Monday broker round-up UPDATE
3rd Jun 2013 07:22
Anglo Pacific Group: Finncap cuts target price from 320p to 279p staying with its buy recommendation. Ashtead Group: Citi takes target price from 660p to 750p and maintains a buy recommendation. Centrica: Berenberg ups target price from 370p to 380p keeping a hold recommendation. Coal of Afica: I
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22nd Apr 2013 07:20
Admiral Group: Deutsche Bank takes target price from 1140p to 1300p retaining a hold recommendation. African Barrick Gold: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 173p to 180p staying with its hold recommendation. Albemarle & Bond: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 280p to 146p and downgrade
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4th Mar 2013 07:12
Aggreko: JP Morgan takes target price from 1845p to 1870p, while reiterating a neutral rating. Anglo American: Nomura reduces target price from 1800p to 1700p and downgrades from neutral to reduce. ARM Holdings: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 400p to 445p, but still recommends selling.
Read moreRevenues sag at Sagentia as medical project suspended
16th Apr 2012 10:28
The research and development consultancy, Sagentia, has issued a warning on 2012 revenues after a big project with a north American medical start-up was suspended. Sagentia says the suspension will see revenues in the first half of 2012 coming in lower than the second six months of 2011. The group
Read moreSagentia makes eight million pound tender offer
5th Mar 2012 10:51
Sagentia Group, the research and development outsourcer, has seen a sharp drop in its share price after announcing an £8m tender offer. Sagentia had a very tricky period in 2009 but has staged an impressive recovery since, gaining 575%. The board has considered several sale and merger offers but d
Read moreSagentia signs $10m contract with US firm
29th Sep 2011 13:03
Sagentia, the outsourced technology R&D group, has signed a multi-year contract with a major US consumer company to provide outsourced research and development services, including new product development. The value of the contract is around $10m over the initial term of three years. In a statem
Read moreSagentia's revenue ahead of expectations
7th Jul 2011 15:26
Outsourced research and development consultancy services provider Sagentia Group said its revenue grew in excess of 20% compared to last year, ahead of its expectations. Shares of the company soared 10% following the announcement, which also contained good news in the form of continued improvement
Read moreSagentia's profits ahead of expectations
16th May 2011 16:39
Profits during the first four months of Sagentia's year are said to be "materially ahead" of its expectations, helped by strong growth in the medical sector. The international technology consulting company said that the strong turnaround in operating performance - reported in February - has continu
Read moreUnited Utilities boss raises £588,000 from share sale
28th Mar 2011 16:48
United Utilities chief executive Philip Green has raised £588,000 by selling 100,000 shares. Green still has 116,384 shares. The shares that were sold for 588p each were owned by Green and his wife Judy, who no longer holds any shares. In February, Green received 136,607 shares from the company'
Read moreSagentia beats expectations but warns on demand
28th Feb 2011 13:43
Sagentia's profits for the year to 31 December beat expectations, but the technology and product development consultant sounded a cautious note on future trading, saying demand is unpredictable. The company moved to a pre-tax profit of £2.2m against a loss of £3.5m the previous year, even as revenu
Read moreIncoming Whitbread boss takes another slice
17th Nov 2010 17:56
Whitbread's incoming chief executive Andy Harrison has continued signalling his commitment to his new employers, spending nearly £500,000 on shares in the hotel and coffee shop operator. He bought 29,439 shares at 1,685.74 a time and now has 161,673. Harrison, who used to be chief executive at eas
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Sagentia, Conroy Diamonds, Imaginatik ...
11th Oct 2010 13:24
Shares in Sagentia moved higher after the technology and product development consultant said profits for the full year will be ahead of previous expectations following a better than expected summer. 'Consultant utilisation has remained high over the summer contrary to the anticipated seasonal slo
Read moreSagentia Group Names Neil Elton Finance Director >SAG.LN
2nd Aug 2010 07:51
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Sagentia Group PLC (SAG.LN), an international technology and product development organization, said Monday it has appointed Neil Elton Finance Director with effect from Aug. 2, following the resignation of Guy McCarthy. MAIN FACTS: -It was announced on July 21, that McCar
Read moreSagentia Group 1H Pretax Profit GBP0.9M Vs Loss GBP1.9M
21st Jul 2010 07:58
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Sagentia Group PLC (SAG.LN), an international technology consulting company, Wednesday reported first half pretax profit of GBP0.9 million, compared with a loss of GBP1.9 million a year earlier. MAIN FACTS: -Revenue for the half year ended June 30 GBP9.8 million (2009: GB
Read moreLondon close: Footsie drops slightly
5th Jul 2010 16:33
London's main markets closed slightly lower after trading within a tight range all day. BP was the strongest blue chip all day on reports that the governments of Kuwait, China and Singapore could inject funds under a £6bn plan designed to shore up the oil group's finances in the wake of the Gulf di
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