Barr (A.G.) Share News (BAG)

Tuesday preview: A.G. Barr reports half year interims

(ShareCast News) - Soft drinks maker A.G. Barr reports its half-year results on Tuesday after warning of the impact of difficult market conditions in an August trading update. In last month's trading update, the owner of Irn-Bru and Rubicon said it expects revenue to fall 2.9% year-on-year to £125m

Sector movers: Beverage stocks pace gains

(ShareCast News) - Defensive issues took over from cyclicals, with beverage stocks climbing to the top of the leaderboard on the back of positive broker commentary. Analyst Charles Pick at Numis bumped up his recommendation on shares of AG Barr from 'hold' to 'add' ahead of the company's next set of

UK sugar tax to be imposed on soft drinks in 2018, government confirms

(ShareCast News) - The government has confirmed it will introduce a soft drinks industry levy across the UK as part of its plan to tackle childhood obesity. The Department of Health will launch a "broad, structured sugar reduction programme" that will aim to remove sugar from the products children e

London close: Stocks finish flat after uninspiring data

(ShareCast News) - London stocks finished broadly flat on Friday following a batch of uninspiring economic data including reports on UK construction, eurozone gross domestic product and US retail sales. UK construction output fell 0.9% in June from May, more or less in line with consensus expectatio

FTSE 250 movers: Restaurant Group leads risers, Genus tops fallers

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was up 0.62% to 17,918.63 points in Friday afternoon trade. The Restaurant Group was a top riser on London's second tier index after the pub and restaurant chain announced the departure of its chief executive Danny Breithaupt, who has been with the company for 15 year

Broker tips: A.G. Barr, Drax, Tullow Oil

(ShareCast News) - A.G. Barr shares fell on Friday as Berenberg downgraded its rating on the stock to 'sell' from 'hold' and cut its target price to 470p from 530p, citing a "weak" trading update by the soft drinks maker. In a 2 August trading statement, the Irn Bru maker said it expected a 2.9% yea

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: CEO Change Sends Restaurant Group Higher

Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Britvic: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 775p. RSA Insurance: Deutsche Bank maintains hold with a 525p target. GlaxoSmithKline: JP Morgan reiterates neutral with a 1900p target. Amec Foster: Goldman Sachs stays at buy with a 691,1p target. A.G. Barr: Berenberg d

A.G. Barr shares fall on Berenberg downgrade

(ShareCast News) - A.G. Barr shares fell on Friday as Berenberg downgraded its rating on the stock to 'sell' from 'hold' and cut its target price to 470p from 530p, citing a "weak" trading update by the soft drinks maker. In a 2 August trading statement, the Irn Bru maker said it expected a 2.9% yea

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Merrill Lynch Upgrades Tullow Oil To Buy

JP Morgan upgrades Coca Cola HBC, hikes target

(ShareCast News) - Analysts at JP Morgan bumped up their recommendation on shares of Coca Cola HBC, pointing out how the European Beverages sector had proved more resilient than competitors beer or spirits to the volatile macroeconomic backdrop. Indeed, in the opinion of the broker bottlers's shares

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: AB Barr Non-Executive Ritchie Buys Shares

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Property Stocks Continue To Receive Downgrades

LONDON BRIEFING: US Jobs Figures Awaited For Market Direction

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Buy Wetherspoons, Sell Marston's - Citigroup