Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

19th Jun 2014 08:56

BAE Systems: Westhouse Securities initiates with a target price of 360p and a sell recommendation. Berkeley Group: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 2587p to 2877p retaining a hold recommendation. Jefferies raises target price from 2477p to 2543p and keeps a hold recommendation. BG Group:

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Monday broker round-up UPDATE

16th Jun 2014 09:51

Allocate Software: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 133p. Croda International: Numis cuts target price from 2575p to 2554p and maintains its hold recommendation. Diamondcorp: Northland Capital shifts target price from 9.9p to 11p and keeps a buy recommendation. Fenner: Credit Su

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Wife of CareTech Strategic Director reduces company holding

13th Jun 2014 16:29

Specialist care and housing support services group CareTech on Friday announced that a company wholly-owned by the wife of its Strategic Director, Stewart Wallace, has traded in 300,000 shares, reducing its stake to 32,750. Wallace's beneficial interest has been maintained at 473,374, but with his

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Friday broker round-up UPDATE

25th Apr 2014 09:19

African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 310p to 300p maintaining a buy recommendation. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 1530p to 1510p and reiterates a hold recommendation. ASOS: Deutsche Bank upgrades to buy with a target price of 5800p. Astra Zeneca: Deu

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Rotork maintains outlook despite FX and falling order intake

25th Apr 2014 08:22

Manufacturing group Rotork said that full-year forecasts remain unchanged despite currency headwinds and lower orders in the first quarter. The company, which makes electric, pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators and gearboxes, said that revenues reached a record level in the first quarter and we

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Friday broker round-up UPDATE

11th Apr 2014 08:49

African Barrick Gold: Numis raises target price from 170p to 260p and upgrades from sell to hold. Antofagasta: Numis downgrades from hold to reduce with a target price of 700p. Ashmore Group: Jefferies ups target price from 375p to 400p and keeps a buy recommendation. JP Morgan lowers target price

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Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

9th Apr 2014 09:09

Aberdeen Asset Management: RBC Capital moves target price from 485p to 495p and maintains an outperform rating. African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank upgrades to buy with a target price of 310p. African Minerals: Investec reduces target price from 241p to 198p and leaves its buy recommendation uncha

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Friday broker round-up UPDATE

14th Mar 2014 09:07

Barclays: Nomura reduces target price from 305p to 285p staying with its buy recommendation. Investec lowers target price from 305p to 295p and keeps its buy recommendation. Ferrexpo: Westhouse Securities increases target price from 190p to 220p and reiterates a buy recommendation. F&C Asset Manag

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Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

12th Mar 2014 09:03

Ashtead Group: Citi raises target price from 850p to 1075p keeping a buy recommendation. Barratt Developments: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 527p to 502p and downgrades to neutral. British Land: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 707p. Brooks Macdonald Group: Canaccord

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Pace Chief builds stake after impressive round of results

10th Mar 2014 15:58

Michael Pulli, the Chief Executive Officer of Pace, on Monday announced he had increased his interest in the subscription television, telephony and broadband services technology design group. FTSE 250-listed Pace said he maintained 182,098 shares awarded to him under the 2011 deferred share plan,

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FTSE 250 movers: Perform rises on turnaround hopes

4th Mar 2014 15:04

Sports media group Perform surged on turnaround hopes following a seven per cent fall in earnings per share in 2013. The company said the board was taking the opportunity to address the large cost base and had 'already put in place a series of plans and initiatives'. Pace, which develops technolog

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Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

4th Mar 2014 09:37

Abcam: Numis cuts target price from 560p to 510p downgrading from add to hold. Amlin: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 484p to 491p and keeps a hold recommendation. Arrow Global: Canaccord Genuity shifts target price from 300p to 309p maintaining a buy recommendation. Numis moves target pric

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Rotork buys Seoul's Young Tech, posts record full-year earnings

4th Mar 2014 07:47

- Buys Seoul based Young Tech - Full-year earnings fuelled by product and geographic expansion - Lifts full-year dividend, confident for year ahead British manufacturing company Rotork reported record full-year revenue and profit as it acquired Seoul, South Korea-based valve and accessories manufa

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Friday broker round-up UPDATE

21st Feb 2014 10:11

Barratt Developments: JP Morgan raises target price from 360p to 420p, while downgrading to neutral. Bellway: JP Morgan takes target price from 1450p to 2000p and retains an overweight rating. Bodycote: UBS initiates with a target price of 800p and a buy recommendation. Bovis Homes Group: JP Morg

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FTSE 250 movers: Miners provide a lift, retailers fall

7th Feb 2014 13:55

Mining stocks were among the best performers on the FTSE 250 on Friday as metal prices more or less rose across the board. Kenmare Resources, Vedanta Resources and EVRAZ were putting in decent gains. Copper prices, in particular, were up 0.5% at $3,245 a pound, heading for the biggest weekly gain (

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