Royal Mail said it expected a rise in first half profits despite rising costs as the pandemic-driven boom in parcel delivery from online shopping continued to drive revenue growth. The letter and parcel carrier said revenues climbed 8.2% to £5.1bn in the five months to August. It added that it …
Read More »Currys PC World Prize Winner Emails Are a Scam
Recently, UK residents have been receiving emails claiming to be from well-known electrical retailer Currys PC World. They congratulate you on having won a competition, with prizes varying from a MacBook Pro to a Nespresso coffee machine or a Dyson vacuum cleaner. If you’ve shopped at Currys PC World, there’s …
Read More »Royal Mail lifts profit forecast as advertising, business mail recovers
FILE PHOTO: A traditional Royal Mail red post box is seen near autumn foliage in London, Britain, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, citing stronger-than-expected advertising, business and stamped mail volumes this year. The postal firm last month forecast …
Read More »Broker tips: Cerillion, Royal Mail
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 …
Read More »Jefferies upgrades Royal Mail to ‘hold’
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 …
Read More »Broker tips: Royal Mail, Travis Perkins, Randall and Quilter
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 …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail to name Simon Thompson as next CEO: Sky News
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Royal Mail is seen outside the Mount Pleasant Sorting Office as a delivery vehicle arrives, in London, Britain, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley (Reuters) – Royal Mail Plc will name board member Simon Thompson as its next chief executive in the coming days, Sky News …
Read More »Prince Harry settles with Mail on Sunday over ‘damaging’ Royal Marines article
Lifestyle 7 Jan, 2021 09:06 PM3 minutes to read Prince Harry has hit back at claims he abandoned his ties with the Royal Marines. Photo / Getty Images Prince Harry was “frustrated and saddened” by claims he “snubbed” the Royal Marines by stepping down as a senior royal, according to …
Read More »Royal Mail plc : The underlying trend is to the upside
Jordan Dufee Senior Analyst Strategy published on : 01/06/2021 | 02:49 long trade Live Entry price : 360.1GBXTarget : 472.6GBXStop-loss : 295GBX Potential : 31.24% The underlying tendency is to the upside for shares in Royal Mail plc and the timing is opportune to get back into the stock. A comeback of the upward dynamic can be anticipated.Investors …
Read More »Berenberg upgrades Royal Mail, says risks are more balanced
Berenberg upped its rating on Royal Mail on Tuesday to ‘hold’ from ‘sell’ and hiked the price target to 280p from 137p as it said risks remain but are now balanced. The bank noted that despite a severe hit to mail volumes, Royal Mail has been relatively successful during the …
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