Greene King Share News (GNK)

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.

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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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 * :

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

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Morgan Stanley Raises AB Foods To Overweight

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

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

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Berenberg Upgrades BAT To Buy From Hold

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

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

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,

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