target price from 1350p to 1320p, underweight rating kept. Atkins (WS): Investec reduces target price from 727p to 700p, hold recommendation maintained. Barr AG: UBS raises target price fro
Read moreWednesday Broker round-up UPDATE
14th Nov 2012 07:24
Anglo American: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 2700p to 2600p, buy recommendation unchanged. Chemring: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 330p to 210p, neutral rating kept. CRH: UBS raises target price from 1110p to 1140p, neutral rating unchanged. Daily Mail and General Trust: Deut
Read moreMoneySupermarket.com to meet expectations
14th Nov 2012 07:21
MoneySupermarket.com traded well in its third quarter and reports that "expectations for the year remain unchanged". Trading in the fourth quarter has continued to be good: "Group revenues including MoneySavingExpert are approximately 20% ahead of the same period last year. Revenues excluding Money
Read moreMoneySupermarket.com to complete MoneySavingExpert acquisition Friday
20th Sep 2012 14:55
MoneySupermarket.com Group has said it will complete the acquisition of MoneySavingExpert early Friday, when the 22.12m shares that are due to founder Martin Lewis will be admitted to trading. On completion, Lewis will remain as editor-in-chief of MoneySavingExpert. The website "intends to preserv
Read moreSoon-to-be-Chairman at Thorntons shows his support
14th Sep 2012 15:38
Paul Wilkinson, a Senior Independent Director of chocolate maker Thorntons, has put his money where his mouth is after the firm said full-year profit before tax and exceptional items fell sharply in the face of continued tough trading conditions. Wilkinson, who was this week unveiled as the company
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