Booker Group Share News (BOK)

Tesco to buy UK wholesaler Booker for 3.7 bln stg

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest supermarket Tesco said it would buy the country's largest cash and carry wholesale supplier Booker in a recommended share and cash merger which valued Booker at about 3.7 billion pounds ($4.64 billion). "This merger with Booker will further enhan

Booker LFL sales up 3.2% in third quarter, on track for full year

(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 food wholesaler Booker Group posted a 3.2% increase in third-quarter group like-for-like sales on Thursday and said it remains on course to meet expectations for the year to 24 March. In the 16 weeks to 30 December, total sales were up 2.9%%, with tobacco sales down 1.3%

Monday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Reckitt Benckiser: Berenberg reiterates hold with a target price of 7300p. EnQuest: Jefferies upgrades to buy with a 64p target. Booker: HSBC stays at buy with a 220p target. Anglo American: Barclays reiterates overweight with a 350p target. ICAP: HSBC upgrades to buy with a 52

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Hargreaves: Barclays reiterates overweight with a target price of 1560p. Barclays: Exane BNP Paribas downgrades to neutral, 245p target. Domino's Pizza: Berenberg reiterates buy with a 425p target. Booker: Goldman Sachs reiterates buy with a 200p target. Paysafe: Barclays keeps

Friday newspaper share tips: Booker, Premier Oil, Hargreaves Lansdown

(ShareCast News) - Shares in Booker are worth holding onto notwithstanding the high multiple on which they are trading, The Times's Tempus said. Since company boss Charles Wilson took the helm in 2005, the shares arrested a decline that saw them drop to less than 8p in 2007 to then recover to 185p a

Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Acacia: Jefferies keeps at buy with a target price of 610p. Tesco: HSBC reiterates hold, 195p target. Weir: UBS downgrades to neutral with a 1830p target. Sky: HSBC reiterates hold with a 820p target. Playtech: UBS keeps at buy with a 1060p target. Jupiter: JP Morgan keeps at

Booker interim sales and profit up, on track for FY

(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 food wholesaler Booker, which owns Londis and Budgens, reported a jump in interim sales and profit as it hiked its dividend and expressed confidence in achieving its full-year expectations. In the 24 weeks to 9 September, total sales were up 13% to £2.5bn, with pre-tax

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Tuesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Petra Diamonds: Citigroup reiterates buy with a target price of 120p; JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 139p target. Bovis Homes: UBS upgrades to neutral, 910p target. Electrocomponents: Credit Suisse keeps at underperform with a 300p target. Easyjet: HSBC keeps at reduce w

Booker sales speed up in second quarter helped by Budgens and Londis

(ShareCast News) - Sales accelerated in the second quarter for wholesaler and retailer Booker, keeping the company on course to meet full year targets. Total sales excluding tobacco grew 15.5% in the 12 weeks to 9 September, compared to the same period last year, speeding up from the growth of 11.7%

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Ibstock: Jefferies reiterates buy with a target price of 190p. Legal & General: Barclays maintains equal-weight with a 194p target. Glencore: UBS reiterates buy with a 220p target. Booker: HSBC stays at neutral with a 200p target. Spire Healthcare: Berenberg reiterates buy with

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Food price deflation hits Booker Group sales growth

(ShareCast News) - Investors in food wholesaler Booker Group were preparing for their annual general meeting on Wednesday morning, with chief executive Charles Wilson releasing his trading update ahead of the event. The FTSE 250 firm saw total group sales rise by 10% in the 12 weeks to 17 June, in w

TOP NEWS: Booker Group On Plan For Full Year As First-Quarter Sales Up

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