Marks & Spencer Share News (MKS)

UK BROKER RATINGS: M&S Upgraded By Goldman, UBS, Deutsche Bank

BUZZ-Morrisons: poised for best two-day move in decade

** Morrisons jumps for second day as grocer said it remains confident in its FY 2014-15 profit outlook. ** Stock up 6 pct, star performer on 0.5 pct weaker FTSE 100 index, having risen 5.9 pct on Wednesday on read-across from robust results from M&S. ** Losses for year trimmed to arou

BUZZ-M&S: more bullish brokers propel stock to top of FTSE

** Marks & Spencer top UK blue-chip riser for second-day running as five star analyst & host of others become more bullish on the retailer following robust results released on Wednesday. ** Deutsche Bank, a top-ranked broker on the stock according to StarMine, lifts rating on the stock to "

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

Amec: UBS cuts target price from 1185p to 1150p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged. Afren: Liberum Capital cuts target price from 121p to 95p and stays with its hold recommendation. Antofagasta: Canaccord cuts target price from 790p to 760p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Associ

Deutsche Bank upgrades M&S on GM margin prospects

Deutsche Bank has raised its recommendation for Marks & Spencer from 'hold' to 'buy' after its better-than-expected first half, predicting the start of a mutli-year margin recovery at the high-street retailer. First-half underlying pre-tax profits totalled £268m, up 2.3% over last year and 13% ahead

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Lower Amid Flurry Of Corporate Reporting

London open: UK stocks fall ahead of policy decisions from BoE and ECB

A flurry of blue-chip company announcements and upcoming policy decisions by the Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB) kept investors cautious on Thursday morning, with UK stocks trading in the red early on. The FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 6,517, having jumped 1.3% to the previous sess

Thursday tips round-up: M&S, Centamin

Shares of Marks &Spencer rose sharply following its first-half results on Wednesday, pushing the company's forward price-to-earnings multiple to just over 13, from just over 12, writes the Financial Times' Lex column. The reason for that, tellingly, is that many analysts did not revise their full-ye

UPDATE 4-Hope for women's clothing as M&S profits rise

* H1 underlying profit 268 mln stg vs forecast 252 mln * Raises general merchandise full-year gross margin forecast * Lowers full-year cost growth forecast * Q2 non-food like-for-like sales down 4 pct, food up 0.2 pct * Shares climb 9.7 pct (Adds detail, CEO, analyst, fa

MARKET COMMENT: London Rebounds As M&S Leads FTSE 100 Winners

London close: M&S helps stocks to brush off downbeat services data

Markets shrugged off fresh economic woes and gold price falls on Wednesday, helped by positive news from retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S). Continental European service sector data came in weak and UK service data also surprised on the downside, slowing to a 17-month low in October. Fears that the dec

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: M&S The Top Performer As Equities Rise

Broker tips: M&S, AB Foods, Rolls-Royce, Centamin

Marks & Spencer's shares surged on Wednesday after the retailer impressed with a surprise increase in first-half profits, and while the market welcomed the bottom-line beat analysts raised concerns with a continued underperformance in clothing sales. Analysts at Numis Securities maintained a 'hold'

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Stock Spirits' Warning Sends Its Shares Crashing

London midday: Stocks jump despite weak services data, M&S and Meggitt surge

Strong gains from Marks & Spencer, Meggitt and Associated British Foods drove the UK stock market higher on Wednesday, as investors shrugged off some disappointing global economic data. Services purchasing managers' indices (PMIs) in China, the UK and Eurozone all weakened, showing that activity gro