Small caps round-up: YouGov, Dragon Oil, Tristel ...
30th Dec 2010 10:44
Market research agency YouGov has sold off its Great Place to Work Deutschland (GPW Germany) subsidiary to the unit's management for £0.8m in cash. At 31 July 2010, GPW Germany had net assets of £350,000. In the financial year to 31 July 2010, its revenues were £2.3m and its profit before tax was
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Wood Group, Travis Perkins, YouGov...
12th Oct 2010 06:39
Wood Group, the oil and gas services company, would have looked pretty good even without yesterday's confirmation of a $152m (£95.4m) contract with GWF Energy to build and commission the conversion of a gas turbine plant in California to combined cycle. There is still headroom with the shares trad
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Sagentia, Conroy Diamonds, Imaginatik ...
11th Oct 2010 13:24
Shares in Sagentia moved higher after the technology and product development consultant said profits for the full year will be ahead of previous expectations following a better than expected summer. 'Consultant utilisation has remained high over the summer contrary to the anticipated seasonal slo
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: TUI Travel, DSG International, Pendragon...
11th Aug 2010 06:44
While the short-term looks a little gloomy, tour operator TUI Travel is adamant it is well-placed for medium-term prosperity. Meanwhile, the collapse of Goldtrail Travel has cut capacity and highlighted the benefits of fully protected package holidays. The 10% fall in the shares ? down 22½p to 203
Read moreYouGov to buy US firm Harrison
10th Aug 2010 08:16
Online market research agency YouGov has agreed to buy Harrison Group, one of the USA's leading marketing and strategic research consulting firms, for an initial $6m. Further amounts are payable over the next three years, estimated at around $7m, subject to Harrison achieving performance targets.
Read moreSmall caps round-up: DDD, Aortech, Coal of Africa...
2nd Aug 2010 11:12
3D software provider DDD said trading was in line with expectations in the six months to June 30 as strong demand from the TV and PC market fuelled sales of devices using technology it licenses. DDD expects to have a product that allows its 2D to 3D conversion technology to be used with almost all
Read moreYouGov Pre-Close Trading In line With Board Expectations
2nd Aug 2010 07:29
LONDON (Dow Jones)--YouGov Plc (YOU.LN), an international online market research agency, announced Monday for the year to Jul. 31, that trading was in line with the Board's expectations following stronger trading in the second half. MAIN FACTS: -Operating profit was significantly ahead of th
Read moreMost UK Mid Caps See Profit Ahead Thanks To Innovation-Report
5th Jul 2010 09:08
LONDON (Dow Jones)--More than eight out of ten U.K. mid-capitalization companies expect an increase in profit over the next two years, driven largely by new products, services and technology, a report by business services firm Ernst & Young L.L.P. said Monday. U.K. mid caps plan to spend an esti
Read moreLondon close: Paltry gains for FTSE 100
12th Apr 2010 16:36
Footsie closed just a few points in the blue after an unusually sluggish day, even for a Monday. In the absence of any blockbusting company news much of the share price activity has been generated by newspaper or broker comment. Antofagasta was one of many laggards in a soft mining sector after
Read moreLondon afternoon: London lays low
12th Apr 2010 14:36
Traders who stuck to their dealing screens over the lunchtime session were left wondering why they bothered as they market remained as quiet and as uneventful as it had been in the morning session. In the absence of any blockbusting company news much of the share price activity has been generated b
Read moreLondon midday: Home Retail rises on bid talk
12th Apr 2010 11:59
Hopes that news of the rescue package for Greece would give renewed impetus to London's advance are proving unfounded, as the Footsie is weighed down by weak miners. Xstrata leads the mining sector lower, with ENRC and Antofagasta not far behind. The last mentioned was recently downgraded to 'hold'
Read moreLondon open: Greece deal boosts Footsie
12th Apr 2010 08:25
London's top stocks have made a good start to the new week on news that euro zone finance ministers have approved a €30bn emergency aid package for debt-stricken Greece. Under the terms of the deal, Greece would receive the potential aid via a three-year loan with an interest rate of around 5%, wel
Read moreYouGov expects FY profits to rise
12th Apr 2010 07:45
Online market research firm YouGov has taken a break from providing updates on the electorate's voting intentions on the UK general election and released in line interim results. Group revenue from continuing operations in the six months to the end of January 2009 eased to £21.29m from £22.57m in t
Read moreFidelity sells out of You Gov
25th Jan 2010 18:17
Institutional investor Fidelity has sold its stake in online market research firm You Gov. BlackRock has taken its stake above 5%, while JO Hambro added 4m shares to its holding taking it to 10.6%. Financial adviser T Rowe Price bought 1.2m shares taking its stake to 6.06%. You Gov fell into los
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: JP Morgan India, GlaxoSmithKline, YouGov
13th Oct 2009 06:41
Some economists have suggested that India's growth may outstrip that in China over the next few years, as major exporting countries are still hampered by the slowdown in global trade. JP Morgan India Investment Trust's latest net asset value per share, on a fully-diluted basis, is 387.17p a share a
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