All Analysts articles – Page 25

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    Jack upgrades Spirit PBT forecast

    2014-09-03T07:54:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgraded his full-year pre-tax profit forecast by 3% for Spirit Pub Company following its trading update this morning that exceeded his expectations

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    Collyer expects more signs of M&B 'turning the corner'

    2014-09-03T07:50:00Z

    Leading analyst Geof Collyer has issued a Buy recommendation for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), saying he expects to see more evidence of “the M&B supertanker turning the corner” at its upcoming year-end interim management statement

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    Tough comps 'to hit Greene King'

    2014-09-03T07:48:00Z

    Leading analyst Geof Collyer has issued a Buy recommendation for Greene King but said tough comparatives over summer may hold back its short term performance

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    Jack upgrades Prezzo from Add to Hold

    2014-09-02T07:58:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has upgraded Prezzo to Add from Hold following recent weakness ahead of the group’s interim results on 11 September

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    Jack: Strong sales and weak margins to continue at JDW

    2014-09-02T07:56:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has said that strong sales and weak margins are set to continue at JD Wetherspoon

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    Spirit 'set for solid Q4'

    2014-08-29T16:08:28.730Z

    Leading analyst Nicholas Batram has predicted a “solid” Q4 for Spirit Pub Company and said he expects the firm to achieve his predicted 4% like-for-like sales growth for the year

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    Analyst expresses JDW margin fears

    2014-08-29T16:08:23.437Z

    Leading analyst Nick Batram has reiterated concerns about JD Wetherspoon’s margins ahead of the group’s full-year results on Friday 12 September

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    ​Analyst corner: The Restaurant Group

    2014-08-29T16:08:00Z

    Leading analysts from Panmure Gordon, Peel Hunt and N+1 Singer give their reactions to this morning’s HI update from The Restaurant Group (TRG)

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    Jack: TRG capable of beating FY forecasts

    2014-08-29T07:56:00Z

    A leading analyst has said that he believes The Restaurant Group (TRG) is capable of beating FY forecasts

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    Spirit to 'lose trading momentum' in Q4

    2014-08-29T07:46:00Z

    Trading momentum for Spirit Pub Company could “lose pace” in the fourth quarter of 2014, although full-year like-for-like sales growth should be “upbeat”, according to a leading analyst

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    Collyer cuts JDW TP

    2014-08-29T07:40:00Z

    Leading analyst Geof Collyer has reduced his Target Price for JD Wetherspoon from 785p to 745p ahead of its full-year results on 12 September, predicting “good top line growth” for the managed operator but an erosion of margin for the fifth straight year

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    Jack: Momentum strong at Spirit

    2014-08-27T07:54:00Z

    A leading analyst said he expects tougher LFL comps (Q4: 4.1% / Q1-3: 0.7%) for Spirit Pub Company, which should reduce LFL sales to c.2% in Q4

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    Jack upgrades Greene King to Buy

    2014-08-26T07:56:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack has upgraded his recommendation for Greene King to Buy to reflect faster expansion and progress with the company’s repositioning towards food-led managed pubs

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    ​M&C20 experiences slight uptick

    2014-08-22T16:29:00Z

    The M&C20 Leisure Index witnessed a slight uptick this week after the previous week’s impressive performance

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    Analyst corner - Essenden

    2014-08-22T16:18:37.917Z

    Jeffrey Harwood at Oriel Securities and Andrew Blain of Cenkos have both issued Buy recommendations for Essenden, the ten-pin bowling operator, pointing to the turnaround of the business in recent years in addition to strong trading momentum and scope for significant growth

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    Punch restructure 'will grow equity value by 17%'

    2014-08-19T07:18:00Z

    The proposed reduction in Punch Taverns’ debt under its restructure proposals would grow the equity value of the company by 17%, or 1.7p per share, a leading analyst has said

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    Analyst corner: Sahil Shan on TRG

    2014-08-15T16:15:00Z

    Sahil Shan at N+1 Singer looks ahead to the H1 results update from The Restaurant Group (29 August)

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    Batram: Another solid delivery expected for TRG

    2014-08-15T16:14:34.340Z

    A leading analyst has said that he expects a further continuation of the consistent double-digit earnings growth when The Restaurant Group (TRG) reports interim numbers

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    Rollo: Outlook on margins key at JDW

    2014-08-15T16:14:29.313Z

    A leading analyst has said he expects JD Wetherspoon to report a solid pre-close update, and therefore expects no surprises with its full-year results

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    Jack: Growth prospects remain substantial for Domino’s

    2014-08-14T07:54:00Z

    A leading analyst has said that the growth prospects for Domino’s Pizza UK remain substantial