Digger
- 14 Apr 2005 10:40
- 12 of 17
AFX at a glance - Today's UK, European broker recommendations
LONDON (AFX) - UK and European brokers' recommendations issued today, as collated by AFX News from a range of market sources.
LEHMAN BROTHERS
Reiterates Equalweight Scottish & Newcastle, raises target to 460 pence from 440
CHEUVREUX
Downgrades to Underperform from Outperform Burberry -- Upgrades to Outperform from Underperform Barclays
MERRILL LYNCH
Remains Overweight ASML, cuts target to 14 eur, trims estimates
PANMURE GORDON
Initiates coverage on Yell as Buy, 465 pence target -- Starts HSBC as Sell -- Downgrades to Hold from Buy Morse, cuts target to 100 pence from 130
EVOLUTION
Downgrades to Reduce from Add Woolworths
DEUTSCHE BANK
Reiterates Buy Vedanta, raises target to 590 pence from 565, lifts estimates -- Upgrades to Hold from Sell Antofagasta -- Buy Xstrata, raises target to 1240 from 1140 -- Sell Lonmin, raises target to 890 pence from 880
MORGAN STANLEY
Global Banks; Drops Credit Agricole from Global Banks Model Portfolio -- Overweight ASML, cuts target to 15 eur from 15.2
GOLDMAN SACHS
Reiterates In Line ASML, cuts estimates -- In Line AB Foods, raises estimates -- Underperform Burberry, cuts estimates -- In Line Deutsche Post, raises estimates -- French Banks: Downgrades to In Line from Outperform BNP Paribas -- Outperform Credit Agricole, raises estimates -- In Line Societe Generale, raises estimates
CSFB
Downgrades to Underperform from Neutral Belgacom, 33 eur target
CITIGROUP SMITH BARNEY
Downgrades to Sell from Hold Rank -- Upgrades to Buy from Hold Centrica, raises target to 260 pence from 240 -- Reiterates Buy Burberry, raises target to 480 pence from 460 -- Initiates as Buy Mobilcom
ABN AMRO
Reiterates Underweight Airlines and Airports: Downgrades to Hold from Buy Air France-KLM, Downgrades to Hold from Add British Airways -- Downgrades to Hold from Add Lufthansa -- Downgrades to Reduce from Hold Iberia -- Sell SAS, Add Easyjet and Hold Ryanair
JP MORGAN
Upgrades to Overweight from Neutral ING
little woman
- 14 Apr 2005 13:55
- 13 of 17
Quiet sort of company - nice steady growth since the big write off, 2 years ago.
LONDON (AFX) - WSP Group PLC said chief executive Christopher Cole and finance director Malcolm Paul have each acquired 20,000 ordinary shares in the company at 267.5 pence per share.
Following these purchases, Cole holds 928,777 ordinary shares, representing 1.54 pct and Malcolm Paul holds 842,976 ordinary shares, representing 1.39 pct.
The company said it has also been informed that the WSP Employee Benefit Trust today purchased 150,000 ordinary shares in the company at 267.5 pence each and now holds 317,146 ordinary shares in the company, representing 0.52 pct.
newsdesk@afxnews.com
Stan
- 14 Apr 2005 14:31
- 14 of 17
Anyone else getting no data after clicking on to the company Trades button?
Stan
- 14 Apr 2005 16:41
- 17 of 17
Thanks G,
It was a site outage as reported at the top of the board.