Monday broker round-up
8th Oct 2018 13:07
(Sharecast News) - Mediclinic International: Investec upgrades to buy with a target price of 448p.
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10th Sep 2018 11:48
(Sharecast News) - Glencore: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral with a target price of 370p.
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1st Aug 2018 13:19
(Sharecast News) - Rightmove: Berenberg downgrades to sell with a target price of 4,100p.
Read morePearson adjusted operating profit flat but ahead of expectations
27th Jul 2018 07:52
(Sharecast News) - Adjusted operating profit at education publisher Pearson was flat in the first half but ahead of expectations, as the company said it remains on track to return to underlying profit growth.
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27th Jan 2017 14:09
(ShareCast News) - Diageo: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 2430p. Royal Dutch Shell A: HSBC reiterates buy, 2600p target. Vodafone: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 285p target. Anglo American: UBS reiterates neutral with a 1250p target. Easyjet: Deutsche Bank reiterates hold w
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19th Jan 2017 16:45
(ShareCast News) - G4S: Barclays upgrades to equal-weight with a target price of 260p. Weir: Credit Suisse reiterates outperform, 2200p target. Coca Cola HBC: Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy with a 2120p target. Diageo: HSBC reiterates buy with a 2600p target. Aveva: Goldman Sachs reiterates sell w
Read moreLiberum slashes Pearson price target after profit warning
19th Jan 2017 10:46
(ShareCast News) - Liberum slashed its price target on education publisher Pearson to 360p from 470p following the company's profit warning in the previous session. The brokerage said Pearson remains its key 'sell' in the media sector, as it has been for several years, with the profit warning on Wed
Read moreSector movers: UK engineers, travel stocks lead gains
18th Jan 2017 16:19
(ShareCast News) - The incoming newsflow drove the price action, by sectors, on the leaderboard, with cyclical issues figuring large among the best and worst performers of the session. Shares in steel-maker Evraz advanced, alongside gains in Chinese rebar futures in overnight trading from $500.1 per
Read moreLiberum says Pearson's self-help efforts 'too little, too late'
18th Jan 2017 11:43
(ShareCast News) - Liberum said Pearson's major profit warning and accelerated plans to recover from the US higher education challenges to protect the dividend were "too little, too late". The FTSE 100-listed company said it intended to exit from its 47% stake in Penguin Random House to beef up its
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18th Jan 2017 09:48
(ShareCast News) - Hochschild Mining: RBC Capital Markets reiterates Outperform with a target price of 290p. Pearson: Liberum reiterates Sell with a target price of 470p. IG Group: Barclays reiterates Overweight with a target price of 612p. British American Tobacco: Citi reiterates Buy with a targ
Read morePearson resets dividend due to uncertainty over North America
18th Jan 2017 07:03
(ShareCast News) - Pearson expects to report full year operating profit and earnings per share in line with forecasts, but warned there will be a fall in revenue due to a decline in the North American higher education market as it aims to accelerate its digital transition in order to manage a fall i
Read moreExane picks WPP and cuts DMGT as media set to outperform in 2017
16th Jan 2017 12:10
(ShareCast News) - After a weak 2016, Exane BNP Paribas predicted the media sector will outperform the wider market in 2017, though downgraded Daily Mail & General Trust due to "significant operational uncertainty". Exane said it expected media will outperform as the sector's relative p/e premium ha
Read moreCredit Suisse reviews European media stocks; downgrades Pearson
22nd Nov 2016 10:12
(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse updated its ratings and initiated on stocks in the European media sector. The Swiss bank upgraded RELX from 'neutral' to 'outperform' and bumped up the price target to 1,600p from 1,370p. It said the company's high-quality assets with market-leading positions have le
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
15th Nov 2016 12:30
(ShareCast News) - Dairy Crest: Jefferies downgrades to underperform with a target price of 500p. Royal Dutch Shell: HSBC reiterates buy with a 2360p target. Polymetal: Jefferies stays at underperform with a 700p target. Tesco: Credit Suisse reiterates underperform with a 130p target. Paddy Power
Read moreSociete Generale upgrades Pearson to 'buy'
15th Nov 2016 08:53
(ShareCast News) - Societe Generale has upgraded Pearson's stock from 'hold' to 'buy' and maintained its price target of 1,030p, noting an upside of 37%. "Pearson shares are down 25% from their July peak despite FX tailwinds and reiterated targets. We think the current share price offers a compelli
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