Monday broker round-up
29th Oct 2018 13:34
(Sharecast News) - Just Eat: Peel Hunt downgrades to sell with a target price of 520p.
Read moreSynthomer cautiously confident as capex reaps profits
6th Aug 2018 08:05
(Sharecast News) - Synthomer, the manufacturer of speciality polymers, reported a 6.4% increase in underlying profit for the first half of the year, with management "cautiously confident" for the full year.
Read moreMonday broker round-up
30th Jan 2017 13:05
(ShareCast News) - BT: Barclays reiterates overweight with a target price of 475p. ITV: Jefferies reiterates buy, 230p target. Phoenix: Deutsche Bank restarts coverage at buy with a 835p target. Paragon Group: JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a 355p target. Inmarsat: Deutsche Bank reiterates
Read moreSynthomer trades ahead of expectations in 2016
20th Jan 2017 07:10
(ShareCast News) - Synthomer issued a trading update for the year to 31 December on Friday, saying the positive trends it experienced in its Europe and North America business during the first three quarters of the year continued through the fourth quarter, leading to an overall performance ahead of
Read moreFriday broker round-up
2nd Dec 2016 14:49
(ShareCast News) - John Menzies: Berenberg starts coverage at buy with a target price of 660p. Synthomer: Jefferies stays at hold 367p target. WPP: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 1890p target. MCBride: Berenberg starts coverage at buy with a 220p target. Acacia Mining: Canaccord stays at ove
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
14th Sep 2016 08:37
(ShareCast News) - Relx: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 1600p. Standard Life: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy, 325p target. Arrow Globalik: Jefferies keeps at buy with a 359p target. Ocado: Exane BNP Paribas downgrades to underperform with a 215p target. SafeCharge: Berenberg stays
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: JRP Group, housing stocks rally
23rd Aug 2016 14:32
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 gained 0.78% to 18,010.36 points on Tuesday afternoon. JRP Group was the biggest riser on London's second tier index after the financial services group said trading to the end of July since its update on 11 May continued in line with expectations. The company said it
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Brexit chaos, Nigeria oil, house prices, ITV-ETO
22nd Aug 2016 07:02
(ShareCast News) - Leaving the EU may not not happen anytime soon given that civil servants charged with the task don't yet have an office and hold meetings in Starbucks. Some estimates suggest "full Brexit" may take 10 years and involve up to 10,000 people, not only in the new and other so-called "
Read moreSynthomer profit rises amid improvement in Europe and North America
9th Aug 2016 10:35
(ShareCast News) - Specialty chemicals company Synthomer reported an increase in first-half profit thanks to ongoing improvements in Europe and North America. In the six months to the end of June, pre-tax profit rose to £61m from £58.7m in the first half of 2015, on revenue of £446.2m, up from £432.
Read moreLondon open: Equities slightly higher on stimulus hopes
1st Jul 2016 08:17
(ShareCast News) - London stocks opened higher on Friday, underpinned by expectations of fresh stimulus from the Bank of England and possibly from the European Central Bank. The FTSE 100 was trading almost flat at 6,505.65, up by just 0.02%, despite a backdrop of positive trading overnight on Wall S
Read moreSynthomer closes acquisition of US-based Hexion PAC
1st Jul 2016 07:20
(ShareCast News) - Synthomer completed the acquisition of rival US-based Hexion Performance Adhesives & Coatings for a total cash consideration of $226m, funded via existing cash resources and the utilisation of additional credit facilities. Hexion´s China business, which accounts for about 1.0% of
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Phoenix Group firms on AXA Wealth deal
27th May 2016 15:30
(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 was marginally firmer in late afternoon trade as UK traders wound down ahead of a long weekend, with few of today's in-the-news mid-cap stocks figuring among that index's top-10 risers. Shares in Phoenix Group Holdings were ahead as it agreed with AXA UK to buy AXA Wealth
Read moreFriday broker round-up
29th Apr 2016 12:44
(ShareCast News) - BT Group: UBS upgrades to neutral with a 430p target. Howden Joinery: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 570p target. Weir: HSBC upgrades to hold with a target price of 1150p JP Morgan reiterates underweight with a target of 735p and Jefferies stays at underperform with 730p
Read moreSynthomer trading in line, reaffirms full year expectations
28th Apr 2016 08:02
(ShareCast News) - Specialty chemicals company Synthomer reaffirmed its full-year view on Thursday as it said the business continues to trade in line with expectations. In a trading update for the first quarter to the end of March, the FTSE 250 company said the Europe and North America segment perfo
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
29th Mar 2016 16:51
(ShareCast News) - Synthomer: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 345p. Next: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral, 6400p target, Canaccord downgrades to hold with a target price of 6025p, Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a target of 6850p and Credit Suisse stays at underperform, 560
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