Monday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Aug 2013 08:27
Arcontech Group: Northland Capital shifts target price from 0.16p to 0.18p and maintains a buy recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 220p to 280p and upgrades to buy. Bovis Homes Group: Jefferies raises target price from 909p to 995p and keeps a buy recommendation.
Read moreWilmington buys Compliance Week from Haymarket
16th Aug 2013 09:31
Wilmington Group said it was buying Compliance Week from Haymarket Media Group for 11.2m dollars. The acquisition includes Compliance Week's trading assets and certain liabilities. Wilmginton will pay a further $3m subject to Compliance Week achieving profit growth targets in the year to June 30th
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
16th May 2013 07:43
Barratt Developments: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 336p to 327p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered. BG Group: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1150p to 1190p keeping a neutral rating. BT Group: Berenberg takes target price from 280p to 375p and retains a buy recommenda
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
26th Apr 2013 07:24
Admiral Group: HB Markets initiates with a buy recommendation. AstraZeneca: Deutsche Bank takes target price from 3100p to 3160p and leaves its hold recommendation unchanged. Avon Rubber: Investec upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 420p. Betfair Group: Citigroup raises target price
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
27th Feb 2013 08:11
: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 2159p to 1742p and reiterates its hold recommendation. Antofagasta: JP Morgan cuts target price from 1485p to 1400p, while retaining its overweight rating. Barclays: Numis raises target price from 351p to 400p and upgrades to buy. BT Group: UBS moves tar
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
26th Feb 2013 07:27
Andor Technology: Investec shifts target price from 460p to 500p and keeps a buy recommendation. Associated British Foods: Nomura revises target price from 1790p to 1800p, while its neutral rating remains unchanged. Barclays: Espirito Santo raises target price from 346p to 418p and reiterates its
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Nov 2012 07:34
Aquarius Platinum: Nomura raises target price from 35p to 95p and upgrades from neutral to buy. Associated British Foods; Societe Generale upgrades to buy from hold. Atkins: Jefferies reduces target price from 850p to 800p, buy recommendation reiterated. Aveva: Panmure Gordon reduces target price
Read moreWilmington Group on track
14th Nov 2012 14:46
Training firm Wilmington Group said that since the start of July trading had been in line with expectations. The firm said its Banking & Compliance and Pensions & Insurance businesses had both delivered good revenue growth. Its Legal division saw revenues fall compared to 2011, but the company sa
Read moreWilmington Group's soon-to-be CFO boosts stake
11th Oct 2012 16:17
Tony Foye, the new Executive Director of Wilmington Group, a financial and legal training provider, has bought up 385,000 ordinary shares, significantly boosting his share in the company to 435,000 shares. Foye joined the firm at the beginning of last month and is to become the Chief Financial Off
Read moreLondon close: Late rally fizzles
18th Sep 2012 16:50
A late rally which briefly looked like it might see Footsie venture into positive territory for the first time all day was nipped in the bud right at the death. Equities had a dull but fretful day, which started with concerns over China becoming involved in a trade war with the US and a military wa
Read moreWilmington gets margin boost
18th Sep 2012 10:42
Financial and legal training provider Wilmington has reported increased profits as it successfully chased higher margin work over the 12 months to the end of June. Adjusted profits before tax for the full year were £14m, a rise of 4.6% on the prior year, with earnings before interest, tax and amort
Read moreWilmington's margin grows following cost reductions
13th Jul 2012 09:45
Wilmington Group, a professional information and training group, said it did as well as it expected in the fiscal year just ended, with earnings boosted by cost reductions that were implemented last year. Adjusted pre-tax profit is set to be in line with the previous year, a reflection of increase
Read moreAsian Citrus non-exec squeezes the funds to buy shares
28th Feb 2012 16:00
A non-Executive Director of Asian Citrus, an AIM-100 Chinese orange grower, has bought 256,000 shares for himself and his wife. Peregrine Moncreiffe and his wife, Miranda Moncreiffe, purchased the shares at an average price of 37.95p each for a total of £97,152. Winterthur Pension Management, in
Read moreWilmington profits hit by higher finance costs
28th Feb 2012 14:40
Wilmington Group, a professional information and training group, is sticking with its full year guidance despite a sticky half year for its Training and Events division. "Whilst economic conditions remain tough generally, most areas of our business have been resilient," claimed company Chairman, Ma
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Carnival, Debenhams, Porvair...
21st Sep 2011 06:41
Carnival revealed higher revenues for its third quarter yesterday, as the cruise operator's North American brands booked strong growth, notes the Investment Column in the Independent. That strength, which saw yields at those brands climb by almost six per cent, helped offset weakness elsewhere. Yet,
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