Wednesday broker round-up
14th Mar 2012 10:02
Antofagasta: Fox-Davies upgrades from sell to hold, target lifted from 1,121p to 1,197p. AZ Electronic Materials: Goldman Sachs upgrades from buy to conviction buy, target raised from 380p to 440p. Close Brothers: UBS raises target from 690p to 750p, neutral rating kept. Computacenter: UBS raises
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks fall ahead of EU summit
30th Jan 2012 11:55
London's blue chip index had fallen close to its lowest levels of the day by lunchtime ahead of the EU summit in Brussels. Meanwhile, markets were still digesting the downgrade of five Eurozone nations on Friday and the talks between the Greek government and private creditors that are still ongoing.
Read moreLondon open: Banks weigh on Footsie lower early on
30th Jan 2012 08:18
The FTSE 100 slipped towards the 5,700 level in early trade, with the banks providing a drag as investors digested the downgrade of five Eurozone nations and the ongoing talks in Greece. Fitch announced late on Friday to downgrade the ratings of five Eurozone nations - Italy, Spain, Belgium, Cyprus
Read moreMitie trading in line with expectations
30th Jan 2012 07:42
Outsourcing and energy services company Mitie said revenues and earnings had come in in line with expectations from 1 October 2011 to date. Mitie said its private sector sales pipeline remained buoyant and it have been awarded and retained work across a range of markets including recent deals with
Read moreBroker tips: IG Group, Mothercare, Business service stocks
29th Nov 2011 12:58
Prime Markets recommends buying shares in IG Group, saying that the European sovereign debt crisis creates "ideal conditions" for the spread-betting firm. The group said this morning that it has continued to see high levels of client activity during its second quarter and first half revenues will b
Read moreBroker snap: Credit Suisse assesses impact of euro recession on business services
29th Nov 2011 10:22
Credit Suisse has reassessed its ratings and forecasts across the business services sector to reflect a more challenging environment in which it envisages Europe falling back into a recession in the fourth quarter. The broker said: "Our base case FY12-13 EPS estimates fall by an average of 4-5% to
Read moreTuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
29th Nov 2011 09:15
Senior: Credit Suisse keeps at neutral, raises target to 175p from 165p. Icap: Credit Suisse keeps at outperform, lowers target to 420p from 510p. G4S: HSBC upgrades to overweight from neutral. Rio Tinto: UBS cuts target from 6,000p to 5,650p, buy rating kept [28 November]. BP: Nomura keeps neut
Read moreTuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
22nd Nov 2011 09:34
British Land: Bank of America-Merrill Lynch upgrades to buy from neutral. Centrica: Goldman Sachs keeps at Conviction Buy. Smith&Nephew: Citi cuts target to 492p from 507p, keeps at sell. Smith&Nephew: Citi reiterates neutral. Thomas Cook: Evolution Securities downgrades from neutral to sell, t
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Mitie, Primary Health Properties, Mecom
22nd Nov 2011 06:32
"Mitie's halfway report is significantly more cheerful than other updates from its rivals," writes the Tempus column in the Times. The column notes that Mitie reported organic growth of 5.1% in the first half, surpassing estimates of 4.3% from house-broker UBS. "Its strategy is to offer an ever wide
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Miners tumble on global fears
21st Nov 2011 13:02
The mining sector suffered some heavy losses on Monday as concerns of the global economy weighed on sector sentiment, and metals prices. Centamin Egypt, Kenmare Resources, Aquarius Platinum, Petropavlovsk and Allied Gold Mining were among the worst performers on the FTSE 250. While the miners bo
Read moreDigital Look broker talk
21st Nov 2011 12:09
Centrica: "Centrica has today announced major moves in the gas market. We believe that these are good moves that will underpin Centrica's position on both the Upstream and Downstream side" [Investec]. Phoenix Group: "Any takeover of Phoenix would also represent the hope that more cash could be sque
Read moreMonday broker round-up - UPDATE
21st Nov 2011 08:23
RBS: Banco Espirito Santo lowers to neutral, cuts target to 22p from 51p. Centrica: Investec puts target price under review, buy rating unchanged. Capita: Credit Suisse cuts target from 780p to 770p, outperform rating kept. Capital Shopping Centres: Seymour Pierce maintains reduce stance and 324
Read moreMitie revenues up 6% in first half
21st Nov 2011 07:53
MITIE, the facilities management company, has seen revenues grow 5.8% in the six months to the end of September, compared to the equivalent period of 2010. Revenue for the half year hit £971.7m. The firm, which provides services like waste management, security and energy efficiency certification f
Read moreMitie wins £200m contract from Sellafield group
28th Sep 2011 09:06
Mitie Group, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has successfully retained and expanded a contract to provide integrated facilities management (FM) and energy services to the Cumbrian Collaboration, the group that includes the Sellafield nuclear power station. The FTSE 250 compan
Read moreFirst broker round-up of the morning
27th Sep 2011 08:21
Fresnillo: Citi upgrades to 'hold' from 'sell'. Lonmin: Citi cuts target price 9% to £12.37. Burberrys: Credit Suisse says today, "We still see better risk-reward elsewhere in the space (e.g., Hugo Boss) at current levels." Ricardo: RBS stays at 'buy'. Easy Jet: RBS reiterates 'buy' and 450p t
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