Wednesday broker round-up
24th Oct 2018 12:35
(Sharecast News) - HSBC: RBC Capital Markets downgrades to underperform with a target price of 560p.
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23rd Oct 2018 12:53
(Sharecast News) - CYBG: Barclays initiates underweight with a target price of 280p.
Read moreWhitbread warns near-term profit may be weaker
23rd Oct 2018 07:07
(Sharecast News) - After selling its Costa Coffee arm, Whitbread urged investors to accept slowing in sales and profit growth for its Premier Inn hotel chain was necessary amid weaker UK consumer demand and its plans for continued major investment in growth.
Read moreWhitbread unveils new hotel brand with pod-style rooms
22nd Oct 2018 11:59
(Sharecast News) - Whitbread unveiled a new "no-frills" hotel branch that will offer basic pod-styled rooms to cater for budget travellers.
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14th Sep 2018 15:10
(Sharecast News) - SafeChange: Barclays upgrades to overweight with a target price of 420p.
Read moreJPM upgrades Whitbread, says Costa sale underpins Premier Inn equity story
14th Sep 2018 09:19
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Whitbread to 'overweight' from 'neutral' on Friday and lifted the price target to 5,500p from 4,470p.
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11th Sep 2018 12:51
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoons: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,450p.
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31st Aug 2018 13:21
(Sharecast News) - Admiral: Peel Hunt downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,085p.
Read moreWhitbread to sell Costa coffee chain to Coca-Cola for £3.9bn
31st Aug 2018 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Whitbread shares surged on Friday as it agreed to sell the Costa coffee chain to Coca-Cola for £3.9bn.
Read moreSpending on eating out remains resilient as inflation crunch looms
16th Feb 2017 10:33
(ShareCast News) - In the normally quiet month for the pubs and restaurant sector, sales data for January was positive overall and showed casual dining chains enjoying a continued recovery. Industry like-for-like sales grew 1.9% in January 2017 compared to 2016, according to the Coffer Peach Busi
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8th Feb 2017 11:50
(ShareCast News) - RBS: Deutsche Bank upgrades to hold with a target price of 220p. DCC: JP Morgan reiterates overweight, 8160p target. Rolls Royce: JP Morgan reiterates neutral with a 740p target. Ascential: Deutsche Bank stays at buy with a 300p target. Aberdeen Asset Management: RBC upgrades t
Read moreDirector dealings: Atkins takes advantage of Whitbread dip to dip in
1st Feb 2017 15:53
(ShareCast News) - Whitbread director David Atkins shelled out £56,000 to buy shares in the Costa Coffee and Premier Inn owner after its trading update last week put a dent in its recent momentum. Property expert Atkins, the Hammerson chief executive who was brought in to Whitbread in October to add
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
31st Jan 2017 08:55
(ShareCast News) - Whitbread: HSBC reiterates Buy with a target price of 4800p Ashmore Group: Goldman Sachs reiterates Buy with a target price of 370p. Vodafone: JPMorgan reiterates Overweight with a target price of 193p. Ferrexpo: JPMorgan upgrades to Overweight with a target price of 205p. Virg
Read moreWhitbread growth rolls on as Costa offsets Premier Inn revpar slump
26th Jan 2017 07:04
(ShareCast News) - Whitbread, the owner of Costa coffee and Premier Inn, reported third quarter revenue rose and that it will meet full year expectations, as it remains on track with its growth plans. In the quarter ended 1 December 2016, sales increased 8.6% and rose 1.7% on a like for like basis,
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24th Jan 2017 16:16
(ShareCast News) - SSE: Macquarie reiterates outperform with a target price of 1735p. Easyjet: Numis reiterates hold, 1050p target. William Hill: UBS downgrades to sell with a 240p target. Standard Life: UBS downgrades to sell with a 310p target. Beazley: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 46
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