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Wed, 29th Jul 2015 18:33

(ShareCast News) - Goldman Sachs reinstated its 'buy' rating on Greene King with a 1,060p price target, saying it expects the company to deliver consistent earnings growth given its exposure to accelerating UK consumer discretionary spending, execution of synergies post its Spirit acquisition and investment in its estate.The bank also said it reckons earnings before interest and tax margin expansion from consolidation should more than offset cost headwinds, particularly increased minimum wage inflation due to the introduction of the UK National Living Wage from April next year.GS expects the company to achieve £37.5m in synergies from its acquisition of Spirit over the next three years, around £12m of which will be from a reduction in corporate overhead and £26m from procurement savings.It noted that the stock trades at a discount to pub peers despite above-average growth.It added that while Greene King's returns are slightly below peers, this differential should continue to compress over time.Goldman also highlighted the stock's attractive dividend yield and 25% upside to the bank's 12-month price target."Greene King's leverage is already the lowest of its asset-based pub peers, and we expect it to fall further, with excess cash being used largely for dividends," said GS. Hikma Pharmaceuticals got a boost after Jefferies upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'hold' and raised its price target to 2,615p from 2,134p as it integrates the company's "transformational" deal with Roxane Laboratories."In our view Hikma is transitioning to a period of remarkable growth as it executes on recent acquisitions and we expect share price momentum to continue despite the 12% rally," it said, adding that Hikma is now its preferred name in the EMEA generics sector.Jefferies said the acquisition of Roxane, at $2.65bn, is a game-changer for Hikma in the US and provides a platform and pipeline to grow its business with opportunities to create further value from potential synergies and diversify its revenue base.It noted that Roxane has 88 differentiated products across specialised segments which are highly complementary to Hikma's existing US business. The combination will create the number 6 player in the US generics market, from 20 previously, said Jefferies.It raised its 2016 earnings per share estimate by 4% and 2017 by 14%, saying it believes the integration of Roxane combined with solid market fundamentals should improve Hikma's earnings power despite higher interest charges and equity dilution to shareholders.

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7 Sep 2018 07:30

Summer heat, World Cup add cheer to Greene King sales

(Sharecast News) - The hot summer spell and football World Cup boosted sales at Greene King in the first 18 weeks of the year as Brits inhaled 3.7m pints of beer during England's seven matches.

3 Sep 2018 12:39

Pubs sector 'in a precarious state' - Citi

(Sharecast News) - Many pub companies are in a "precarious state", Citi warned on Monday, as they have too much leverage and little surplus cash flow to bail themselves out as the increasingly indebted UK heads for a potential disorderly Brexit.

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16 Mar 2018 06:48

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP -BBA Aviation, Flughafen Zuerich, Greene King

March 16 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including BBA Aviation, Flughafen Zuerich and Greene King, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS * :

16 Feb 2017 10:33

Spending on eating out remains resilient as inflation crunch looms

(ShareCast News) - In the normally quiet month for the pubs and restaurant sector, sales data for January was positive overall and showed casual dining chains enjoying a continued recovery. Industry like-for-like sales grew 1.9% in January 2017 compared to 2016, according to the Coffer Peach Busi

13 Feb 2017 09:29

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10 Feb 2017 16:40

FTSE 250 movers: Elementis gains, Just Eat tanks

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 closed up 0.47% to 18,715.36 points. Elementis was a top riser as it entered into an agreement to acquire specialty chemicals platform SummitReheis from an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners for an enterprise value of $360m. SummitReheis - which is expected to re

10 Feb 2017 10:35

Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - British American Tobacco: Berenberg upgrades to Buy with a target price of 5670p. Smith & Nephew: Jefferies reiterates Buy with a target price of 1350p. BT Group: UBS maintains Neutral with a target price of 325p. Ashmore Group: UBS maintains Buy with a target price of 390p. Da

10 Feb 2017 09:25

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10 Feb 2017 09:21

Greene King's shares fall as Canaccord cuts target price, lowers guidance

(ShareCast News) - Greene King's shares fell on Friday as Canaccord Genuity reiterated a 'buy' rating but cut the target price to 850p from 900p and lowered its earnings guidance. The pub operator reported strong trading over the Christmas period on Friday as it sounded a confident note on its outlo

10 Feb 2017 07:47

London pre-open: Stocks set to track advance on Wall Street

(ShareCast News) - Shares were expected to start the session higher, tracking a record close overnight on Wall Street and on the heels of better than expected Chinese trade data. As of 0721 GMT the Footsie was being called to start the day higher by 23 points to 7,252. In parallel, the Shanghai Sto

10 Feb 2017 07:16

Greene King reports strong Christmas trading

(ShareCast News) - Pub group Greene King reported strong trading over the Christmas period on Friday as it sounded a confident note on its outlook. In the 40 weeks to 5 February, like-for-like sales grew 1.1%. Excluding Fayre & Square, LFL sales were up 1.6% over the period. Over the last 16 weeks,

9 Feb 2017 13:00

Friday preview: Greene King to report strong third quarter trading update

(ShareCast News) - Pub operator Greene King is expected to report a robust third quarter trading update on Friday during a strong performance across the rest of the sector. Numis anticipates the company will report a small recovery in Christmas trading, in line with the sector, but believes the pres

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