The Week Ahead: three FTSE 100 stocks in the spotlight

Financial Times U.K.'s Royal Mail Not Yet Prepared for Privatization, FT SaysBloombergRoyal Mail Group is uprepared to be taken private even as earnings improve, the Financial Times reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Moya Greene.Royal Mail increases overall profitsFinancial TimesRoyal Mail boosts profit with letters turnaroundReutersRoyal Mail reports surge in annual operating profits to £211mThe GuardianDaily…

Gloucestershire Echo Most 'desirable' postcodes in the UK according to Royal Mail surveyGloucestershire EchoA survey by the Royal Mail has revealed the most 'desirable' postcodes in the UK. The study conducted by the Centre for Economic and Business Research, looked at green spaces, affordable housing and commuting times. Bebington in Merseyside topped … More: continued here

Reuters UK UK MPs warn Royal Mail against further price hikesReuters UKRoyal Mail, in which the government retained a 30 percent stake after its privatisation in 2013, is the country's chosen postal operator tasked with delivering mail across the country, six days a week, at uniform prices – the so called "Universal … More: continued…

Proactive Investors UK JP Morgan thinks the market has got it wrong with Royal MailProactive Investors UKBut JP Morgan thinks the market has got it wrong, arguing that Royal Mail remains a strong cash generative company and that the current valuation is “overly harsh”. As an example of this, analyst Christopher Combe points to the…