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Sunday share tips: Tullow Oil, AstraZeneca, Aviva

Sun, 27th Jan 2013 17:20

It may be time for Aidan Heavey to step aside at Tullow Oil. The former accountant, 59, is rightly feted as one of the oil industry's great entrepreneurs. Beginning with a tiny start-up in 1986 the Irishman turned Tullow into one of the most successful explorers in the world. Its 10.7bn pound market value makes it the fourth largest London-listed oil company, after BP, Shell and BG Group. But Tullow has become a victim of its own success, and it is not clear if Heavey is the best man to transform it from a finder of new oil fields to a developer of them.Heavey this month sought to reassure the market that Tullow was the same intrepid explorer investors had come to love. He pledged to drill 40 exploration wells this year ? roughly double the amount BP has lined up. But the truth is that Tullow is not the same. It has more balls in the air than ever. The company and Heavey are seen as one and the same, and that has served it well. But any serious wobbles and opinions can change quickly. Just ask Frank Chapman, The Sunday Times´s Danny Fortson says.There is good news for investors in the Midas Dogs of the Footsie portfolio. The shares are behaving as they should, rising in price and delivering generous yields as well. Out of the ten stocks in their experimental portfolio, eight have risen in price over the past quarter and the other two have fallen only slightly. The portfolio consists of the top ten highest-yielding stocks in the FTSE 100. Last October, these were insurers Admiral Group, Standard Life, Aviva, RSA and Resolution; utilities National Grid, SSE, and Vodafone; defence group BAE Systems and drugs giant AstraZeneca. Insurers moved ahead across the board late last year as sentiment towards the Eurozone improved and stock markets recovered. The insurance Dogs were no exception, particularly Resolution, which has risen 23 per cent to 266p since October. It had long been criticised for its complex corporate structure, but it has pledged to simplify the way it operates. Even after the recent gains, it was still their top Dog with a yield of almost 7.9%. The Footsie has risen 9.6%, so £10,000 would be worth £10,707. The Dogs are almost there on share price alone, but investors have also reaped those dividends. Let's hope the Dogs retain their momentum in the next quarter, the Financial Mail on Sunday´s Midas column writes. Drugs giant AstraZeneca will issue its 2012 results on Thursday, which are expected to show a slump in revenues and profit because of patent expiries. However, investors will be very keen to hear what Pascal Soriot, Astra's new chief executive, says about the company's future strategy. There will not be a detailed point-by-point presentation of a definitive strategy. This is expected at a capital markets day, which is likely to happen in March. However, no major strategic shift is expected and Astra is unlikely to go down the GlaxoSmithKline route of branching out into consumer products. Innovation and scientific research will remain at its core. Current consensus forecasts expect profits to fall by a third this year. Indeed, there is a great deal of caution in the analyst community over Astra's prospects, with almost three times as many analysts recommending investors sell the shares than buy. There are 17 analysts saying sell and 6 recommending a buy, according to Bloomberg data, with 17 others saying hold. The average price target is £29.41, below the current share price. However, this hasn't stopped the shares from rallying ahead of the statement to highs not seen since mid-2011. The shares are trading on an earnings multiple of 8 and investors should hold on to the shares ahead of the update, The Sunday Telegraph´s Questor team believes.Please note: Digital Look provides a round-up of news, tips and information that is impacting share prices and the market. Digital Look cannot take any responsibility for information provided by third parties. This is for your general information only as not intended to be relied upon by users in making an investment decision or any other decision. Please obtain a copy of the relevant publication and carry out your own research before considering acting on any of this information.
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IN BRIEF: Vodafone Chair Boxmeer buys GBP570,000 in shares

Vodafone Group PLC - Berkshire, England-based telecommunications provider - Chair Jean-Francois van Boxmeer buys 823,500 shares at GBP0.69 each, worth GBP568,215, in London on Wednesday.

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27 Mar 2024 09:40

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Sainsbury's, Petershill Partners upped to 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

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26 Mar 2024 11:21

Vodafone Germany to cut 2,000 jobs in revamp

FRANKFURT, March 26 (Reuters) - Vodafone Germany aims to save around 400 million euros ($434.48 million) over the next two years as part of a restructuring that will hit some 2,000 jobs, the company said on Tuesday.

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26 Mar 2024 11:15

UPDATE: Vodafone Germany cuts 2,000 jobs as part of savings programme

(Alliance News) - Vodafone GmbH is cutting and relocating around 2,000 jobs in a bid to save EUR400 million in the next two years, the Dusseldorf, Germany-based subsidiary of Vodafone Group PLC announced on Tuesday.

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26 Mar 2024 10:43

Vodafone Germany: 400-mln-eur restructuring to affect 2,000 jobs

BERLIN, March 26 (Reuters) - Vodafone Germany said on Tuesday that it aims to save around 400 million euros ($434.48 million) over the next two years as part of a transformation programme that will affect some 2,000 jobs.

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26 Mar 2024 10:42

Vodafone Germany cutting 2,000 jobs as part of savings programme

(Alliance News) - Vodafone GmbH is cutting and relocating around 2,000 jobs in a bid to save EUR400 million in the next two years, the Germany, Dusseldorf-based subsidiary of Vodafone Group PLC announced Tuesday.

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22 Mar 2024 16:09

London close: Stocks mixed as Bailey hints at rate cuts

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed in a mixed state on Friday as investors weighed optimistic retail sales data against remarks from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.

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22 Mar 2024 11:46

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 boosted after week of rate decisions

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London were higher at midday on Friday, as investor sentiment remained high, after there were no surprises from UK and US central banks this week.

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22 Mar 2024 09:19

TOP NEWS: UK CMA says Vodafone/Three merger raises competition worries

(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets authority on Friday said a planned merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK could raise consumer prices and harm investment into UK mobile networks.

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22 Mar 2024 07:32

CMA warns Vodafone, Three deal will face full probe if solutions not given

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone and Three UK have been told to find ways to assuage Britain's competition regulator that their planned $19bn merger would not leave consumers worse off or face a full investigation.

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18 Mar 2024 16:23

Director dealings: Vodafone CFO makes share purchase

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone Group revealed on Monday that chief financial officer Luka Mucic had acquired 2.46m ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed telecommunications giant.

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18 Mar 2024 09:39

IN BRIEF: Vodafone CFO buys 2.5 million shares for GBP1.7 million

Vodafone Group PLC - Berkshire, England-based telecommunications provider - Group Chief Financial Officer Luka Mucic purchased 2.5 million shares on Friday in London at 69.64 pence each for GBP1.7 million in total. Vodafone also on Friday announced the sale of its Italian business to Swisscom AG for EUR8 billion, with EUR4 billion to be returned to shareholders through a buyback. It said, however, that annual dividends from financial 2025 onwards will be rebased to 4.5 euro cents, down from 9.00 cents for financial 2024.

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15 Mar 2024 16:55

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE closes in red; Reckitt plunges on lawsuit

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London closed lower on Friday, ahead of a busy week for interest rate decisions.

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15 Mar 2024 15:07

London close: Stocks finish mixed after Reckitt compo blow

(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets finished in a mixed state at the end of a quiet trading session on Friday, after another hotter-than-expected US inflation reading overnight.

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15 Mar 2024 12:11

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms despite mining, oil boost

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 overcame a muted morning to head into Friday afternoon on the up, though its progress was shy of the loftier gains seen by mainland European peers, as investors showed some signs of trepidation ahead of a pair of interest rate decisions next week.

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