Wed, 15 Oct, 2008
Tuesday’s bullish update from Cadbury and the company's recent share price fall has prompted Dutch finance house ING to upgrade the stock from “sell” to “hold”.
Tue, 14 Oct, 2008
Profit before tax at housebuilder Bellway was ahead of market consensus but the 75% cut in the final dividend was more severe than expected, according to broker KBC Peel Hunt, which remains neutral on the stock.
Tue, 14 Oct, 2008
Burgeoning start-up costs for decontamination units and higher than expected energy and transportation costs are squeezing margins at Synergy Healthcare more than anticipated.
Tue, 14 Oct, 2008
US bank JP Morgan has described the UK government's rescue package for the UK banking industry as a "step in the right direction" that has highlighted the seriousness of the problem.
Tue, 14 Oct, 2008
Profit before tax at housebuilder Bellway was ahead of market consensus but the 75% cut in the final dividend was more severe than expected, according to broker KBC Peel Hunt, which remains neutral on the stock.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2008
Expectations of a tough outlook for UK consumer spending prompted JP Morgan to downgrade its rating on Next to 'underweight' from 'neutral' and cut its target price on the fashion retailer to 1,000p from 1,120p.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2008
Citigroup has lowered its target price on electrical retailer DSG International to 30p from 35p.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2008
KBC Peel Hunt has retained its 'neutral' rating on Bellway ahead of the housebuilder's preliminary results tomorrow.
Mon, 13 Oct, 2008
Expectations of a tough outlook for UK consumer spending prompted JP Morgan to downgrade its rating on Next to 'underweight' from 'neutral' and cut its target price on the fashion retailer to 1,000p from 1,120p.
Fri, 10 Oct, 2008
The abandonment of plans to convert to a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and its new strategy aimed at conserving cash has changed the picture at pub group Enterprise Inn, according to stockbroker Teathers.
Fri, 10 Oct, 2008
KBC Peel Hunt has downgraded Axon to "hold" after Infosys refused to get in a bidding war with HCL for the business services software specialist.
Fri, 10 Oct, 2008
The abandonment of plans to convert to a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and its new strategy aimed at conserving cash has changed the picture at pub group Enterprise Inn, according to stockbroker Teathers.
Fri, 10 Oct, 2008
US bank JP Morgan has taken a look at the European beverages sector and picked SABMIller, Britvic and Carlsberg as "the most attractively valued stocks".
Thu, 09 Oct, 2008
Dutch financial services company ING has upgraded supermarket chain Sainsbury from "sell" to "hold" in the belief that the sale of the Robert Chenguiz stake will prove beneficial to the stock price performance.
Thu, 09 Oct, 2008
The recent fall in the share price of IT services firm Phoenix IT has been overdone, according to broker KBC Peel, which has upgraded the stock to a "buy".
Thu, 09 Oct, 2008
Dutch financial services company ING has upgraded supermarket chain Sainsbury from "sell" to "hold" in the belief that the sale of the Robert Chenguiz stake will prove beneficial to the stock price performance.
Thu, 09 Oct, 2008
US broker JP Morgan expects Cadbury's third quarter sales trends to remain within the company's guidance range of 4-6% when the confectionery and gum maker updates the market next Tuesday.