Tuesday broker round-up
24th Jul 2018 13:17
(Sharecast News) - Britvic: Shore Capital Markets downgrades to hold.
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23rd Jul 2018 12:53
(Sharecast News) - Hargreaves Lansdown: Jefferies downgrades to underperform with a target price of 1,650p.
Read morePetra trims guidance after 'stable' year for diamond market
23rd Jul 2018 09:15
(Sharecast News) - Petra Diamonds said the diamond market was stable in the year just ended as the miner trimmed its guidance for the year ahead.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Beazley comes out on top; miners fall
3rd Feb 2017 14:38
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 index rose 0.89% to 18,421.49 at 1609 GMT on Friday. Insurer Beazley was in the green as it reported a 3% jump in full-year profit as premiums written increased and the company lifted its dividend. In the year to the end of December, pre-tax profit rose to $293.2m fro
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24th Jan 2017 16:16
(ShareCast News) - SSE: Macquarie reiterates outperform with a target price of 1735p. Easyjet: Numis reiterates hold, 1050p target. William Hill: UBS downgrades to sell with a 240p target. Standard Life: UBS downgrades to sell with a 310p target. Beazley: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 46
Read morePetra Diamonds production surges in first half
23rd Jan 2017 07:16
(ShareCast News) - Petra Diamonds posted its unaudited trading update for the six months to 31 December on Monday, ahead of the publication of its interim results for the period on 20 February. The FTSE 250 company said production was up 24% to 2,015,087 carats, which it put down to an increased con
Read morePetra Diamonds reports $8.9m in payments to governments
29th Dec 2016 07:32
(ShareCast News) - Petra Diamonds published its payments to governments report for the year to 30 June on Thursday, with a total of $8.9m paid to governments under the reporting regulations. The FTSE 250 firm paid $0.14m in corporate taxes in the Netherlands and $0.24m in Tanzania, while it spent $0
Read moreDirectors dealings: Petra Diamonds chairman sells down after strong run for shares
9th Dec 2016 16:44
(ShareCast News) - Petra Diamond non-executive chairman Adonis Pouroulis sold 1,052,637 shares in the firm in two separate transactions, 752,637 shares at 170p each and another 300,000 at 171p, on 7th and 8th December, respectively. His decision followed a recent sharp run-up in the value of the com
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25th Oct 2016 10:10
(ShareCast News) - Segro: Barclays keeps at overweight with a target price of 520p. Howden Joinery: Berenberg downgrades to hold, 450p target. Standard Chartered: Deutsche Bank reiterates sell with a 574p target. Cobham: UBS reiterates neutral with a 160p target. Cobham: Barclays reiterates equal
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Petra Diamonds sparkles, while profit-taking continues in Hunting
24th Oct 2016 13:55
(ShareCast News) - Shares in Petra Diamonds shined bright at the start of the week as the outfit reported what one analyst described as first quarter results which were "very much in-line" with expectations. Significantly, the company said it was still on track to turn cash-flow positive in the firs
Read moreBroker tips: Acacia Mining, Petra Diamonds, Rathbone Brothers
24th Oct 2016 13:05
(ShareCast News) - Acacia Mining's shares rose on Monday as Deutsche Bank reiterated a 'buy' rating and lifted its target price to 580p from 570p, citing progress on the company's turnaround. The miner last Friday reported it swung to a pre-tax profit for the third quarter and said full-year gold p
Read moreCanaccord Genuity reiterates 'buy' on Petra Diamonds
24th Oct 2016 09:22
(ShareCast News) - Canaccord Genuity reiterated a 'buy' rating and target price of 165p on Petra Diamonds after the miner reported its first quarter trading update. Petra reported a 30% increase in production to 1,097,523 carats for the three months to 30 September, boosted by an increased contribut
Read morePetra Diamonds production up, four fatalities reported
24th Oct 2016 07:44
(ShareCast News) - Petra Diamonds posted its unaudited trading update for the first quarter to 30 September on Monday, with production up 30% year-on-year to 1,097,523 carats. The FTSE 250 firm put that down to an to increased contribution from undiluted ROM ore, improving ROM grades and additional
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
20th Sep 2016 15:46
(ShareCast News) - Petra Diamonds: Citigroup reiterates buy with a target price of 120p; JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 139p target. Bovis Homes: UBS upgrades to neutral, 910p target. Electrocomponents: Credit Suisse keeps at underperform with a 300p target. Easyjet: HSBC keeps at reduce w
Read moreBroker tips: BHP Billiton, Petra Diamonds, Tullet Prebon
23rd Aug 2016 14:50
(ShareCast News) - Jefferies upped its recommendation on BHP Billiton to 'buy' from 'hold' as it took a look at the metals and mining sector. The bank said it had been cautious on miners due to weak demand, ongoing supply growth, stretched balance sheets, and a lack of free cash flow for most mining
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