Citi slashes WH Smith price target on Covid-19 disruption
19th Mar 2020 10:15
(Sharecast News) - Citi slashed its price target on shares of WH Smith to 770p from 2,570p on Thursday as it downgraded its profit forecasts, citing the disruption caused by government measures to contain the coronavirus.
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16th Mar 2020 13:18
(Sharecast News) - Weir Group: Morgan Stanley downgrades to equal weight with a target price of 1,350p.
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13th Mar 2020 13:17
(Sharecast News) - Balfour Beatty: UBS upgrades to buy with a target price of 350p.
Read moreWH Smith warns coronavirus will cut profit by up to £40m
12th Mar 2020 07:03
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith warned that the coronavirus outbreak would reduce annual profit by up to £40m as the outbreak took its toll on the company's airport outlets.
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3rd Mar 2020 12:46
(Sharecast News) - Huntsworth: Liberum downgrades to hold with a target price of 108p.
Read moreWH Smith excludes Daily Telegraph from railway station outlets - report
19th Feb 2020 10:13
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith has excluded the Daily Telegraph from its railway station outlets.
Read moreTravel continues to underpin WH Smith performance
22nd Jan 2020 07:36
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith reported "good" performance in the 20 weeks ended 18 January on Wednesday, with total revenue up 7% and like-for-like revenue down 1% for the period.
Read moreSmith&Nephew CEO steps down, surprising analysts and triggering sharp selling
21st Oct 2019 09:45
(Sharecast News) - Smith&Nephew announced the decision of its chief executive officer, Namal Nawana, to step down "to pursue other opportunities outside of the UK", provoking a negative reaction on the part of investors.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Avast ascends, Aston Martin stalls
18th Oct 2019 14:46
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was 0.24% higher at 20,270.26 in afternoon trade on Friday, with Avast leading the index higher.
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: Brexit deal, WH Smith, Hargreaves Lansdown
18th Oct 2019 07:08
(Sharecast News) - The head of the International Monetary Fund jumped for joy on hearing that Britain had struck a draft Brexit deal with the European Union as the global community swung behind efforts to get the agreement over the line. Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF managing director, and David Malpass, president of the World Bank, welcomed the end to the uncertainty that the agreement promises if it clears parliament this weekend. - The Times
Read moreWH Smith travel business performing 'strongly'
28th Aug 2019 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Retailer WH Smith said on Wednesday that its travel division continues to perform strongly and that results for the year to the end of August will be in line with expectations.
Read moreWH Smith CEO Stephen Clarke to step down
21st May 2019 07:42
(Sharecast News) - Stephen Clarke is stepping down as chief executive of WH Smith and will be replaced by Carl Cowling, who runs the retailer's high street business.
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20th May 2019 13:39
(Sharecast News) - Hays: RBC Capital Markets upgrades to outperform with a target price of 175p.
Read moreWH Smith revenues boosted by travel segment
11th Apr 2019 07:32
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith posted a jump in interim revenue on Thursday thanks to a strong performance from its travel division, but profit was dented by costs related to the acquisition of US airport retailer InMotion.
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2nd Apr 2019 12:14
(Sharecast News) - easyJet: Berenberg upgrades to hold with a target price of 1,040p.
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