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Share Price: 298.00
Bid: 290.00
Ask: 306.00
Change: 0.00 (0.00%)
Spread: 16.00 (5.517%)
Open: 302.00
High: 302.00
Low: 298.00
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Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

Wed, 05th Dec 2012 07:19

Anglo American: Morgan Stanley reduces target price from 2110p to 1802p and keeps an equal weight rating.Brewin Dolphin Holdings: Peel Hunt raises target price from 185p to 230p and maintains a buy rating.British Sky Broadcasting Group: Nomura raises target price from 950p to 975p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Cairn Energy: Societe Generale cuts target price from 290p to 280p, while keeping a hold recommendation.Character Group: Merchant Securities reduces target price from 119p to 82p and downgrades from hold to sell.Consort Medical: Jefferies raises target price from 880p to 930p, while maintaining a buy recommendation. Numis raises target price from 940p to 1000p keeping its buy recommendation. Investec raises target price from 695p to 854p and upgrades to hold.Darty: Alphavalue upgrades to buy; target price of 58p remains unchanged.Experian: Nomura raises target price from 1035p to 1215p; buy recommendation unchanged.Greene King: HSBC raises target price from 525p to 620p and keeps a neutral rating. HB Markets upgrades to buy.Halfords: Bank of America downgrades from buy to neutral.Hargreaves Services: Jefferies reduces target price from 1085p to 1035p and reiterates its buy recommendation. Westhouse Securities reduces target price from 927p to 829p, while maintaining an add rating. WH Ireland downgrades from buy to hold.HSBC Holdings: Investec raises target price from 630p to 650p and reiterates a buy recommendation.Home Retail Group: Bank of America upgrades from neutral to buy.Informa: Nomura raises target price from 530p to 545p and maintains its buy recommendation. Barclays moves target price from 480p to 490p, while keeping an overweight rating.InterContinental Hotels Group: JP Morgan raises target price from 1635p to 1650p and keeps a neutral rating.ITE Group: Investec raises target price from 247p to 255p and maintains a buy recommendation.Marston's: HSBC raises target price from 125p to 140p and maintains an overweight rating.Ophir Energy: Societe General raises target price from 580p to 600p and upgrades to buy.Pearson: Nomura moves target price from 1250p to 1270p; reduce rating unchanged.Premier Oil: Societe Generale reduces target price from 500p to 460p reiterating a buy recommendation.Publishing Technology: Westhouse Securities raises target price from 120p to 150p and maintains a buy recommendation.Reed Elsevier: Nomura raises target price from 700p to 750p and keeps its buy recommendation.Rockhopper Exploration: Societe Generale cuts target price from 210p to 200p and upgrades to buy.Sage Group: Merchant Securities moves target price from 280p to 290p keeping a hold recommendation. Panmure Gordon raises target price from 288p to 297p and reiterates a sell recommendation.Serco Group: Westhouse Securities upgrades to add, while keeping the target price at 630p.Sportingbet: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 61p to 56p maintaining a hold rating.Thomas Cook Group: Credit Suisse initiates with a target price of 36p and an outperform recommendation.TUI Travel: Exane BNP raises target price from 260p to 300p, while maintaining a neutral rating. HB Markes upgrades to buy.Tullow Oil: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 1785p to 1770p, while keeping an overweight rating. Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1200p to 1180p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Barclays moves target price from 1920p to 1895p; overweight rating kept. Credit Suisse cuts target price from 1650p to 1550p keeping an outperform rating. Societe Generale reduces target price from 1500p to 1450p and maintains a hold recommendation. Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 1350p to 1150p and downgrades to sell. Exane BNP reduces target price from 1500p to 1450p reiterating an outperform rating.UBM: Nomura raises target price from 800p to 900p, while reiterating a buy rating.Wolseley: Barclays raises target price from 2850p to 3150p, while keeping an overweight rating. Credit Suisse raises target price from 3000p to 3200; outperform rating unchanged. JP Morgan raises target price from 3030p to 3150p and reiterates an overweight rating.WPP Group: Nomura raises target price from 980p to 1030p and keeps its buy recommendation.
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18 Jan 2012 07:15

Character on track despite weak sales

Toys and games company Character Group said, despite weak sales to date, it still expects to meet current market expectations for the financial year ending 31 August 2012. "We believe that the group's key brands have held up well with no substantial casualties," it said in a company statement. F

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29 Nov 2011 08:03

Character Group enjoys robust year

Toys, games and giftware firm Character Group revealed a 19.8% hike in full year pre-tax profit and said while it has reduced its sales forecasts for the current year, it expects to maintain profit in 2012 at similar levels to this year. Pre-tax profit rose to £9.05m in the year ended 31 August 201

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14 Sep 2011 06:34

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13 Sep 2011 16:58

London close: Good gains as FTSE 100 rallies

Stocks rediscovered their earlier buoyancy to finish with strong gains as hopes of a resolution of the euro crisis attracted buyers. Today's big mover, Cairn Energy, fell sharply after reporting disappointing results from its drilling campaign offshore Greenland, with one well coming up dry and ano

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13 Sep 2011 12:07

London midday: Eurozone worries resurface

This morning's bright start seems a distant memory now, with shares firmly in the red as worries over the Eurozone situation take centre stage again. Today's big mover, Cairn Energy is sharply lower after reporting disappointing results from its offshore drilling campaign offshore Greenland, with o

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13 Sep 2011 10:18

Character tries to calm fears

The toys, games and giftware company, Character Group says its year end results will meet market expectations. The firm, which produces branded toys such as Peppa Pig, Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam, says it felt obliged to update investors amidst the current economic gloom. In a nod to what many

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19 Apr 2011 15:54

Character confident despite expected second half slowdown

Toys and giftware distributor Character Group announced a strong rise revenue for the half year ended to 28th February but is bracing itself for a slowdown in sales in the second half. Profit before tax rose 78% to £6.64m from £3.73m the year before on sales that rose 34.7% to £6.64m from £43.1m a

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19 Jan 2011 11:01

Small caps round-up: Henderson Smaller Cos, Forte Energy, Vane Minerals...

Small cap-focused trust Henderson Smaller Companies achieved a total return of 22.1% for the half-year to 30 November, putting the benchmark index - up 12.7% - in the shade. The trust, which increased total pre-tax profit from £37.9m to £42.6m, said it expects the markets to remain "choppy", but t

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3 Dec 2010 06:45

Friday tips round-up: Domino's Pizza, Britvic, Kingfisher...

The last two cold snaps boosted like-for-like sales at Domino's Pizza as peckish consumers, wary of slippery pavements, decided to phone for fast food. Domino's was ready to meet the challenge with its fleet of scooters, which made inroads in areas where larger vehicles were held back by the snow.

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2 Dec 2010 16:33

London close: Market jumps 125 points

Blue chips staged an impressive late rally to finish more than 100 points higher for the second day running. There was no big bond repurchase programme today from the European Central Bank, but a decision to extend the current one for three months was enough to get buyers in a lather again. "We ex

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2 Dec 2010 14:28

London afternoon: ECB inaction deflates market

The absence of any mention of plans to launch a bond purchase in the European Central Bank (ECB) press conference this afternoon has taken some of the glow off equities. "We expect the governments to follow what they are committed to, they all have their adjustment and stabilisation programmes," E

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2 Dec 2010 12:02

London midday: Shares stay strong as updates impress

Company announcements have mostly been well-received today, helping to keep the leading share index in positive territory. All eyes will be on European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet at this afternoon's press conference following the interest rate decision for the eurozone, which

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2 Dec 2010 08:16

Character Group back in the black

Toys and giftware distributor Character Group returned to profit in the full year after strong demand for its brands and distributed lines. Following several years of a tough retail environment the group, whose brands include ZhuZhu Pets, Peppa Pig, Doctor Who and Postman Pat, posted a pre-tax prof

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9 Sep 2010 14:57

Small caps round-up: Character, Advanced Computer, Titanium...

Toy maker Character expects to make a "strong return to profitability" for the year to 31 August and reports second half and full-year sales ahead of forecasts. "Sales in the new year have started well and are likely to substantially out-perform our internal forecasts for September," the firm sai

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26 Jul 2010 07:48

Character: Confident, Sees FY In Line With Market Views

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Character Group PLC (CCT.LN), said Monday that the group continues to develop its portfolio of branded products and build its market share in the U.K, and said it is confident that trading for the financial year ending Aug. 31 will at least meet market expectations. MAIN FACT

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