Intertek Group Share News (ITRK)

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Jefferies Upgrades WPP To Buy From Hold

LONDON MARKET OPEN: National Grid Up, Capita Down; ECB In Focus

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Countrywide Shares Sold Amid Quiet Market

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Anglo American: UBS reiterates neutral with a target price of 950p. Lloyds: Macquarie reiterates outperform with a 65p target. Intertek: Barclays stays at equal-weight with a 3700p target. Barclays: HSBC reiterates buy with a 190p target. Homeserve: UBS maintains neutral with a

Intertek's revenues grow but resources continues to weigh

(ShareCast News) - While conditions for its resources division continue to remain challenging, Intertek drove revenues higher in the third quarter to remain on track to deliver full year growth and cash generation. For the 10 months ended 31 October, revenue grew 18% to £2.09bn compared to the same

Intertek Forms Water Testing Services Joint Venture In Mexico

Intertek creates water testing joint venture in Mexico

(ShareCast News) - Assurance provider Intertek has partnered with ABC Analitic, a water test provider, to form an environmental services joint venture in Mexico. The FTSE 100 company, which will own the majority of the joint venture, will use it become a market leader in assurance, testing, inspecti

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - FirstGroup: Goldman Sachs keeps at buy with a target price of 168p. Esure: Berenberg stays at sell, 238p target. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank reiterates hold with a 965p target. Intertek: UBS reiterates buy with a 4100p target. Sainsbury: Goldman Sachs reiterates sell with a 1

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Goldman Slightly Less Negative On UK Grocers

RBC Capital shifts ratings on business services sector stocks

(ShareCast News) - RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of several stocks and changed its recommendations as it took a look at the business services sector. The bank started Ashtead at 'outperform' with a 1,580p price target, saying it sees a robust US market, while the branch rollout and discipli

Broker tips: Intertek, Wolseley, Pearson

(ShareCast News) - Intertek was lifted by a double upgrade from Jefferies, which raised its stance on the stock to 'buy' from 'underperform' and upped the price target to 4,300p from 3,000p. "Our recommendation is not predicated on a major near term beat. More, that we believe we should see from her

Intertek rallies on double upgrade by Jefferies

(ShareCast News) - Intertek was lifted by a double upgrade from Jefferies, which raised its stance on the stock to 'buy' from 'underperform' and upped the price target to 4,300p from 3,000p. "Our recommendation is not predicated on a major near term beat. More, that we believe we should see from her

Intertek and Deutsche Bank help European shares to advance

LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - European shares advanced in early trading on Tuesday, with British testing company Intertek Group leading the market higher after a broker update while Deutsche Bank further recovered after recent steep losses. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.6 percent b

Intertek buys EWA Canada for foothold in internet-of-things

(ShareCast News) - Quality assurance provider Intertek has snapped up cyber security specialist EWA Canada from Electronic Warfare Associates for an undisclosed sum, in order to take hold of an opportunity in the 'internet of things' market. The addition of Ottawa-based EWA Canada, which employs 54

Ex-divs to take 0.28 points off FTSE 100 on Sept. 29

LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the resulting adjustment to prices by market-makers would take