Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF – Get Rating) has earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective […]
Morgan Stanley restated their equal weight rating on shares of Associated British Foods (LON:ABF – Get Rating) in a research report report published on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. ABF has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a sector perform rating and issued a GBX 2,250 ($29.62) price target on […]
20 April 2021 | 12:13pm
StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 slumped heavily by lunchtime on Tuesday as tobacco stocks fell on US regulatory threats and as the pound continued to rise on UK recovery hopes. By midday the index was down 1.1% to 6,921.16.
Sugar-to-clothes retailer Associated British Foods fell 3.5% to £23.74 having resumed its dividend payment, though at a lower rate, after lockdowns hurt budget fashion chain Primark.
The company s adjusted pre-tax profit for the 24 weeks to 27 February slumped 50% to £319 million and included a 90% drop in adjusted operating profit at Primark.
AB Foods declared an interim dividend of 6.2p per share, down from 12.05p year-on-year.
Tuesday s dip may be due to profit-taking after a strong run recently
Associated British Foods PLC (LON:ABF) expressed caution in its interim results but the City remains bullish on Primark’s ability to rebound after months of closures.
In fact, the fast-fashion retailer
The performance was driven not only by increased basket sizes, as seen after previous lockdowns, but also by an improvement in footfall.
People shopped for essentials in the nightwear, lingerie and leisurewear ranges but there was huge demand for fashion lines, particularly in womenswear, as consumers are rebuilding their wardrobe ahead of a summer of freedom.
20 April 2021 | 16:37pm
StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was down 2% to 6,859.87 by the close on Tuesday as stronger sterling and resurgent concerns about the course of the Covid-19 pandemic globally put a dampener on investor sentiment.
Tobacco stocks remained weak amid reports of US regulatory pressure.
On Wall Street the S&P 500 was down 0.9% at 4,128.07 by 4.30pm UK time.
Sugar-to-clothes retailer Associated British Foods fell 5.7% to £23.21 having resumed its dividend payment, though at a lower rate, after lockdowns hurt budget fashion chain Primark.
The company s adjusted pre-tax profit for the 24 weeks to 27 February slumped 50% to £319 million and included a 90% drop in adjusted operating profit at Primark.