UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS

14th Jul 2010 08:08

Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0708 GMT [Dow Jones] Seymour Pierce upgrades JD Wetherspoon (JDW.LN) to hold from sell following the company's trading update

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MARKET TALK: Seymour Pierce Upgrades JD Wetherspoon To Hold

14th Jul 2010 08:08

0708 GMT [Dow Jones] Seymour Pierce upgrades JD Wetherspoon (JDW.LN) to hold from sell following the company's trading update. Notes the group has returned to a like-for-like sales growth trend. Says in recent days the stock has risen in anticipation of a positive pre-close statement and the market

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MARKET TALK: JD Wetherspoon Update Better Than Expected -Shore

14th Jul 2010 07:55

0655 GMT [Dow Jones] JD Wetherspoon's (JDW.LN) trading update is better than expected, says Shore Capital. Like-for-like sales are up 1% in 4Q from 0.8% the previous quarter and ahead of the brokerage's expectations of broadly flat. Shore retains its 2010 pretax profit estimate of GBP71.3M and EPS e

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS

14th Jul 2010 07:55

Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0655 GMT [Dow Jones] JD Wetherspoon's (JDW.LN) trading update is better than expected, says Shore Capital. Like-for-like sale

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS

14th Jul 2010 07:40

Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0640 GMT [Dow Jones] JD Wetherspoon's (JDW.LN) 4Q sales show improvement on the previous quarter says Investec. Breakfast ope

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MARKET TALK: JD Wetherspoon 4Q Sales Show Improvement

14th Jul 2010 07:40

0640 GMT [Dow Jones] JD Wetherspoon's (JDW.LN) 4Q sales show improvement on the previous quarter says Investec. Breakfast openings and good weather are believed to be the main factors behind this. The company is on track to deliver on full-year estimates, says Investec. However it's concerned that a

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London pre-open: Higher start expected

14th Jul 2010 07:39

Footsie is expected to climb higher in early dealings as US results continue to impress following the start of the earnings season. This year continues to "shape up well" for Rio Tinto, but the mining heavyweight today warned investors to expect further volatility in commodity prices on fears of a

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS

14th Jul 2010 07:38

Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0638 GMT [Dow Jones] Goldman Sachs upgrades JD Wetherspoon (JDW.LN) to neutral from sell, saying the risk-reward is now more

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MARKET TALK: Goldman Upgrades JD Wetherspoon To Neutral

14th Jul 2010 07:38

0638 GMT [Dow Jones] Goldman Sachs upgrades JD Wetherspoon (JDW.LN) to neutral from sell, saying the risk-reward is now more balanced. Notes the share price has traded down and is now in line with the brokerage's 6-month price target of 410p. "We believe JD Wetherspoon's value price points and plann

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JD Wetherspoon Returns To Sales Growth In Fourth Quarter

14th Jul 2010 07:19

By Michael Carolan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. pub group J.D. Wetherspoon PLC (JDW.LN) Wednesday returned to sales growth in the fourth quarter and said it expects a resilient performance next year. The operator of more than 700 managed pubs across the U.K. said sales

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JD Wetherspoon confident as sales rise

14th Jul 2010 07:07

Budget pub group JD Wetherspoon reported a 1% rise in like-for-like sales in the 11 weeks to July 11 and said it was confident of a resilient future performance despite economic worries. Wetherspoon, which has recently been moving away from its traditional role as a pub to compete with the likes of

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JD Wetherspoon Year To Date Comparable Sales +0.1%

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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JD Wetherspoon 11 Week To July 11 Comparable Sales Up 1%

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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JD Wetherspoon 11Week Total Sales Up 5.8%

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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JD Wetherspoon Sees Further 6 Openings By Fincl Yr End

14th Jul 2010 07:00

JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") announces its pre-close statement prior to the end of the current financial year on 25th July 2010. Current Trading For the 11 weeks to 11th July 2009, like-for-like sales increased by 1.0%. Total Company sales over the same period incre

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