Escher Group Holdings Share News (ESCH)

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps end flat; Nakama up on bid talks

The FTSE small cap index and junior-listed AIM shares finish flat, broadly in-line with the mid-caps and the blue chips. Shares in Escher Group Holdings rise 6 percent to 260 pence as the provider of postal software says it expects its 2013 revenue to have increased 8 percent and says it ha

Sector movers: Sage lifts software stocks, chemicals gain

Sage was giving the software and computer services sector a lift on Wednesday after the firm reiterated its medium-term growth targets. Shares in Sage were up 3.6% at 427.9p - a level not seen in over a decade - after the accountancy software company said that trading across all regions in the firs

UK BROKER RATING CHANGES: Liberum Raises RBS Target But UBS Says Sell

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:
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FTSE 100
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BERENBERG CUTS BSKYB PRICE TARGET TO 680 (750) PENCE - 'SELL'
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BARCLAYS RAISES WHITBREAD PRICE TARGET TO

Escher Group Expects Revenue Ahead Of Previous Year

LONDON (Alliance News) - Escher Group Holdings PLC said Wednesday that it expects to post revenue ahead of the previous year as its Postal Solutions business performed strongly during the full year ended December 31, 2013. Escher Group provides software for the postal industry. It expects t

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Gain At Open; Sage, JD Wetherspoon Positive

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares are broadly higher Wednesday ahead of UK employment data and a Bank of England policy statement at 0930 GMT.

Prior to the open FTSE 100 software developer Sage Group and FTSE 250 pub chain JD Wetherspoon both have pro

Escher Group Electronic Business Postal System Patent Approved

LONDON (Alliance News) - Escher Group Holdings PLC said Friday the patent for its Electronic Business Postal System had been approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. The system allows two-way communication of messages betwe

Shares in Escher tumble on licence revenue delay

Shares in Escher shed 10 per cent on disappointment that it no longer expected to recognise a hefty licence payment before the year-end. The postal software provider said it had pushed back its estimate of when it would recognise the licence revenue from a customer from the fourth quarter to the f

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Vodafone Up But Meggitt Slides After Warning

Escher Group Says Some License Revenues Delayed By Slow Client Rollout

Broker tips: Johnson Matthey, SABMiller, Escher

The share price of chemicals group Johnson Matthey jumped on Monday morning after the stock was upgraded by JPMorgan Cazenove from 'neutral' to 'overweight'. The US bank hiked its target price for the shares from 2,800p to 4,000p, saying that it sees "major potential from a swathe of new global in

Broker snap: Escher to gain from Royal Mail windfall, says Panmure

Panmure Gordon has retained its 'buy' rating and 488p target price for software solutions group Escher, saying that the business will benefit from the stock-market debut and increased scrutiny of Royal Mail. Escher is the global leader selling software which enables Post Office Authorities to run t

Escher Announces USD12 Million Revised Banking Facility

Escher Group Gets Expanded Contract With Saudi Post

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

African Minerals: Investec reduces target price from 393p to 246p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged. Ashmore Group: Berenberg cuts target price from 500p to 470p and retains a buy recommendation. ASOS: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 4450p to 4800p and reiterates a hold recomm

Escher Group Granted Patent For Digital Mailbox System