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Research ratings and price targets

Disclosures

The following table lists current ratings and price targets with respective dates for companies covered by Davy Research. Where a rating or price target has been updated in the previous 12 months, we also show the previous and its date of issue.

We indicate where a rating is currently 'under review', 'suspended' or 'restricted'. An explanation of our ratings is provided below. 

Investment ratings

Davy ratings are indicators of the expected performance of the stock relative to its sector index (FTSE E300) over the next 12 months. At times, the performance might fall outside the general ranges stated below due to near-term events, market conditions, stock volatility or - in some cases - company-specific issues. Research reports and ratings should not be relied upon as individual investment advice. As always, an investor's decision to buy or sell a security must depend on individual circumstances, including existing holdings, time horizons and risk tolerance.

  • Outperform: Outperforms the relevant E300 sector by 10% or more over the next 12 months.
  • Neutral: Performs in-line with the relevant E300 sector (+/-10%) over the next 12 months.
  • Underperform: Underperforms the relevant E300 sector by 10% or more over the next 12 months.
  • Under Review: Rating is actively under review.
  • Suspended: Rating is suspended until further notice.
  • Restricted: Davy is currently unable to provide a rating for this security. This is due to market events, corporate change or other circumstances.

     

The ratings table also indicates if Davy has provided certain material investment banking services to any company under coverage in the past 12 months. The term 'material investment banking services' includes Davy acting as broker as well as the provision of corporate finance services, such as underwriting and managing or advising on a public offer.

The list of individual ratings is updated each Monday, except for public holidays, when it is updated on the following Tuesday.

Also provided is a summary of our ratings for all companies under research coverage, including those companies under coverage to which Davy has provided material investment banking services in the previous 12 months. This summary is updated on a quarterly basis.

Please note that the table of individual stocks below is updated on an ongoing basis, while the quarterly summary table is updated at the end of each quarter.

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Material Investment Banking Services/Past 12 Months

Rating Count Percent Count (past 12 months) Percent (past 12 months)
Outperform 54 70 25 96
Neutral 22 27 0 0
Underperform 2 2 0 0
Under Review 0 0 1 4
Suspended 0 0 0 0
Restricted 1 1 0 0

 

Research ratings and price targets

STOCK ANALYST(S) RATINGS* DATE
OF ISSUE
HISTORIC MARKET
PRICE**
PRICE TARGET* DATE
OF ISSUE
AG Barr Gary Martin Outperform 19/09/24 624p 815p 06/06/25
AIB Group Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 23/01/19 920c 1010c 12/11/25
          955c 22/10/25
          740c 18/03/25
          650c 19/02/25
Air France KLM Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 14/01/26 1157c 1200c 16/01/25
Associated British Foods Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Neutral 18/09/25 2127p 2150p 12/01/26
          2300p 18/09/25
          2500p 07/05/25
Bank of Ireland Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 11/03/13 1638c 1830c 12/11/25
          1770c 22/10/25
          1490c 28/02/25
Barratt Redrow Colin Sheridan  Outperform 25/06/20 381p 560p 08/03/24
Bellway Colin Sheridan  Outperform 24/03/14 2744p 3743p 04/11/25
Berkeley Group Colin Sheridan  Underperform 10/09/13 3904p 3995p 24/06/20
Breedon Group Colin Sheridan Neutral 05/06/25 329p 500p 05/06/25
Buzzi Unicem Colin Sheridan Outperform 04/04/16 5200c 5500c 16/09/25
C&C Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 135p 300p 20/10/22
Cairn Homes Colin Sheridan Outperform 26/08/15 208c 229c 23/09/25
Cranswick Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/11/16 4955p 6100p 15/04/25
CRH Colin Sheridan Outperform 23/05/12 12480USc / 
9304p
14200USc /
10500p
20/08/25
CVS Group Colin Grant Outperform 09/03/21 1284p 1600p 13/03/24
Danone Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 06/03/25 7678c 8500c 28/10/25
          7750c 06/03/25
DCC Colin Grant Outperform 30/06/09 4630p 9000p 18/05/21
Diploma plc Colin Grant Neutral 28/08/25 5295p 5500p 28/08/25
Dole Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 24/08/21 1499USc 2150USc 13/08/25
DraftKings Paul Ruddy Neutral 23/03/21 3446USc 3950USc 28/02/24
dsm-firmenich Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/10/20 6876c 10700c 17/09/25
          11500c 19/06/25
easyJet Ava Costello/Stephen Furlong Neutral 16/01/25 511p 520p 14/01/26
          580p 16/01/25
Entain Paul Ruddy Outperform 25/09/25 767p 1080p 25/09/25
FBD Holdings Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 01/09/17 1575c 1630c 13/08/25
          1560c 16/05/25
Flutter Entertainment plc Paul Ruddy Outperform 08/05/19 21504USc 29400USc 23/12/25
          30700USc 25/11/25
Forterra plc Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 19/08/16 185p 192p 17/01/25
Genuit Group Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 05/11/21 327p 380p 28/11/25
          427p 17/01/25
Givaudan Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/09/25 314600chf 429000chf 19/06/25
Glanbia Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 1459c 2060c 06/03/24
Glenveagh Properties Colin Sheridan Outperform 10/11/17 193c 221c 29/09/25
          212c 17/04/25
Grafton Group Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 07/10/20 936p 1150p 18/07/25
Greencoat Renewables Kate Nurse Outperform 24/08/17 68.7c 110c 13/05/24
Greencoat UK Wind Kate Nurse Outperform 09/05/23 98.1p 157p 16/10/25
Greencore Group Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 04/04/24 254p 325p 15/01/26
          290p 10/06/25
          265p 11/02/25
Greggs Gary Martin Outperform 26/11/25 1680p 1730p 26/11/25
Harworth Group Colin Sheridan Outperform 19/11/21 167p 252p 19/09/24
Heidelberg Materials Colin Sheridan Underperform 30/05/24 22300c 17200c 16/09/25
Hill & Smith Colin Grant Neutral 09/06/25 2140p 1800p 09/06/25
Holcim Colin Sheridan Neutral 14/01/22 7776chf 6600chf 16/09/25
Hostelworld Paul Ruddy Outperform 15/12/15 125p 130p 14/05/25
Howden Joinery Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 31/03/22 833p 915p 17/01/25
hVIVO Colin Grant Outperform 11/10/23 6.3p 29.0p 11/10/23
IAG Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 14/01/26 414p 525p 14/01/26
          350p 06/03/25
Ibstock plc Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 30/06/25 140p 135p 28/11/25
          167p 30/06/25
IMI plc Colin Grant Outperform 29/02/24 2488p 2500p 29/02/24
IRES REIT Colin Grant Outperform 08/05/15 93.8c 160c 03/05/23
Irish Continental Group Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 30/08/18 602c 730c 05/09/25
Jet2 plc Ava Costello/Stephen Furlong Neutral 14/01/26 1404p 1500p 14/01/26
          2200p 16/01/25
Kenmare Colin Grant Outperform 03/10/16 247p 850p 19/06/23
Kerry Group Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 7800c 11000c 23/01/25
Kingspan Group Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 12/05/11 7415c 9700c 14/03/25
Lufthansa Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 24/01/22 841p 1200p 17/05/23
Malin Corporation Colin Grant Outperform 29/09/15 770c 1550c 15/03/18
Marshalls Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 10/11/21 181p 185p 28/11/25
          210p 20/08/25
Mincon Group Colin Sheridan Outperform 14/02/14 55c 73c 08/08/24
Mondi Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 08/05/24 908p 1500p 18/10/24
Norwegian Air Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 01/09/15 1745nok 1750nok 14/01/26
On the Beach Ava Costello/Stephen Furlong Outperform 03/07/25 229p 330p 03/07/25
Origin Enterprises Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 409c 460c 21/10/22
Permanent tsb Group Diarmaid Sheridan Restricted 30/10/25 286c    
Persimmon Colin Sheridan Neutral 17/08/20 1359p 1681p 28/08/24
Robertet Gabriele Bunyte/Cathal Kenny Neutral 16/12/25 87800p 90000c 16/12/25
Ryanair Holdings Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 07/12/09 2955c 3400c 14/01/26
          2700c 23/07/25
Saint-Gobain Group Flor O'Donoghue/Kate Nurse Outperform 29/01/21 8696c 7200c 06/08/21
SigmaRoc Colin Sheridan Outperform 18/09/24 128p 148p 29/10/25
Smurfit Westrock Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 08/07/24 3867USc 6300USc 05/11/24
Stelrad Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 11/05/23 141p 175p 28/11/25
Symrise Cathal Kenny Outperform 24/03/20 6888c 11745c 22/05/24
Taylor Wimpey Colin Sheridan  Outperform 10/09/13 108p 172p 28/08/24
Travis Perkins Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 28/05/20 636p 685p 08/04/25
          865p 17/01/25
Treatt Cathal Kenny Neutral 08/04/21 204p 554p 31/01/24
TRIG Kate Nurse Neutral 09/05/23 68.9p 135p 05/03/24
Uniphar Colin Grant Outperform 27/08/19 352c 500c 14/01/22
Vistry Group Colin Sheridan Neutral 24/12/24 641p 773p 24/12/24
Volution Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 23/10/24 645p 660p 28/11/25
          632p 20/03/25
Watkin Jones Colin Sheridan Outperform 26/03/21 29.4p 103p 21/07/23
Weir Group plc Colin Grant Outperform 26/01/24 2846p 2200p 26/01/24
Wizz Air Holdings Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 17/01/24 1276p 1400p 14/01/26
XPS Pension Services Thomas Ryan Outperform 07/01/25 339p 463p 06/08/25
          420p 07/01/25

 

* The validity period for all ratings and price targets is 12 months.

** Market price as of close December 31st 2025.

Last updated: January 15th 2026