LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies cuts National Grid to 'hold'
18th Mar 2026 09:47
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Wednesday, ahead of a swathe of central bank meetings, after Iraq signed a deal to resume oil exports through Turkey. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ithaca Energy PLC on Wednesday reported a more than doubling of annual profit, as oil and gas production grew, though it guided 2026 production below its 2025 exit rate. Read More
(Alliance News) - Moonpig Group PLC on Wednesday announced plans for a new GBP65 million share buyback amid strong cash flow generation and confidence in future prospects. Read More
(Alliance News) - Unilever PLC is in the early stages of considering a separation of its food assets as it seeks growth from beauty, personal care and wellbeing brands, Bloomberg reported late Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Softcat PLC on Wednesday lifted its yearly profit guidance, after a first half that beat expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Diploma PLC on Wednesday said trading remains "very strong" as it announced a "significant" increase to full-year guidance. Read More
(Alliance News) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC on Wednesday said Bawag Group AG is among its suitors, as the Dublin-based lender's formal sale process continues. Read More
(Alliance News) - Diploma raises its guidance, Softcat reports higher earnings for the first half of the year and also lifts its guidance, while Moonpig says it will start a new share buyback programme. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Wednesday, following a rise in Asian markets, as investors focus on developments in the Middle East and look ahead to the Federal Reserve rate decision later. Read More
Sage Group PLC - Newcastle, England-based enterprise accounting software - Chief People Officer Amanda Cusdin buys 36,000 shares at average GBP8.37, worth GBP301,378, on Monday. Cusdin now has 151,624 shares. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The European Union is planning to overhaul its merger rules to curb national powers to block corporate takeovers in a bid to help European companies build the scale to compete with US and Chinese rivals, the Financial Times on Tuesday reported. Read More
CVC Income & Growth Ltd - investor in senior secured loans and other sub-investment grade corporate credit - Notes recent decline in its share price amid recent geopolitical developments and energy market volatility. The company's investment vehicle manager notes: "The outlook for 2026 was fairly benign at the start of the year, which was reflected in credit spreads. Since then, markets have repriced software risk in both public equity and public credit markets given the fast-paced developments we've seen in artificial intelligence. After the recent developments in the Middle East, markets have also started to price in higher for longer oil prices which could result in a slowdown in growth, but also higher inflation, potential supply chain issues and a reduction in consumer confidence. At this point, it's impossible to say where the conflict is heading. The portfolio continues to generate income in line with expectations, but the marks on the underlying assets move on a daily basis reflecting sentiment around the conflict and global growth. Both public equity and credit markets have repriced since the start of the year, resulting in a small negative NAV performance year to date. This shows that public credit markets are functioning." Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More