Vp flags revenue decline amid Covid-19 disruption
25th Mar 2020 16:09
(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental company Vp updated the market on its trading since its interim results on 4 December on Wednesday, as well as on the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
4th Jun 2019 13:55
(Sharecast News) - NewRiver: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 248p.
Read moreVp acquires equipment rental firm Sandhurst for £3.3m
10th May 2019 09:54
(Sharecast News) - Equipment rental company Vp announced the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Sandhurst for a cash consideration of £3.325m on Friday.
Read moreCMA suspects trio of running construction sector cartel
9th Apr 2019 07:29
(Sharecast News) - Three major UK suppliers of groundworks products to the construction industry have been illegally running a price cartel for nearly two years, the competition watchdog said on Tuesday.
Read moreVp shares down despite 'positive' progress
28th Sep 2016 16:29
(ShareCast News) - Equipment rental company Vp posted a trading update as it entered its close period on Wednesday, reporting that it maintained its positive start to the financial year with "good progress" made in the majority of its markets. The London-listed firm said the UK division had enjoyed
Read moreSunday share tips: Auto Trader, VP
14th Jun 2015 23:34
A year-and-a-half ago Guardian Media Group let go of its 51% stake in Auto Trader for £600m in cash. When private equity outfit Apax took the company public three months ago, those same shares went for twice that amount. They have continued to gain in value since then, with the company´s market capi
Read moreSunday share tips: Betfair, Workspace Group, VP
30th Nov 2014 15:32
Investors should back the judgment of Breon Corcoran, the Chief Executive of Betfair, Matthew Goodman argued in the Sunday Times. In the Inside the City column, Goodman said Corcoran had quietly got Betfair into shape by cutting regulatory risk and imrpoving its website, taking the shares above the
Read moreNew NXD takes advantage of buying window at SThree
23rd Jul 2014 16:33
Fiona MacLeod, recently appointed as an independent on the board of specialist staffing company SThree, has taken advantage of the shares trading around six-month lows to buy shares in the company. First half results earlier in the month showed profit before tax up 24% but a fall in gross margins f
Read moreSunday share tips: Home Retail, Bellway, Minoan
8th Jun 2014 17:29
Be wary of Home Retail's revival, Danny Fortson advised in the Sunday Times. The owner of Argos and Homebase has surprised investors by turning itself into a click-and-collect powerhouse, combining online sales with Argos's branch network. First-quarter trading numbers should be strong on June 10th.
Read moreVP exec raises stake after first-half results
16th Dec 2013 16:21
Neil Stothard, the Managing Director of equipment rental firm VP, made nearly half a million pounds through the partial sale of shares awarded under the group's long-term incentive plan (LTIP), taking advantage of a strong surge in the stock over the last year. Stothard, who has been on the board s
Read moreWife of DS Smith CEO sells 5.6m-pound stake
24th Jul 2013 15:53
The wife of DS Smith frontman Miles Roberts sold a substantial sum of shares in the packaging and office supplies firm on the same day it was revealed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) received a big pay increase last year. The move came on Tuesday, the same day DS Smith released its annual report
Read moreRental equipment specialist VP continues to invest in the future
4th Jun 2013 13:22
Rental equipment specialist VP continued to invest in its future during the year ended March 31st 2013, while at the same time managing to grow its profitability, increasing its dividend pay-out and yet at the same time maintain its level of 'gearing' steady at 45 per cent. The company's profits b
Read moreVP rallies as full year earnings shine
4th Jun 2013 10:38
Rental equipment specialist Vp delivered a strong full year performance with improved profit, margins and dividend and said positive momentum continued into the new financial year. The group, which provides products and services to oil and gas exploration markets, civil engineering, rail and const
Read moreVp expects to meet full year forecasts
14th Feb 2013 07:27
Rental equipment specialist Vp said trading through the winter period has been satisfactory and expects to report full year profits in line with market expectations. The group, which provides products and services to oil and gas exploration markets, civil engineering, rail and construction, added t
Read moreDeparting Xstrata CFO sells hefty chunk of shares post-exercise
6th Dec 2012 16:23
Trevor Reid, the soon-to-depart Chief Financial Officer of mining group Xstrata, has traded in 1.44m shares after deciding not to take up the equivalent of his current position at the enlarged company following the merger with Glencore International. Reid, who sold the shares post-exercise, dispos
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