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Oriel Securities Ltd initiated coverage on shares of Stobart Group (LON:STOB) in a research note issued on Wednesday. The firm set a “buy” rating and a GBX 180 ($3.06) price target on the stock. Oriel Securities Ltd’s price target indicates a potential upside of 43.71% from the company’s current price.

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC PT Raised to GBX 434 (CRST) Posted by Shane Hupp on Jun 19th, 2014 // No Comments Share on StockTwits Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC logoStock analysts at Jefferies Group hoisted their price objective on shares of Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC (LON:CRST) from GBX 419 ($7.11) to GBX 434 ($7.37) in a report issued on Thursday. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 27.87% from the stock’s previous close. Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC (LON:CRST) opened at 343.80 on Thursday. Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 305.70 and a 52 week high of GBX 420.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 343.1 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 365.. The company also recently declared a dividend, which is scheduled for Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th will be given a dividend of GBX 4.10 ($0.07) per share. This represents a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 24th. Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Beaufort Securities reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC in a research note on Wednesday. Separately, analysts at Numis Securities Ltd reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC in a research note on Tuesday. They now have a GBX 471 ($8.00) price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Goldman Sachs reiterated a “conviction-buy” rating on shares of Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. They now have a GBX 590 ($10.02) price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 511.07 ($8.68). Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc, formerly Crest Nicholson Holdings Limited, is engaged in the design and delivery of sustainable housing and mixed-use communities.

UK retailer Mothercare could cut up to 500 jobs -Times London Wed, 18th Jun 2014 01:44 June 18 (Reuters) - British baby goods retailer Mothercare Plc could cut as many as 500 customer service adviser roles as part of its restructuring plans, according to the Times of London. Mothercare plans to reduce the hours of staff who work 24 hours or more every week. Employees who do not accept reduced working hours could be made redundant, putting 500 jobs at risk, according to restructuring plans seen by the British newspaper. The retailer joins UK's No.4 grocer Morrisons, which had proposed changes to its store management structure involving around 2,600 redundancies on Tuesday. Mothercare had beaten full-year profit forecasts in May and had said improved performance had continued into its new financial year. The results had raised hopes of a turnaround drive. The restructuring aims to modernize Mothercare in order to attract customers, achieve cost efficiencies and become profitable again, according to the leaked report. (Reporting by Tasim Zahid in Bangalore; Editing by Lisa

yes mate you are right , i thought CRST would be back £4 after the results .

doubled in two days not bad.

could be nice afternoon

i like to know how much that will affect TPT profits

RELATED TOPICS Business » (Reuters) - British inflation slumped to a 4 1/2-year low last month but house prices surged in April, according to data that clouded the view for Bank of England policymakers gauging Britain's economic recovery. Consumer price inflation dropped to 1.5 percent in May from 1.8 percent in April, its lowest since October 2009, after the first year-on-year fall in food prices since 2006, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. That undershot all forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists, who had expected a decline to 1.7 percent. But separate data from the ONS showed house prices soared 9.9 percent in April, their biggest annual rise since June 2010, heightening concern that a bubble may be developing in the property market. "The divergent data will further complicate the discussion about the appropriate timing of the first increase in interest rates from their current record low," said Chris Williamson, the chief economist at Markit. The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee meets on Tuesday and is widely expected to take steps to curb the risks to financial stability from rapidly rising house prices and high levels of debt. Sterling fell against the dollar and the euro after the data. Government bond futures reversed losses in early trade. While Britain's economy has been growing at a rapid pace, low inflation has allowed the BoE to keep interest rates at their record low 0.5 percent. But that could change before the end of the year. BoE Governor Mark Carney said last week that rates might rise sooner than markets had previously expected, though for now Britain's economy still had room to grow without pushing up inflation. David Miles, who sits on the Monetary Policy Committee with Carney, said in an interview published on Tuesday that interest rates have a strong chance of rising before next May. Minutes from the MPC's June meeting will be released on Wednesday. "Although we doubt that there will have been votes for higher rates, we expect tomorrow's minutes will echo some of what Miles had to say yesterday, and make the Carney speech appear more representative of the committee as a whole," said Malcolm Barr, economist at J.P. Morgan. FOOD AND FARES The ONS said inflation in May was subdued by the first year-on-year drop in food prices since 2006, as well as lower clothing prices and cheaper air and ferry fares. Food prices fell by 0.6 percent on the year, which the ONS said may have been caused by a pricewar between major supermarkets. But while prices are falling for some household essentials, the central bank is likely to be concerned about rapidly rising house prices, which in London rose 18.7 percent on the year. Excluding London and the south east, house prices were 6.3 percent higher. Finance minister George Osborne said on Thursday that he would grant the Bank of England new powers to impose maximum loan-to-value and lo

Directors Deals for Xaar (XAR) Trade Date Action Notifier Price Currency Amount Holding 12-May-14 Sell Trade Notifier Information for Xaar Ramon Borrell 754.67 GBX 30,000 181721 09-May-14 Exercise of option Trade Notifier Information for Xaar Ramon Borrell 0 40,000 0 09-May-14 Sell Trade Notifier Information for Xaar Ramon Borrell 770 GBX 10,000 181721 23-Apr-14 Buy Trade Notifier Information for Xaar Robin Williams 899 GBX 1,500 1500 22-Apr-14 Notification of Holding Trade Notifier Information for Xaar Philip James Lawler 0 0 99930 17-Apr-14 Sell Trade Notifier Information for Xaar Philip James Lawler 850 GBX 1,500 99930 17-Apr-14 Sell Trade Notifier Information for Xaar Ramon Borrell 850 GBX 60,844 181721

Anglo Asian Mining Plc (LON:AAZ)‘s stock had its “speculative buy” rating restated by Beaufort Securities in a research note issued on Friday. Anglo Asian Mining Plc (LON:AAZ) opened at 9.3325 on Friday. Anglo Asian Mining Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 8.75 and a 52-week high of GBX 35.25. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 13.4 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 18.17. AAZ has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at SP Angel reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Anglo Asian Mining Plc in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. They now have a GBX 20 ($0.34) price target on the stock. Anglo Asian Mining PLC is a United Kingdom-based is a holding company and a provider of support and management services to its operating subsidiary R.

Support & Resistance More 2nd Resistance Point 336.853 1st Resistance Point 330.927

i have just notice my mistake , george have you looked at CLG? is doing OK.

quick 10% profits from yesterday and more to come,

george have looked at CLG is doing OK.

House builder Crest Nicholson (CRST) posted a 26 per cent improvement in half year revenues and a 37 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to £38.4m after boosting legal completions by 35 per cent during the period. The company is paying an interim dividend of 4.1p after no payout last year. Forward sales are standing at £347.3m, up 5 per cent on this time last year.

Broker Recommendations for Crest Nicholson (CRST) Date Broker Rating Old Target New Target Change 17-Jun-14 Numis Securities Buy 471.00 471.00 Reiteration

Current trading and outlook for XAR Unit sales volumes into ceramic tile decoration, the largest contributor to the Group, have, as expected, stabilised following the exceptional growth in 2013 which saw Group revenue increase by 55% over 2012. Total sales in 2014 into ceramics are now expected to be lower than 2013, with average sales price being negatively impacted by an increased level of competition, and sales from new products only expected to begin to contribute in the latter part of the year.

Broker Recommendations for Crest Nicholson (CRST) Date Broker Rating Old Target New Target Change 12-Mar-14 Goldman Sachs Strong Buy 525.00 530.00 Upgrade

i don't usually buy on downtrend but topped up on CRST today ,i believe profits will be better than last year . results are out tomorrow .i am still hold MTC ,DEB.

Crest Nicholson is building strength Given the rude health of the UK housing sector, it's not surprising that Crest Nicholson (CRST) ticked all the right boxes in the year since its partial flotation last February. The housebuilder returned to the public market after a seven-year absence, having been taken private by HBOS and entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter in March 2007. Progress since last February has been impressive, with legal completions up 15 per cent in the year to 31 October to 2,172 - of which around 15 per cent were assisted by government incentives, mainly the Help to Buy scheme. Trading in the current year is showing equal promise, with forward sales in mid-January up 51 per cent from a year earlier. Indeed, over half the year's projected output has already been secured. Average selling prices were ahead by 9 per cent at £250,000 last year, with much of the price increase reflecting a change in the product mix, with fewer apartments and more family homes being built. However, finance director Patrick Bergin admitted that some of the increase was pushed through to reflect a rise in costs. These have grown as companies in the supply chain struggle to increase output to meet demand, but the pressures are expected to ease as production increases. Competition for skilled labour has also risen, although Mr Bergin believes that spare capacity in Europe could encourage skilled labour into the UK to fill the gap. Crest's financial performance marks it out as one of the top-performing housebuilders, with underlying operating margins rising from 18 per cent to 18.5 per cent and the return on capital employed up from 20.7 per cent to 24.1 per cent last year. The land bank has also been refreshed, with 1,895 plots added to the short-term land bank and 1,700 plots to the strategic land bank. That brings the total to 30,713 plots, with a gross development value of £7.67bn. And, while earnings per share are down, this merely reflects a higher tax charge - there being no repeat of the previous year's exceptional tax credit - and an increase in the number of shares following last year's 40 per cent flotation. Numis is forecasting current year pre-tax profits of £105m and EPS of 32.2p. CREST NICHOLSON (CRST) ORD PRICE: 358p MARKET VALUE: £900m TOUCH: 357-358p 12-MONTH HIGH: 400p LOW: 220p DIVIDEND YIELD: 1.8% PE RATIO: 13 NET ASSET VALUE: 187p NET CASH: £42.5m Year to 31 Oct Turnover (£m) Pre-tax profit (£m) Earnings per share (p) Dividend per share (p) 2010* 284 -27.4 na nil 2011* 319 -27.0 na nil 2012* 408 62.1 28.5 nil 2013 526 80.9 27.1 6.50 % change +29 +30 -5 - Ex-div: 12 Mar Payment: 9 Apr *Prior to flotation IC VIEW: Shares in Crest Nicholson are up by nearly two-thirds over last year's flotation price, yet still trade in line with the sector average on 1.7 times forecast net tangible assets. Given the impressive forward order book, net cash and huge land bank, we feel the shares have furthe