All Analysts articles – Page 38

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    Rollo upgrades Enterprise Inns

    2013-10-01T07:52:00Z

    A leading analyst has upgraded his price target for Enterprise Inns from 140p to 200p and said he thought there was a good chance that the group’s like-for-like sales will be positive in H1 2014 and sees its 19 November final results as a key catalyst

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    Weak M&B performance impacts M&C20

    2013-09-27T16:17:00Z

    The 1% decline in Q4 like-for-like sales reported by Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) this week impacted the M&C20 Index, which fell by 1.3% to 1,148.32, to marginally underperform the FTSE all share, which declined by 0.9% to 1,014.49

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    2013-09-27T16:15:00Z

    Jamie Rollo, analyst at Goldman Sachs, looks ahead to the upcoming Q4 update from Spirit Pub Company (22 October).

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    French: Market likely to remain sceptical on Domino’s

    2013-09-27T16:15:00Z

    A leading analyst has said that until there is greater certainty around its operation in Germany the market is likely to remain sceptical as to Domino Pizza Group’s long-term potentia

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    French downgrades M&B EPS forecast

    2013-09-27T16:15:00Z

    Leading analyst Simon French has downgraded his earnings-per-share forecast for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) following a “disappointing” trading update

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    Rollo predicts 10% EPS growth for Whitbread

    2013-09-27T16:14:00Z

    Leading analyst Jamie Rollo predicts Whitbread will see its earnings per share grow 10% to 89.6p at its H1 results on 22 October, and says the shares need forecast upgrades

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    Batram: Marston’s set for solid finish

    2013-09-27T16:13:00Z

    A leading analyst has sauid that he expects Marston’s to report a solid finish to its financial year with good progress made on its disposal programme

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    Jack upgrades Domino’s to Buy

    2013-09-27T08:13:00Z

    A leading analyst has raised its recommendation for Domino’s Pizza to Buy following recent weakness, and said the group was in good shape with his only concern being a “slight slowdown in expansion”

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    Peel Hunt upgrades TRG

    2013-09-26T07:26:00Z

    A leading analyst has upgraded his recommendation on The Restaurant Group’s shares to Buy on the back of increased visibility in the context of an expanding new site pipeline, combined with consistently high returns

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    Collyer: Darby's M&B honeymoon 'over'

    2013-09-25T08:08:00Z

    The market will be looking for concrete developments and targets from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) to justify its rising share price, with the honeymoon period for chief executive Alistair Darby now over, leading analyst Geof Collyer has argued

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    Jack: M&B is 'one for 2014/2015'

    2013-09-24T07:39:15.247Z

    Leading sector analyst Douglas Jack says he expects most of the upside for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) to occur over the medium term

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    M&C20 underperforms against FTSE

    2013-09-20T16:28:00Z

    The M&C20 underperformed against the FTSE All Share this week despite a strong performance from Punch Taverns

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    2013-09-20T16:21:00Z

    Wayne Brown of Canaccord Genuity says his confidence in The Restaurant Group’s (TRG) outlook and market positioning has been “significantly enhanced” after a site visit to TRG’s Coast to Coast and Frankie & Benny restaurants in Brighton

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    SAB Miller outlines strategy

    2013-09-17T07:43:00Z

    SAB Miller, the global brewer, will not change its strategy under new chief executive Alan Clark and has outlined three elements to his approach in a presentation to analysts

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    Collyer: JDW 'an enigma'

    2013-09-17T07:40:00Z

    Leading analyst Geof Collyer has labelled JD Wetherspoon an “enigma” that “continues to confound and delight”. He raised his Target Price for JDW from 660p to 695p but reduced his forecast by 3%

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    Pubs drive M&C20 outperformance

    2013-09-13T16:31:00Z

    The M&C20 outperformed the FTSE All-Share index for the sixth week in a row this week, growing 1.4% to 1,200 while the FTSE All-Share could only manage a 0.8% increase to 1,019

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    Jack: Sector acquisitions at six-year high

    2013-09-13T08:02:00Z

    The current period is the most active for acquisitions in the licensed retail sector since 2007, a leading analyst has argued following the £100m sale of Cote and the expected imminent sale of 300 Greene King pubs

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    Whitbread: Restaurants, Costa Express, margins, analysts

    2013-09-10T12:21:00Z

    M&C Report takes a closer look at the Q2 and H1 update from Whitbread, reports from a presentation for analysts featuring chief executive Andy Harrison and finance director Nicholas Cadbury, and speaks to Cadbury

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    Jack: JDW can hold or grow margins

    2013-09-10T07:39:21.100Z

    A leading analyst has said JD Wetherspoon, which announces its full-year results on Friday, has a good opportunity to hold or increase its margins

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    M&B rises to the top of the M&C20

    2013-09-06T16:34:00Z

    Mitchells & Butlers has overtaken Greene King to become the company with the highest market capitalisation within the M&C20, following a well-received presentation to city analysts