The Sunday Times’s Lucy Tobin spied an opportunity in shares of Domino’s Pizza. In particular, she noted that the takeout outfit was due to benefit from Euro 2024 and the attendant boost to marketing spend. Its growth plans, with 70 new stores planned for 2024, investment in its app and …
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A cash call would be the quickest way for IAG to tackle its €12.3bn of debt and begin paying a dividend again, HSBC aviation analyst Andrew Lobbenberg said. If not, then the carrier would have to resort to its cash flows. Any decision on a rights issue would likely be …
Read More »JPMorgan upgrades Ladbrokes owner Entain, downgrades 888
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 …
Read More »Tasty cuts workforce by a third, mulls equity raising as outlets reopen
Wildwood restaurant chain owner Tasty said on Tuesday it would open around 86% of its estate this month having cut its workforce by more than 30%, as it considered an equity raising and warned of a “challenging” market. The firm said it remained “extremely cautious” regarding trading in September and …
Read More »FTSE 250 movers: Virgin Money soars, Future falters
London’s FTSE 250 was higher by 0.26% at 21,008.02 in afternoon trade on Thursday, with shares of Virgin Money UK leading the index higher. The Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner surged even as it said full-year losses had widened and scrapped its dividend. AJ Bell analyst Russ Mould said: “Expectations …
Read More »FTSE 250 movers: Royal Mail tumbles, Direct Line climbs
London’s FTSE 250 was down by 0.83% at 20,304.86 in afternoon trade on Thursday, with Royal Mail dragging the index lower. Shares in the mail carrier tanked after the company said its transformation programme was behind schedule, cut its interim dividend and warned of a “challenging” outlook for the letters …
Read More »FTSE 250 movers: Metro Bank chugs higher, Kainos falls
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0.82% at 19,624.51 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, with Metro Bank leading the index higher. Aston Martin Lagonda also racked up solid gains, following other luxury goods stocks higher on investor optimism that a breakthrough in Hong Kong will ensure continued demand from Chinese consumers. …
Read More »FTSE 250 movers: Royal Mail dips, pubs fizz higher
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0.14% at 19,071.83 in afternoon trade on Tuesday, with Royal Mail leading the index lower. Shares in the postal service outfit were under the cosh as analysts at JPMorgan Cazenove said there is “potential for material near-term volatility and uncertainty” in the eventual outcome of …
Read More »FTSE 250 movers: Amigo dives, Capita leaps
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0.36% at 19,596.33 in afternoon trade on Thursday, as Amigo Holdings led the index lower. Meanwhile, Intu dived lower for the second session in a row as analysts at Goldman Sachs slashed their price target for the stock from 84p to 40p the day after …
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