Vistry Grp Share News (VTY)

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: New JD Sports chair; Vistry warns on planning

(Alliance News) - Equities in London are seen opening slightly lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100 on track to surrender all of its weekly gain, according to stock market futures.

Vistry sees margins ahead of target as demand soars

(Sharecast News) - House builder Vistry said it expected price rises to drive margins above full year targets after a better-than-expected first half driven by strong demand.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

IN BRIEF: Vistry CEO Greg Fitzgerald buys 11,000 shares

Vistry Group PLC - Kent, England-based housebuilder - Chief Executive Officer Greg Fitzgerald buys 11,036 shares at GBP8.99 and GBP9.01, worth GBP99,372, on Friday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Numis cuts Flutter to reduce; RBC lowers DCC

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday afternoon:

Vistry launches £35m share buyback

(Sharecast News) - Housebuilder Vistry has launched a £35.0m share buyback programme as part of an effort to return surplus capital to investors and reduce the group's overall share capital.

Vistry confident as house demand robust, inflation pressures managed

(Alliance News) - Shares in Vistry Group PLC rose on Wednesday after the housebuilder reported "strong demand" in 2022 to date.

Vistry boosts profits expectations

(Sharecast News) - Vistry Group expects full-year profits to come in at the top of forecasts, the FTSE 250 housebuilder said on Wednesday, following a strong start to the year.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts Rathbone Brothers to equal-weight

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday afternoon:

IN BRIEF: Outgoing MJ Gleeson CEO James Thomson buys 10,000 shares

MJ Gleeson PLC - Sheffield-based housebuilder and land investor - Chief Executive Officer James Thomson buys 10,000 shares at GBP6.00, worth GBP60,000, on Friday last week. Now has 31,131 shares, a 0.1% stake. Thomson will step down as CEO at the end of 2022 but remain on the board as a non-executive director, MJ Gleeson said last week. It has hired Graham Prothero, currently the chief operating officer of housebuilding peer Vistry Group PLC to replace him.

IN BRIEF: MJ Gleeson poaches Vistry COO Graham Prothero to be new CEO

Vistry Group PLC - Kent, England-based house builder - Chief Operating Officer Graham Prothero will leave at the end of the year to become chief executive officer of Sheffield-based housebuilder MJ Gleeson PLC. Vistry will not hire a new COO. Instead, Graham's tasks will be "distributed amongst members of the executive leadership team," the company explains. Gleeson says current CEO James Thomson will step down from the role at the end of 2022 but remain on the board as non-executive director.

IN BRIEF: Crest Nicholson confirms multi-million pledge cost estimate

Crest Nicholson PLC - Surrey-based housebuilder - Confirms cost estimate of building safety pledge. As the company announced on April 5, the exceptional charge is estimated to be between GBP80 million and GBP120 million.

UK government warns housebuilders not to miss cladding deadline

(Alliance News) - Housebuilders who do not sign up to a voluntary pledge to help fix unsafe cladding on tall buildings could be banned from new construction, the UK government has warned.

Bellway and Vistry join peers in signing UK Building Safety Pledge

(Alliance News) - FTSE-250 housebuilders Bellway PLC and Vistry PLC are the latest to have signed the UK government's Building Safety Pledge, the companies announced on Thursday.