Kingfisher Share News (KGF)

Monday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - N Brown: HSBC downgrades to hold with a target price of 205p. Kingfisher: UBS downgrades to neutral, 390p target. Morrison: Credit Suisse keeps at neutral with a 200p target. WPP: Jefferies downgrades to hold with a 1850p target. Wolseley: Exane BNP Paribas keeps at underperfor

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks Down Amid Broker Changes, With Focus On Oil

Moody's views suspension of Polish retail tax positive for Tesco and others

WARSAW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The suspension of Poland's new retail tax by the European Commission is positive for Tesco , Carrefour, Kingfisher, Metro and Jeronimo Martins, which all operate in Poland, ratings agency Moody's said on Thursday. "The European Commission did not question Poland

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Barclays: HSBC upgrades to buy with a target price of 190p. Reckitt Benckiser: UBS keeps at buy, 8000p target. Go-Ahead: Deutsche Bank keeps at buy with a 2330p target. Kingfisher: HSBC reiterates hold with a 365p target. BHP Billition: Barclays keeps at equal-weight with a 990

Newspaper round-up: BoJ, RBS, BHP Billiton, Hinkley contract bonanza

(ShareCast News) - The Bank of Japan has launched an unprecedented new kind of monetary easing as it set a cap on 10-year bond yields and vowed to overshoot its 2 per cent inflation target on purpose. Its decision demonstrates that even eight years after the global financial crisis, central bankers

Newspaper round-up: BoJ, RBS, BHP Billiton, Hinkley contract bonanza

(ShareCast News) - The Bank of Japan has launched an unprecedented new kind of monetary easing as it set a cap on 10-year bond yields and vowed to overshoot its 2 per cent inflation target on purpose. Its decision demonstrates that even eight years after the global financial crisis, central bankers

UPDATE 2-Kingfisher says transformation plan on track as profits rise

* Beats analysts' forecasts with 13.5 pct rise in H1 profit * Says Brexit vote has not hurt UK trade * Cautious on France outlook * Shares up 1 pct (Adds CEO and CFO comment, share price) By James Davey LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Kingfisher, Europe's largest home

Kingfisher hammers half-year profits higher

(ShareCast News) - B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher nailed an encouraging increase in first half profits and confirmed early progress in chief executive Véronique Laury's ambitious turnaround project. On adjusted sales that rose 6.8% at the reported level to £5.75bn, or 3.3% on a like-for-like (LFL

Britain's Kingfisher beats forecasts with strong UK, Poland demand

LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvement retailer, beat forecasts with a 13.5 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by a strong performance in Britain and Poland. The firm, which runs the B&Q and Screwfix chains in Britain and Castorama and Brico Depot i

TOP NEWS: Kingfisher First-Half Profit Up As It Sees No Brexit Impact

Tuesday preview: Kingfisher reports first half results amid turnaround

(ShareCast News) - B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher is expected to reveal that its turnaround plan is working when it reports its first half results on Tuesday. The consensus forecast for pre-tax profit is £430m, compared to £384m the same period a year earlier, excluding around £30 of transformati

Sunday newspaper round-up: Fed, China, Glencore, Diageo, National Grid

(ShareCast News) - Traders are betting that the US Federal Reserve will stand pat on interest rates this week, despite warnings that rising inflationary pressures could persuade the US central bank to hike. The Sunday Times reported that investors were assuming the flurry of weaker-than-expected eco

Sunday newspaper round-up: Fed, China, Glencore, Diageo, National Grid

(ShareCast News) - Traders are betting that the US Federal Reserve will stand pat on interest rates this week, despite warnings that rising inflationary pressures could persuade the US central bank to hike. The Sunday Times reported that investors were assuming the flurry of weaker-than-expected eco

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Goldman Takes Centrica And Burberry Off List

Friday newspaper share tips: Kingfisher, TRIG

(ShareCast News) - B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher is a stock to avoid, opines The Times' Tempus column, adding that the outfit's share price looks full enough already. Investors have been jittery about Kingfisher for a while, with the much-heralded shift from DIY sheds to online buying raising so