Credit Suisse upped Royal Mail to ‘neutral’ from ‘underperform’ on Friday, hiking the price target 261p from 94p as it said the UK outlook has been improved by pandemic-driven tailwinds. Following new analysis of short-term parcel trends and early indications of letter and parcel revenue baselines beyond the pandemic, the …
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Barclays upgraded Premier Inn owner Whitbread to ‘overweight’ from ‘equal-weight’ on Friday, lifting the price target to 3,350.0p from 2,500.0p, arguing that it’s one of the most attractive recovery plays in the sector following this week’s vaccine news. The bank said it now has a greater level of confidence that …
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Royal Mail surged on Wednesday as JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded the stock to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 374.0p from 253.0p, saying it sees a potential strong improvement in trading over the next 18 months, due in part to an improved revenue outlook. “In our view, this …
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London stocks finished higher with investors seemingly brushing off the as yet inconclusive US election results, although a ‘clean sweep’ of the White House and Congress by Democrats was now off the table. The FTSE 100 rose 1.67% to 5,883.26 and by the end of the session, cyclical areas of …
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European shares recovered from early morning drop to trade sharply higher, despite no clear outcome in the US presidential election as of yet and weak industry data across the euro zone suggesting a double dip recession. With the result of the White House vote still hanging in the balance and …
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Royal Mail surged on Wednesday as JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded the stock to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 374p from 253p, saying it sees a potential strong improvement in trading over the next 18 months, due in part to an improved revenue outlook. “In our view, this …
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Royal Mail postal workers will for the first time collect parcels on the doorstep, in one of the biggest changes to the service as it adapts to the decline in letters and rapid growth in online shopping. From Wednesday customers across the UK will be able to pay a fee …
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The American consumer grew a bit more confidence in October, the results of the most closely followed gauge for confidence across the country revealed. A preliminary reading for the University of Michigan‘s consumer confidence index in October improved to a reading of 81.2 after printing at 80.4 in September. Economists …
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Analysts at Berenberg upgraded their rating on hotel operator Whitbread from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’ on Friday, stating the current price of the stock left the group undervalued given its real estate portfolio. Berenberg said that following Whitbread’s recent weakness, it believes that the risk-reward balance on the company had shifted …
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Intellectual property investment company Tekcapital announced on Wednesday that its portfolio company Salarius has signed a distribution agreement with Gehring-Montgomery, a United States ingredient distributor, in a bid to expand business-to-business sales of ‘MicroSalt’ across the US. The AIM-traded firm described Gehring-Montgomery as a “leading distributor” of food and raw …
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