St Ives slumps after profit warning
25th Apr 2016 09:07
(ShareCast News) - Shares in St Ives fell sharply after the AIM-listed marketing services group warned underlying pre-tax profit for the current financial year is likely to be below management's current expectations, with the following year also affected. The group said trading in the eight months e
Read moreSt Ives buys Fripp Sandeman and Partners for undisclosed sum
13th Aug 2015 09:45
(ShareCast News) - Marketing services and book publishing group St Ives has reached an agreement to buy retail business consultancy Fripp Sandeman and Partners. The London-listed group, which did not disclose any financial details of the deal, said the acquisition will strengthen its specialist cons
Read moreSt Ives acquires Solstice for £27m
17th Mar 2015 09:38
International marketing services group St Ives has completed the acquisition of US digital consultancy group Solstice Consulting for £27.4m. The group said the deal will consist of £20m in cash and approximately 2.6m of St Ives shares, adding that a further sum of up to £25.3m could be paid subject
Read moreSt Ives profit and revenue ahead of last year
16th Dec 2014 14:42
Marketing and printing group St Ives reported higher profits and revenue than last year and said its new financial year had got off to a good start. St Ives said underlying operating profit and margin were both ahead of the equivalent period for the prior year in the period since 2 August, while gro
Read moreUK Mail CEO bags a bargain after posting dividend growth
19th Nov 2014 15:48
With share in his company down 44% from this year's earlier all-time high of 715p, UK Mail chief executive Guy Buswell has bagged a sackful of shares the day after the company hiked its dividend. Buswell bought 18,310 shares at a price of 405p, shelling out £74,156 in total a day after announcing fl
Read moreUK economic upturn helps St Ives to double annual profit
7th Oct 2014 10:21
Printing and marketing group St Ives doubled annual profits as the UK economic upturn boosted its marketing services arm. St Ives said pre-tax profits in the year to 1 August rose 118% to £11.9m on a 3% increase in underlying revenue to £327.6m. Basic earnings per share lifted 132% to 8.60p and
Read moreSt Ives does well in marketing but print lags
11th Aug 2014 10:50
Marketing and printing group St Ives reported a good annual performance from its digital marketing business, but tough trading in print services. St Ives said trading in marketing services was well ahead of last year and was expanding through acquisitions, including digital marketing agency Realise
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Jun 2014 09:03
Ashtead Group: Barclays ups target price from 930p to 946p retaining its overweight rating. Berkeley Group: Numis upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 2491p. Brown (N) Group: Oriel places its buy recommendation under review. BT Group: Jefferies ups target price from 440p to 470p and k
Read moreMarketing services underpins St Ives revenue rise
18th Jun 2014 07:42
- Marketing services division boosts group revenue - Making progress moving away from print markets - Well placed to expand marketing services offering Printing and business services firm St Ives increased revenue during the seventeen weeks to May 30th as it continues to reposition itself away fr
Read moreSunday share tips: Whitbread, Petra Diamonds, Empiric Student Property
15th Jun 2014 12:28
Whitbread looks like a reliable investment despite the imminent departure of Chairman Anthony Habgood, Matthew Goodman said in the Sunday Times's Inside the City column. The company was a mess when Habgood took over in 2005 but he has sold peripheral businesses to focus on Premier Inn and Costa Coff
Read moreSt Ives gets H1 boost from marketing services
11th Mar 2014 08:23
A focus on marketing services has driven half-year profits higher at print and marketing group St Ives. St Ives, which provides marketing services for dozens of big customers such as banking group HSBC, said the division generated 35% of underlying group operating profit in the half-year and was on
Read moreSt. Ives snaps up UK digital marketing agency
3rd Mar 2014 16:06
St Ives has acquired Realise Holdings, a digital marketing agency, as part of its plan to create a range of digital and marketing services. Realise employs around 96 staff with a client base that covers a range of sectors. In the year ended Septeber 30th 2012, it generated revenue of £9.7m, with
Read moreTungsten Corp non-exec almost doubles stake
9th Jan 2014 16:58
Michael Spencer, a significant investor in Tungsten Corporation, almost doubled his stake in the cloud-based invoicing business this week. Spencer, who is also the founder of ICAP, paid 253p a share, spending £1.9m in total. His stake in the company now stands at 1.83m shares. The transaction
Read moreOne sells as another buys on Winkworth board
29th Nov 2013 16:56
Winkworth, an AIM-listed franchisor of residential real estate agencies, announced deals made by two of its directors on Friday. Chief Executive Officer, Dominic Agace, acquired 3,000 shares at 163p each, taking his interest to 541,128, equal to a 4.3% stake. Meanwhile, the wife of Simon Agace,
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
21st Oct 2013 08:59
Andor Technology: WH Ireland ups target price from 420p to 435p, while downgrading from buy to outperform. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1830p to 1780p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. BAE Systems: Citi increases target price from 360p to 460p and stays wi
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