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Broker tips: Wizz Air, Kainos Group, AstraZeneca
Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on low-cost carrier Wizz Air from 3,300. 0p to 3,200. 0p on Friday, stating recent capacity rationalisation was aiding unit revenues for the summer.
US open: Stocks move higher on final trading day of July
Wall Street stocks traded higher at the bell on Friday as another busy week for corporate earnings gets set to draw to a close.
Canaccord Genuity reiterates 'buy' rating on Kainos
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity reiterated their 'buy' rating and 1,350. 0p target price on software firm Kainos Group on Friday, stating "good things" come to those who wait.
US pre-open: Future point to early gains
Wall Street futures had stocks opening higher ahead of the bell on Friday as another busy week for corporate earnings gets set to draw to a close.
Berenberg lowers target price on Wizz Air
Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on low-cost carrier Wizz Air from 3,300. 0p to 3,200. 0p on Friday, stating recent capacity rationalisation was aiding unit revenues for the summer.
YouGov delivers FY growth across all divisions and geographies
Data and analytics firm YouGov said on Friday that it had "performed strongly" in the twelve months ending 31 July, with continued underlying growth across all of its divisions and geographies.
Morgan Advanced Materials H1 profits rise, FY performance seen at top end of forecasts
Manufacturing company Morgan Advanced Materials said on Friday that both revenue and profits had grown in the six months ended 30 June, leading the group to expect its full-year performance to come in around the top end of current analysts' forecasts.
IMI interim profits rise, confident of meeting FY EPS guidance
Engineering group IMI said on Friday that both revenues and profits had improved in the six months ended 30 June, leaving the group confident that full-year adjusted earnings per share will exceed 100. 0p.
Pershing Square plans $200,000 share buyback
Investment firm Pershing Square intends to launch an additional share buyback programme for $200,000 of the group's outstanding public shares on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.
Croda H1 profits surge amid sales growth, margin expansion
Chemicals company Croda International said on Friday that profits had surged in the six months ended 30 June, driven by improved interim sales and margins.
AstraZeneca raises FY revenue guidance, IAG returns to profit in Q2
London pre-open The FTSE 100 was being called to open 25. 2 points higher ahead of the bell on Friday after the index closed just 0. 04% lower in the previous session at 7,345. 25.
HICL Infrastructure unlocks £330m accordion within RCF
Infrastructure investor HICL Infrastructure said on Friday that it had successfully activated a £330. 0m accordion within its revolving credit facility, increasing its overall short-term credit facilities to £730. 0m.
Intertek to acquire independent quality assurance provider Clean Energy Associates
Quality assurance group Intertek has agreed to acquire solar energy and energy storage sector services provider Clean Energy Associates as part of an effort to expand its end-to-end sustainability offering.
AstraZeneca raises FY revenue guidance, names new chairman
Drugmaker AstraZeneca raised full-year revenue guidance on Friday as it provided details of its "strong" first trading half and announced that Michel Demaré would take over as the group's chairman in April 2023.