LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC raises ConvaTec; Peel Hunt cuts Lancashire

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Friday:

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RBC raises ConvaTec to ’outperform’ (sector perform) - price target 315 (320)...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 09:52


IN BRIEF: Premier Foods buys Merchant Gourmet for £48 million value

Premier Foods PLC - St Albans, Hertfordshire-based maker of branded and non-branded food - Agrees to acquire ‘premium, healthy, convenient meals brand’ Merchant Gourmet, which...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 09:51


Renishaw eyes top-end annual profit as 45-year finance chief to depart

Renishaw PLC on Thursday said its finance director will depart at the end of 2025 after 46 years at the firm, as it forecast annual...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 09:36


Recruiter Hays cuts dividend as profit plunges; says September is key

Hays PLC on Thursday reported a plunge in annual profit, confirming the bad news the company gave to the market in a profit warning back...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 09:30


Early market roundup: Stocks mixed ahead of UK flash PMI; WH Smith red

Stock prices in London were mostly lower on Thursday morning, with FTSE 250 constituent WH Smith seeing a share slump after it revealed an overstatement...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 09:10


WH Smith hacks outlook as review finds inflated North American profit

WH Smith PLC on Thursday more than halved guidance for its North American division after an investigation found profit had been overstated.

The Swindon, England-based travel...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 08:47


UK government net borrowing falls to three-year low in July - ONS

UK public sector net borrowing fell to around £1 billion in July, the Office for National Statistics reported on Thursday.

Net borrowing, the difference between total...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 07:19


IN BRIEF: 88 Energy sells Texas asset to focus on Alaska and Namibia

88 Energy Ltd - oil exploration in Namibia and US state of Alaska - Sells its 75% working interest in Project Longhorn to its operator,...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 07:00


Tesco continues to stretch its lead in UK grocery market

UK grocery sales continue to tick along nicely over the summer with the latest data from Worldpanel showing a 4.5% rise in take-home shopping in...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 00:00


Can you afford to be lukewarm on US stocks?

The curtain is about to come down on the US quarterly earnings season. As we wrote last week, for the most part companies have impressed...

Thu, 21/08/2025 - 00:00


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