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Liberum initiates coverage of challenger banks, prefers OneSavings

Tue, 13th Dec 2016 10:09

(ShareCast News) - Liberum initiated coverage of five challenger banks with three 'buy' recommendations and two 'hold' stances.The brokerage started OneSavings Bank, Shawbrook and Aldermore at 'buy' with price targets of 395p, 290p and 245p, respectively.It said OneSavings is making regulatory change in the buy-to-let market work in its favour."Our buy-to-let matrix shows that it is the most positively geared to the fastest growing segments, namely corporate and multi-property landlords, of its peers. Advantageous market positioning, a risk management track record as strong as its peers and a rising CET1 capital ratio make OSB's 10% valuation discount to the peer group average."As far as Shawbrook is concerned, it said that following the large impairment in the first half, the redemption continues,"We apply a valuation penalty to the company to compensate investors for the additional risk of owning the stock, as it continues to rebuild trust with regard to risk management. However we still find 14% potential upside. Consensus has set a low bar for Shawbrook, and we expect upgrades to our level."Liberum said Aldermore offers a strong growth profile with protective attributes. "We expect diversified growth, while agility within the business means the company can exploit specific opportunities as they arise."The brokerage started Paragon and Close Brothers at 'hold' with 395p and 1,400p price targets, respectively.It said that while it sees the attraction in Paragon's strategy, meaningful loan book diversification will only happen over the longer term.As for Close Brothers, it said its performance track record and dividend stability through the cycle are its key attractions, but noted competition is high and may pressure pricing or net loan book growth.At 1055 GMT, OSB shares were up 3.4% to 349.10, Shawbrook was up 1.4% to 254.20p and Aldermore was up 0.3% to 221.30p.
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24 Jan 2012 07:52

Allied Gold hopes for sparkling 2012

FTSE250 miner Allied gold has said it aims to up production by 75% in 2012 as it improves recovery methods and efficiency. In the year to the end of December, the firm took 108,338 ounces of gold out of the ground. It predicts this will rise to around 180,000 ounces in 2012 from its sites in Papua

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5 Jan 2012 12:50

FTSE 250 Movers: Energy and mining rise despite falling prices

Oil and gas producers were on the rise despite falling energy prices, with Afren, Ophir Energy, and Exillon Energy all higher. Miners followed suit despite the ongoing economic woes. Allied Gold, the Pacific Rim-focused gold producer, advanced on news it has agreed a new three-year $80m gold loan

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5 Jan 2012 07:26

Allied Gold agrees gold loan

Allied Gold, the Pacific Rim-focused gold producer, has agreed a new three-year $80m gold loan with RK Mine Finance. The agreement means Allied must pay back the $80m in physical gold. The total repayable will be measured in ounces at a reference price of $1,500 per ounce; this equates to a notio

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3 Jan 2012 15:16

FTSE 250 Movers: Talvivaara races into pole position

Talvivaara Mining saw its share price rocket into the top spot on the FTSE 250 after it announced that it has reached its production target for 2011. Full year production totalled 16,087 tonnes (t) of nickel and 31,815t of zinc, while fourth quarter production of 4,769t nickel and 10,524t zinc was

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9 Dec 2011 15:11

FTSE 250 Movers: Thomas Cook in pole position

Thomas Cook occupied the top spot once again, one week before being unceromoniously booted off the footsie 250. Recovering from the blow, shares rose 6%, boosted by news that Thomas Cook India, the country's largest integrated travel financial services company, was selected as the 'Favourite Speci

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30 Nov 2011 15:44

FTSE 250 Movers: Miners rocket on central bank action

Miners dominated the risers on the FTSE 250 on Wednesday after news that central banks are working together to ease strains in the financial markets sent stocks soaring. The mining sector swung into the blue, despite falling earlier on, after the People's Bank of China (PBOC) had lowered the legal

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21 Nov 2011 13:02

FTSE 250 movers: Miners tumble on global fears

The mining sector suffered some heavy losses on Monday as concerns of the global economy weighed on sector sentiment, and metals prices. Centamin Egypt, Kenmare Resources, Aquarius Platinum, Petropavlovsk and Allied Gold Mining were among the worst performers on the FTSE 250. While the miners bo

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18 Nov 2011 15:21

FTSE 250 Movers: Chemring comes under fire

Military decoy flare and mine detection firm Chemring was the biggest faller after it said unexpected delays in customer orders means full-year revenues will be around 5% below the board's expectations, while operating profit will be shy of market projections. In contrast, struggling foods manufac

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31 Oct 2011 07:21

Allied Gold runs into trouble at Simberi mine

Allied Gold Mining saw a rise in gold production for the quarter ended 30 September compared to the previous three months. Group gold production in the third quarter totalled 36,085 ounces compared to 28,344 ounces during the second quarter. Meanwhile, the average gold sales price was $1,751 in

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19 Oct 2011 14:35

Rolls-Royce America boss pockets £850,000

James Guyette, president and chief executive of Rolls-Royce's North American operations, has pocketed about £850,000 from the sale of a chink of his holding in the aeroplane engine maker. He sold 122,560 shares at 696p a time, but still has 274,796. The sale of the shares comes in the midst of a s

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18 Oct 2011 14:33

FTSE 250 Movers: Miners fall, Bellway bucks trend

Bellway was the top riser after it saw its full-year profits come in ahead of market expectations. Profit before tax in the year to the end of July hit £67.2m, up from £44.4m in 2010 and higher than the consensus forecast of £63.8m. However, it was the miners who were the big fallers, dominating t

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