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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

  • Jefferies downgrades DFS Furniture to 'hold', slashes price target
    Thu 22 October 2026 13:22
    (Sharecast News) - Jefferies downgraded DFS Furniture on Thursday to 'hold' from 'buy' and cut the price target to 156p from 210p saying it was "awaiting the inflection".
  • Berenberg upgrades RS Group to 'buy'
    Thu 22 October 2026 08:54
    (Sharecast News) - RS Group received an upgrade from 'hold' to 'buy' at Berenberg on Thursday, with the broker lifting its price target to 900p from 650p as it argued that lagged PMI strength was now turning the earnings cycle in the distributor's favour.
  • Broker tips: BP, Genuit
    Wed 21 October 2026 14:27
    (Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lifted their target price on BP from 650p to 715p on Wednesday, citing stronger refining earnings, rapid balance‑sheet improvement and the prospect of buybacks returning in 2027 as gearing falls.

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