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Press tips from ShareCast

  • Sunday newspaper round-up: BP, Defence, Tesla
    Sun 09 March 2025 12:24
    (Sharecast News) - Hedge fund Elliott wants BP to let go its petrol stations and move aggressively to improve its performance. BP management is preparing for a push in that regard by the activist investor. Elliott has already expressed its dissatisfaction...
  • Sunday share tips: Londonmetric
    Sun 14 July 2024 12:01
    (Sharecast News) - The Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column tipped shares of LondonMetric to its readers, highlighting its long record of dividend payouts, focus on the fast-growing bits of the economy and "rude" financial health....
  • Sunday share tips: UK shares, Kitwave
    Sun 07 July 2024 10:15
    (Sharecast News) - Investment specialists are positive on the outlook for shares in the UK in the wake of Labour's victory, the Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column said....

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Broker tips from ShareCast

  • Broker tips: Close Brothers, Rentokil Initial
    Mon 06 July 2026 13:42
    (Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets downgraded Close Brothers from 'outperform' to 'sector perform' on Monday, citing rising uncertainty after the Upper Tribunal unexpectedly agreed to hear a judicial review of the Financial Conduct Authori
  • Deutsche Bank lowers target price on Rentokil Initial
    Mon 06 July 2026 13:39
    (Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank cut its target price on Rentokil Initial to 642p from 676p, saying recent trading softness in the US pest‑control business had prompted a modest reduction in estimates.
  • RBC Capital Markets lowers Close Brothers to 'sector perform'
    Mon 06 July 2026 07:36
    (Sharecast News) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets downgraded Close Brothers from 'outperform' to 'sector perform' on Monday, citing rising uncertainty after the Upper Tribunal unexpectedly agreed to hear a judicial review of the Financial Conduct Authori

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