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Reuters - Stocks News Europe - Next weak; Galvan "sell into strength"
10 August 2010
Galvan says Next shares enjoyed a strong bull run on the back of the good times for the retail sector but now they face headwinds as consumer confidence wains and the imminent rise in value added tax in Britain to 20 percent approaches.
Telegraph - Investec dives on shock £100m capital raising
4 August 2010
"In spite of the "on track" June trading update and subsequent contract wins the shares have failed to make further significant headway above 1,350 pence," says Andrew Gibson, head of research at Galvan.
Reuters - Stocks News Europe - Petrofac weak; technicals weigh
3 August 2010
...On this basis, Galvan believes Petrofac shares are high enough for now, offering a short term short sell opportunity until further fundamental drivers emerge.
Reuters - Stocks News Europe - ICAP up; technical view supports
27 July 2010
Andrew Gibson, head of research at Galvan maintains the view that the rise in revenues and profits coupled with the recent share price weakness is "as a good an opportunity as any to take a long position."
Reuters - Autonomy higher; technicals stand out
15 July 2010
Andrew Gibson, head of research at Galvan, says Autonomy shares have been in a rising trend channel since November, with the floor currently running level with the 50-day moving average at 1,818 pence.
Reuters - Builder Bovis resumes dividend
09 July 2010
"Make no mistake, this is a strong performance from Bovis in a difficult market where many of its competitors are struggling," said Ed Woolfitt at Galvan Research.
The Scotsman - One to Watch
12 June 2010
AFTER the "very positive update" from HSBC last month, Galvan Research has made it a "buy" with a price target of 687p. Head of research Andrew Gibson said: "Galvan believes HSBC's broad exposure and spread of risk means the share price weakness since 7 May update is unjustified."
Mail Online - Imps puffed up by disposal talk
24 May 2010
Emergency power group Aggreko gained 19p at 1192p. Galvan Research says the momentum is very much with Aggreko at present. And with the World Cup and other major moneyspinning events still to come in 2010, few would bet against continued growth.
Reuters - Housebuilder Barratt to return to profit in H2
12 May 2010
“While the new ConLib coalition government is set to axe some 6 billion pounds in public spending this year, the new government should provide a favourable trading environment,” said Ed Woolfitt, head of trading at Galvan Research.
Citywire - Election 2010: Put your money in overseas earners as sterling falls
07 May 2010
Andrew Gibson, head of dealing at Galvan Research, said added uncertainty due to the political state of flux is likely to disproportionately punish UK stocks relying on government spending as a key source of income...
Stocks News Europe - Bovis rises on higher house prices
06 May 2010
"Galvan Research still views Bovis as the pick of the housebuilders after the quiet bullishness expressed in the statement today," says Galvan Research analyst Ed Woolfitt...
The Independent - Severn Trent may be a rare rose in winter
26 April 2010
Ed Woolfitt, the head of trading at Galvan Research, said that unless the extreme winter made leakage levels even wrose, Severn Trent shares, which trade at about 1.5 times next year's earnings and yield more than 5 per cent, could be expected "to progress steadily higher".
Irish Times - Thomas Cook leads Footsie as retail results help lift London stocks
26 March 2010
Ed Woolfitt at Galvan Equity Research was impressed by the results and unperturbed by the cautious outlook. "With growth seen in virtually all its markets, the momentum is very much with Kingfisher now and we are projecting a return to year highs of 249p and beyond in the next few weeks as the markets take on board the actual pace of the turnaround,"
Financial Times - Retail results help lift London stocks
25 March 2010
Ed Woolfift at Galvan Equity Research was impressed by the results and unperturbed by the cautious outlook.
He said: "With growth seen in virtually all its markets, the monentum is very much with Kingfisher now and we are projecting a return to year highs of 249p and beyond in the next few weeks as the markets take on board the actual pace of the turnaround."
Kent Business - Kent-based Bovis in the black and buying land again
08 March 2010
Ed Woolfitt, head of trading at Galvan Research, said that as evidence emerged from all quarters of a recovery and in some cases a rapid improvement in the UK housing market, the preliminary results announced today by Bovis "support this scenario and show solid progress."
Daily Express - Phone Giants Do Double
06 March 2010
Broker Galvan said some companies just become too unwieldy to be managed in a consistent fashion.
Irish Times - Standard Chartered and confidence in mining sector pushes Footsie out of red
04 March 2010
"Even though the challenges ahead means the shares remain a speculative play, the ongoing reductions in net debt and improving advertising markets, should mean further progress is likely," said Ed Woolfitt at Galvan Research.
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