FTSE 250 movers: Construction and house building groups rise on Budget
20th Mar 2013 16:05
Shares in Barratt Developments, Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon, Bellway, Redrow and Bovis Homes Group all charged higher on Wednesday afternoon after the Chancellor, George Osborne, said in his 2013 Budget speech that the government was launching a programme to help people get on, or move up, the property
Read morePersimmon proposes return of cash to shareholders
18th Mar 2013 13:06
FTSE 250-listed house building company Persimmon has issued a circular containing details of a proposed 75p per share return of cash to shareholders worth approximately 227m pounds altogether. The proposed 75p per share cash return is the first payment under the group's capital return plan and the
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Mar 2013 07:15
Abcam: Investec raises target price from 466p to 484p and keeps a buy recommendation. Numis revises target price from 470p to 530p and maintains its buy ratng. Access Intelligence: Merchant Securities initiates with a target price of 7p and a buy recommendation. Amlin: Canaccord Genuity raises tar
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Bunzl, Persimmon, Hiscox
26th Feb 2013 06:54
Glamorous it ain't. Supplying loo roll, tea bags and plastic cutlery to workplaces worldwide may not set the investor pulse racing, but it's proved very lucrative for Bunzl in recent years. Organic growth has been tortoise-like in recent years, typically growing by around a percentage point more tha
Read moreLondon close: Markets volatile after mixed news on Italian election
25th Feb 2013 17:11
The FTSE 100 saw a volatile end to the trading session on Monday as a number of conflicting news reports emerged from the Italian exit polls. Milan's FTSE MIB index gained as much as 4.0% earlier in the day after it was rumoured that centre-left Pier Luigi Bersani could win a majority in both the l
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Senior jumps after record results
25th Feb 2013 15:14
Aeronautics and industrial component manufacturer Senior was a high riser on Monday after reporting a record set of results for 2012. The company reported a 14% rise in full-year sales last year and a 17% jump in adjusted profits before tax, helped by a strong first year's performance from the West
Read moreLondon midday: Banks lift markets higher despite UK downgrade
25th Feb 2013 11:47
The FTSE 100 was making decent gains on Monday morning in spite of Moody's stripping the UK of its prized 'AAA' credit rating, as sentiment was lifted by central-bank stimulus speculation in the US and Japan. Over the last few days, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke showed his commitment to the
Read morePersimmon upbeat as profit soars
25th Feb 2013 07:45
House builder Persimmon said it was encouraged by stronger trading and initial signs of an improving mortgage market as it posted a better than expected fifty two per cent jump in full year profit. The group said underlying pre-tax profit rose to £225.1m for the year ended December 31st 2012 from £
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Feb 2013 07:14
Alternative Networks: Westhouse Securities downgrades from add to neutral with a target price of 280p. Anite: Northland Capital shifts target price from 153p to 167p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Barratt Developments: Liberum Capital raises target price from 165p to 259p and retains a
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
23rd Jan 2013 07:05
Aberdeen Asset Management: Societe Generale downgrades to hold, while its target price of 375p is not altered. Amara Mining: Investec reduces target price from 89p to 83p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Associated British Foods: Jefferies raises target price from 1365p to 1650p keeping a hold
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
10th Jan 2013 07:10
Afren: Morgan Stanley takes target price from 215p to 220p and reiterates an overweight rating. Alent: Bank of America starts with a target price of 370p and a buy recommendation. Associated British Foods: Goldman Sachs moves its target price from 1160p to 1190p and maintains a sell rating. AVEVA
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
9th Jan 2013 09:11
African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 520p to 490p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Nomura cuts target price from 525p to 435p and downgrades from buy to neutral. African Minerals: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 606p to 620p and maintains a buy rating. AMEC:
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
8th Jan 2013 07:19
Anglo American: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 2270p to 2230p and maintains its buy recommendation. Aquarius Platinum: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 73p to 76p, while the buy rating remains unchanged. ARM Holdings: Credit Suisse raises target price from 645p to 780p and reiterates a
Read morePersimmon sales improve, Farley to retire
8th Jan 2013 07:11
House builder Persimmon said full year sales rates and prices improved on the same period last year as it announced that Chief Executive Mike Farley will retire at the AGM in April. The volume of new homes legally completed for the year ended December 31st 2012 increased by 6% to 9,903 from 9,360 i
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Dec 2012 07:21
Aggreko: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 2159p to 1935p, while keeping a hold recommendation. Investec downgrades to hold. Amara Mining: Investec starts with a target price of 89p and a buy rating. ASOS: Goldman Sachs increases target price from 3200p to 3600p and recommends a strong buy.
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