Research & Tips

Share research from Hargreaves Lansdown

• Anglo American - Reinstating the dividend payment
  30 Jul, 2010 12:55
  The group’s half year results (30July2010) saw the company reporting good progress. Economic recovery in many parts of the world helped the group report a 104pc increase in operating profit to $4.36 billion. Group restructuring and cost savings initiatives all contributed, with management now confident enough to reinstate the dividend payment – axed during the depths of the financial crisis. The company’s sale of what are now seen as non-core businesses also remained ongoing - the already announced sales of

• Royal Dutch Shell - Restructuring and cutting costs
  29 Jul, 2010 14:00
  The group’s second quarter/half year results (29July2010) generally exceeded analysts’ forecasts. Second quarter profit on a current cost of supply basis (a figure which strips out gains or losses from inventories and other non-operating items) increased by 95pc to $4.53 billion against that achieved in Q2 2009 ($2.3 billion). Assisted by a rising oil price, group restructuring measures continued to gain traction – costs of just over $3.5 billion on an annualised basis were removed over the period, with some

• AstraZeneca - Enjoying emerging market momentum
  29 Jul, 2010 13:25
  The group’s second quarter/half year results (29July2010) materialised at the high end of analysts’ expectations. Pre-tax profit during the quarter rose by 10pc on a constant currency basis to $2.91 billion, whilst earnings per share came in at 179 US cents. The group’s core brands - Crestor, Seroquel and Symbicort – continued to enjoy strong performances, whilst emerging market sales again saw positive momentum (+16pc) – this compared to an increase of 1pc in Western Europe. In addition to

Press tips from Share Cast

• Friday tips round-up: Rolls-Royce, Aegis, Travis Perkins
  30 Jul, 2010 06:55
  Rolls-Royce is among the FTSE 100's band of defensives. The shares trade on a multiple of 15.5 times forecast earnings for 2010, putting the stock at the top of end of its historic range.

• Thursday tips round-up: BP, BG, Sage
  29 Jul, 2010 06:08
  BP unveiled a $32.2bn (£20.7bn) charge related to the oil spill on Tuesday. This is not a full and final figure for the costs involved in the catastrophe, but a rough assessment. The Telegraph feels that a hold rating on the shares is appropriate. If you

• Wednesday tips round-up: Misys, Arm, Croda
  28 Jul, 2010 06:53
  Reckitt Benckiser is looking for more bolt-on acquisitions in the health and personal care area - and SSL is an excellent purchase, although at £2.54bn it cannot be described as cheap.

Broker tips from Share Cast

• Broker tips: BAE Systems, Pace, Partygaming
  30 Jul, 2010 13:17
  Strong results and upgraded full year profits guidance has not been enough to overcome investor concerns about future prospects for BAE Systems, a situation acknowledged by Nomura Securities' decision to slice its price target for the defence systems firm

• Broker snap: Pace purchase makes strategic sense
  30 Jul, 2010 13:15
  Having met with the management of digital set-top box maker Pace in the wake of the company's interim results finnCap has nudged up its fiscal 2010 earnings estimates.

• Broker snap: bwin a good match for Party
  30 Jul, 2010 13:01
  Scale matters in online gaming which is why Peel Hunt is a fan of Partygaming's proposed merger with Austrian rival Bwin, describing it as potentially 'a match made in heaven.'

Directors dealings from Share Cast

• GETECH chairman buys
  30 Jul, 2010 17:18
  A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

• Ocado boss takes delivery of shares
  29 Jul, 2010 15:59
  A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

• Forbidden deals
  28 Jul, 2010 16:41
  A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.