Wedneday broker round-up

27th May 2020 14:15

(Sharecast News) - Hurricane energy: Canaccord downgrades to speculative buy with a target price of 16p.

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Pearson slumps on Berenberg downgrade

27th May 2020 11:03

(Sharecast News) - Education publisher Pearson was under the cosh on Wednesday after Berenberg downgraded its stance on the stock to 'sell' from 'hold', cutting its estimates to reflect the risk of severe disruption to college enrolments in 2020 and less favourable FX rates.

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Monday broker round-up

27th Apr 2020 13:54

(Sharecast News) - South32: Jefferies downgrades to underperform with a target price of 80p.

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Share buybacks face resistance in post-Covid world

24th Apr 2020 12:13

(Sharecast News) - Share buybacks already had a dubious reputation before the Covid-19 crisis but that didn't stop companies purchasing more and more of their own shares in the market.

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Pearson suspends share buyback amid Covid-19

23rd Mar 2020 07:29

(Sharecast News) - Pearson announced on Monday that, as it managed the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on its business, and with the likelihood of prolonged uncertainty, it had decided it was prudent to pause its share buyback.

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Wednesday broker round-up

26th Feb 2020 12:48

(Sharecast News) - Associated British Foods: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 2,700p.

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Pearson says profit will fall in 2020

21st Feb 2020 07:05

(Sharecast News) - Pearson said it expected profit to fall in 2020 after the education publisher posted a 6% increase in profit for 2019.

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Friday preview: China coronavirus, Pearson in the spotlight

20th Feb 2020 14:18

(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will likely continue to be on the news around the China coronavirus in South Korea and whether any new cases are reported in that country.

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Wednesday broker round-up

19th Feb 2020 13:17

(Sharecast News) - Berkeley Group Holdings: HSBC upgrades to buy with a target price of 6,620p.

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Friday broker round-up

24th Jan 2020 12:45

(Sharecast News) - TT Electronics: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 265p.

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Tuesday broker round-up

21st Jan 2020 12:47

(Sharecast News) - Ricardo: Berenberg upgrades to hold with a target price of 770p.

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Friday broker round-up

17th Jan 2020 13:24

(Sharecast News) - Filtrona: UBS downgrades to sell with a target price of 7,250p.

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Pearson slumps on trading update, CFO departure

16th Jan 2020 07:19

(Sharecast News) - Pearson shares slumped on Thursday after the education publisher said full-year adjusted operating profit was set to come in at the bottom end of its guidance range and announced the departure of its chief financial officer.

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FTSE 100 movers: Flutter rises, NMC Health dives

19th Dec 2019 15:30

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up by 0.39% at 7,570.07 in afternoon trade on Thursday, with Flutter Entertainment leading the index higher.

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Thursday broker round-up

19th Dec 2019 12:34

(Sharecast News) - Capita Group: Deutsche Bank downgrades to sell with a target price of 155p.

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