Almost a third of FTSE 100 cut or scrap dividends

15th Apr 2020 12:01

(Sharecast News) - Almost one-third of FTSE 100 companies have cut or scrapped their dividends during the coronavirus crisis, leaving investors relying on 10 companies for two-thirds of the index's likely payouts in 2020, research shows.

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Sunday newspaper round-up: Next, Water giants, NMC Health

5th Apr 2020 20:39

(Sharecast News) - Fashion retailers and their suppliers are braced for a massive shake-out of the industry as an estimated £10bn of clothing piles up in warehouses during the coronavirus lockdown. Retail insiders said major firms including Primark, Peacocks, Arcadia and Next had all stopped taking deliveries to their warehouses because they had no more room. Numerous poorer performing retailers, including Debenhams and vintage-inspired retailer Cath Kidston, are on the verge of collapse. - Guardian

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Thursday broker round-up

2nd Apr 2020 13:03

(Sharecast News) - Unilever: Barclays upgrades to equal weight with a target price of 4,420p.

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Barclays cuts BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone price targets

30th Mar 2020 14:40

(Sharecast News) - Barclays cut its price targets for BT, TalkTalk and Vodafone as the bank reviewed risks to telecoms companies' guidance and dividends from the Covid-19 crisis.

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Monday broker round-up

30th Mar 2020 11:44

(Sharecast News) - Cineworld Group: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral with a target price of 90p.

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Wednesday broker round-up

18th Mar 2020 13:42

(Sharecast News) - Polypipe: Deutsche Bank upgrades to buy with a target price of 550p.

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EU clears Vodafone, Telecom Italia masts merger

9th Mar 2020 07:46

(Sharecast News) - The European Commission said it has cleared the €10bn merger Vodafone and Telecom Italia's (TIM) towers units.

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Vodafone, Rakuten make investments in SpaceMobile venture

3rd Mar 2020 08:05

(Sharecast News) - Telecommunications group Vodafone has teamed up with cash-back service Rakuten to invest in a venture aimed at extending mobile coverage using the first mobile broadband network to be broadcast from space.

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Vodafone and Telecom Italia offer to share infrastructure with rivals - report

18th Feb 2020 15:44

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone and Telecom Italia have offered to share infrastructure with rivals to assuage regulators' concerns about their plan to form Italy's biggest mobile tower company, Reuters reported.

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Thursday broker round-up

13th Feb 2020 15:18

(Sharecast News) - Beazley: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a target price of 611p.

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Friday broker round-up

7th Feb 2020 13:12

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone: Jefferies upgrades to buy with a target price of 146p.

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Jefferies upgrades Vodafone to 'buy', says core business undervalued

7th Feb 2020 11:50

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone could release up to €16.0bn (?14.0bn) in cash by selling a stake in its tower assets while improving organic performance, Jefferies analysts said as they upgraded the phone company to 'buy'.

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Thursday broker round-up

6th Feb 2020 13:15

(Sharecast News) - CMC Markets: Peel Hunt downgrades to add with a target price of 180p.

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Vodafone sees ongoing growth as it progresses with simplification

5th Feb 2020 07:39

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone reported continued organic service revenue growth in its third quarter on Wednesday, up 0.8% to €9.73bn (£8.25bn), accelerating from 0.7% in the second quarter.

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Tuesday broker round-up

4th Feb 2020 13:04

(Sharecast News) - Keywords Studios: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,400p.

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