Laird Share News (LRD)

LONDON BRIEFING: Pound And Shares Firm Ahead Of UK Airport Decision

Directors dealings: Laird´s new boss and finance chief buy shares

(ShareCast News) - Laird´s new boss and finance chief took advantage of the recent crash in the share price to pick-up stock in the firm they lead. On 19 October the manufacturer of products for wireless telecommunications said trading improved a bit in the third quarter - helped by currency shifts

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound Keeps Gains; Travis Perkins And Laird Fall

BUZZ-Laird: worst day ever for smartphone supplier on FY warning

** Laird a supplier to smartphone makers including Apple, dives 47%, on course for biggest one-day drop ever, in heavy volume ** Warns of lower FY profit, saying production growth for mobile devices this year lagging previous cycles and that it has "poor" visibility on order volumes *

Laird plunges to five year low after profit warning

(ShareCast News) - Although trading at Laird improved slightly in the third quarter, helped by currency shifts, it warned profits for the full year would be lower than expected due to delays in the mobile devices cycle and increased margin pressure. This made for a "very challenging trading perfo

EXTRA: Laird Shares Drop 46% As Slow Mobile Device Ramp-Up Cuts Profit

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Travis Perkins And Laird Lead Stocks Lower

Sector movers: Tesco leads cyclicals higher, pharma drags

(ShareCast News) - Cyclicals took over from defensives, with Tesco spearheading gains among food and drug retailers while pharma stocks acted as the main drag. Tesco shares accounted for the lion's share of the gains in that sector after Unilever said issues surrounding the supply of its leading bra

Laird appoints Kevin Dangerfield as CFO

(ShareCast News) - FTSE 250 technology firm Laird has appointed Kevin Dangerfield as its new chief financial officer with effect from 17 October. He succeeds Tony Quinlan, who was appointed chief executive officer in September. Dangerfield spent almost ten years as CFO of Morgan Advanced Materials,

Laird Appoints Kevin Dangerfield As New Chief Financial Officer

Sector movers: Evraz pushes to fresh 52-week high

(ShareCast News) - Slightly better-than-expected Chinese economic data saw shares in Russia-focused steel-maker Evraz notch a fresh 52-week high at 180.0p, taking its sector gauge higher with it. Over the weekend, the official Chinese manufacturing sector purchasing managers' index for the month of

Sector movers: Banks, aerospace lead losses

(ShareCast News) - Energy-related stocks continued to retreat as crude oil futures extended their recent leg lower on the heels of reports of increasing exports out of Libya and Nigeria. West Texas Intermediate dropped 2.05% to $43.01 per barrel while Brent futures retreated 1.52% to $45.88. On 14

FTSE 250 movers: Kaz Minerals surges, Evraz slumps

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 rose 0.59% to 17,863.91 points in Thursday afternoon trade. Kaz Minerals was the biggest riser on London's second tier index after it reported a rise in first half earnings and said its new Bozshakol project is on track for commercial output in the second half. Fo

Broker tips: Admiral Group, William Hill, Laird

(ShareCast News) - Motor insurance company Admiral Group looks overvalued compared to peers, RBC Capital Markets said on Thursday as it reiterated an 'underperform' rating and cut its target price to 1,600p from 1,625p. RBC reduced its profit before tax estimates for fiscal years 2017-18 by 8% on av

Thursday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Admiral Group: RBC reiterates underperform with a target price of 1600p. Laird: Berenberg maintains sell with a 230p target. BGEO Group: UBS reiterates neutral with a 2960p target. ICAP: Exane BNP Paribas upgrades to outperform with a 510p target. Poundland: Credit Suisse keeps