[ad_1] Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on postal service operator Royal Mail from 575.0p to 480.0p on Thursday but reiterated their ‘buy’ rating on the stock. Berenberg said weaker parcel numbers and poor employee relations had hampered cost reductions for Royal Mail, leading the company to reduce its group underlying earnings outlook for…
[ad_1] Credit Suisse downgraded Royal Mail on Thursday to ‘underperform’ from ‘neutral’ and cut the price target to 345p from 558.11p, citing 10% potential downside. The bank pointed to downside risk to consensus parcel volume expectations of +3% in 2022-23 as it believes only a partial normalisation of online shopping habits occurred in 2021-22 and…
[ad_1] Royal Mail slumped on Friday after JPMorgan Cazenove placed the shares on ‘Negative Catalyst Watch’ ahead of the company’s next update on 10 February. “While we don’t expect a disappointment on revenue, this will be supported by Covid testing and so will reverse over time,” JPM said. “We also believe there have been various…
[ad_1] Berenberg reviewed its ratings on a number of leisure stocks on Thursday from pubs to restaurants and travel firms. The bank downgraded JD Wetherspoon to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’ and cut its price target on the stock to 1,050.0p from 1,650.0p, stating it still thinks Wetherspoons is a very well-run business with a significantly differentiated…
[ad_1] Barclays hiked its price target on Royal Mail to 640p from 550p on Thursday, citing expectations of growth in FY23. The bank said it expects “solid” Christmas trading, as indicated by the recent ‘Barclays UK Spend Trends’ discretionary retail spend signal. “UK domestic volumes continue to be supported by antigen testing kits, which have…
[ad_1] Royal Mail shares tumbled on Wednesday as UBS downgraded them to ‘sell’ from ‘buy’ and cut the price target to 440p from 590p. The bank said risks to opex were increasing, with potential pricing pressure in UK Parcel. UBS cut its FY22/23 EBIT estimates by 8%/15%, mainly driven by higher costs in the UK…
[ad_1] JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Ladbrokes owner Entain on Tuesday and downgraded 888 Holdings as it took a look at the onling gaming sector. The bank upgraded Entain to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 1,852p from 1,628p given that its non-US assets now trade at a discount to 888, and a substantial…
[ad_1] Analysts at Canaccord Genuity raised their target price on software firm Cerillion from 350.0p to 465.0p on Tuesday, stating that demand was “good” but also noting that execution was “key”. Canaccord said Cerillion’s order book at the end of September 2020 provided it with visibility for over 90% of 2021 sales forecast, leading it…
[ad_1] Jefferies upgraded its stance on shares of Royal Mail on Tuesday to ‘hold’ from ‘underperform’ and hiked the price target to 450p from 300p. The bank said a better-than-expected peak season and ongoing Covid-19 restrictions lead to a 60% increase in its FY20/21E operating profit forecast to £580m. “We estimate the exceptional Covid-19 impact…
[ad_1] Deutsche Bank upgraded Royal Mail to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ on Wednesday, highlighting a “complete change of outlook”, as it hiked the price target to 550.0p from 320.0p. The bank noted that its ‘sell’ case on the stock between 1 December 2017 and 5 May 2020 was based on the fact it thought revenues, costs…