Tuesday broker round-up
12th Feb 2019 13:58
(Sharecast News) - Polymetal International: JP Morgan upgrades to neutral with a target price of 880p.
Read moreWH Smith sales up 6% thanks to solid travel segment performance
23rd Jan 2019 07:33
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith posted a rise in sales for the 20 weeks to 19 January on Wednesday as a solid performance from the travel business offset lacklustre high street trading.
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15th Jan 2019 13:03
(Sharecast News) - Ten Entertainment Group: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 250p.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: No holiday for Thomas Cook, Just Group surges
10th Dec 2018 14:45
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was down 1.13% at 17,642.46 in afternoon trade on Monday, as Thomas Cook continued to lead the charge downward.
Read morePeel Hunt gets 'excited' about InMotion deal, ups WH Smith to 'buy'
31st Oct 2018 11:27
(Sharecast News) - Peel Hunt upgraded WH Smith to 'buy' from 'hold' on Wednesday and bumped the target price up to 2,100p from 1,950p as it said the acquisition of US airport retailer InMotion is dial mover and highlighted "surprisingly strong" current trading.
Read moreWH Smith buys US airport retailer InMotion for $198m
30th Oct 2018 07:03
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith said it was buying US airport retailer InMotion for $198m (£155m).
Read moreWH Smith rejigs high street business to remain 'fit for future'
11th Oct 2018 09:03
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith will shut some stores as part of a restructuring of its high street business, taking some one-off costs that put a slight dent in full-year reported profits.
Read moreWH Smith sees full-year results in line as travel business performs well
30th Aug 2018 07:35
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith said on Thursday that it expects results for the year to the end of August to be in line with expectations thanks to a strong performance from its travel business.
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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
Read moreWH Smith profits to be slightly ahead of target
25th Jan 2017 07:45
(ShareCast News) - As WH Smith embarks on an uncertain 225th year, the stationer expressed confidence about 2017 as sales have grown and it expects profit to be "slightly" ahead of expectations thanks mainly to its outlets in stations and airports. For the 21 weeks ended 21 January, like-for-like sa
Read moreWednesday preview: WH Smith unfolds trading update
24th Jan 2017 13:08
(ShareCast News) - UK stationary and newsagent retailer WH Smith reports a trading update on Wednesday, covering the first 20 weeks of fiscal year 2017. At the full year results in October 2016, WH Smith reported group revenue rose 1% on a like-for-like basis, as a 4% increase in sales at its Travel
Read moreThursday broker round-up
27th Oct 2016 12:29
(ShareCast News) - Debenhams: JP Morgan keeps at underweight with a target price of 54p. AA: Berenberg stays at buy, 315p target. National Express: RBC reiterates outperform with a 405p target. LLoyds: UBS reiterates buy with a 67p target. GlaxoSmithKline: Credit Suisse reiterates neutral with a
Read moreFriday broker round-up
14th Oct 2016 09:46
(ShareCast News) - Acacia: Jefferies keeps at buy with a target price of 610p. Tesco: HSBC reiterates hold, 195p target. Weir: UBS downgrades to neutral with a 1830p target. Sky: HSBC reiterates hold with a 820p target. Playtech: UBS keeps at buy with a 1060p target. Jupiter: JP Morgan keeps at
Read moreFocus on profits pays of for WH Smith
13th Oct 2016 07:53
(ShareCast News) - Book, stationery and news retailer WH Smith posted its preliminary results for the year to 31 August on Thursday, with group profit before tax up 8% to £131m and diluted earnings per share 10% higher at 93.9p. The FTSE 250 company said its travel trading division turned a profit o
Read moreThursday preview: WH Smith to report full year profit growth
12th Oct 2016 13:05
(ShareCast News) - WH Smith reports its full year results on Thursday, with analysts expecting solid profit growth. In a pre-close trading update in August, the company said its travel business continued to "perform strongly" with "good sales" across its channels. The new store opening programme in
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