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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 67 73 25 96
Neutral 22 24 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
AIB Group Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 23/01/19 494c 620c 25/07/24
          590c 25/04/24
          548c 30/01/24
Air France KLM Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 17/05/23 823c 2750c 17/01/24
    Neutral 12/01/23   2300c 17/05/23
Associated British Foods Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 05/07/11 2474p 3120p 01/05/24
          2800p 29/01/24
          2700p 15/11/23
          2500p 13/09/23
Bank of Ireland Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 11/03/13 977c 1460c 25/04/24
          1620c 30/01/24
          1564c 21/07/23
Barratt Developments Colin Sheridan  Outperform 25/06/20 472p 560p 08/03/24
Bellway Colin Sheridan  Outperform 24/03/14 2536p 2956p 12/02/24
          2830p 01/09/23
Berkeley Group Colin Sheridan  Underperform 10/09/13 4588p 3995p 24/06/20
Breedon Group Ross Harvey Outperform 22/11/19 387p 600p 27/07/21
Buzzi Unicem Ross Harvey Outperform 04/04/16 3758c 2600c 30/03/21
C&C Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 159p 300p 20/10/22
Cairn Homes Colin Sheridan Outperform 26/08/15 159c 207c 29/04/24
          196c 26/01/24
          184c 10/10/23
Corre Energy Michael Mitchell Outperform 21/10/21 40c 585c 03/08/23
Cranswick Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/11/16 4445p 4850p 22/01/24
          4650p 05/12/23
          4000p 20/07/23
CRH Ross Harvey Outperform 23/05/12 7498USc / 
5896p
11000USc /
8600p
30/05/24
          7500USc /
6100p
20/09/23
CVS Group Colin Grant Outperform 09/03/21 1008p 1600p 13/03/24
Dalata Hotel Group Paul Ruddy Outperform 09/09/14 398c 670c 12/03/24
Danone Cathal Kenny Neutral 15/10/21 5708c 5680c 20/10/22
Datalex Ava Costello/Stephen Furlong Neutral 31/05/23 45.6c 40c 28/03/23
DCC Colin Grant Outperform 30/06/09 5540p 9000p 18/05/21
discoverIE Henry Carver/Thomas Rands Outperform 21/06/24 671p 915p 21/06/24
Dole Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 24/08/21 1224USc 1500USc 31/05/23
DraftKings Paul Ruddy Neutral 23/03/21 3817USc 3950USc 28/02/24
DS Smith Justin Jordan Neutral 08/05/24 421p 430p 16/07/24
          400p 09/01/24
DSM-Firmenich Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/10/20 10560c 11913c 22/05/24
          11370c 31/01/24
easyJet Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 24/01/22 458p 750p 19/06/23
          600p 17/05/23
Entain Paul Ruddy Neutral 13/12/17 630p 1060p 21/12/23
          1640p 04/08/23
FBD Holdings Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 01/09/17 1275c 1550c 09/05/24
          1660c 24/10/23
Flutter Entertainment plc Paul Ruddy Outperform 08/05/19 18236USc 23400USc 26/06/24
          21600USc 31/05/24
Forterra plc Flor O'Donoghue/Andrea Collins Neutral 19/08/16 159p 183p 22/01/24
          177p 26/10/23
          211p 25/07/23
Genuit Group Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 05/11/21 432p 456p 11/06/24
          390p 22/01/24
          326p 19/09/23
Givaudan Cathal Kenny Neutral 31/01/24 426000chf 406400chf 22/05/24
          366000chf 31/01/24
Glanbia Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 1820c 2060c 06/03/24
          1720c 31/08/23
          1680c 02/06/23
Glenveagh Properties Colin Sheridan Outperform 10/11/17 126c 198c 10/04/24
          172c 19/01/24
          169c 03/10/23
Grafton Group Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 07/10/20 928p 1200p 22/03/24
          1150p 20/11/23
Greencoat Renewables Michael Mitchell Outperform 24/08/17 86.6c 110c 13/05/24
          125c 09/05/23
Greencoat UK Wind Michael Mitchell Outperform 09/05/23 132p 180p 04/03/24
          186p 09/05/23
Greencore Group Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 04/04/24 166p 190p 31/05/24
          140p 04/04/24
          100p 16/08/23
          95p 25/07/23
          86p 13/06/23
Harworth Group Colin Sheridan/Andrea Collins Outperform 19/11/21 160p 213p 19/11/21
Heidelberg Materials Ross Harvey Underperform 30/05/24 9682c 9100c 30/05/24
Hill & Smith Thomas Rands Outperform 18/07/23 1966p 2350p 24/05/24
          2210p 15/03/24
          2140p 10/01/24
Holcim Ross Harvey Neutral 14/01/22 7962chf 9200chf 30/05/24
Hostelworld Paul Ruddy Outperform 15/12/15 163p 150p 14/05/21
Howden Joinery Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 31/03/22 879p 945p 22/01/24
Huhtamaki Justin Jordan Outperform 04/10/23 3746c 4200c 09/01/24
    Neutral 03/04/23   3600c 04/10/23
hVIVO Colin Grant Outperform 11/10/23 27p 29.0p 11/10/23
IAG Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 17/01/24 162p 175p 17/01/24
          215p 17/05/23
Ibstock plc Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 02/07/24 155p 215p 02/07/24
          173p 22/01/24
          190p 19/09/23
IMI plc Thomas Rands Outperform 29/02/24 1764p 2500p 29/02/24
International Paper Justin Jordan Neutral 08/07/24 4315USc 4500USc 08/07/24
IRES REIT Colin Grant Restricted 08/01/24 90.6c    
Irish Continental Group Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 30/08/18 550c 700c 11/05/23
ITM Power Michael Mitchell Outperform 23/02/21 46.4p    
James Fisher and Sons plc Thomas Rands Outperform 23/04/24 318p 600p 23/04/24
Jet2 plc Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 05/06/24 1309p 1700p 05/06/24
Kenmare Colin Grant Outperform 03/08/16 316p 850p 19/06/23
Kerry Group Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 7565c 10490c 31/01/24
Kingspan Group Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 12/05/11 7950c 9200c 28/02/24
          8700c 22/01/24
          8550c 19/09/23
          8300c 12/05/23
Lufthansa Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 24/01/22 571p 1200p 17/05/23
Malin Corporation Colin Grant Outperform 29/09/15 590c 1550c 15/03/18
Marshalls Ross Harvey Neutral 10/11/21 293p 300p 22/01/24
Mincon Group Colin Sheridan Outperform 14/02/14 48c 90c 06/02/24
          135c 18/05/23
Mondi Justin Jordan Outperform 08/05/24 1519p 1800p 16/07/24
          1750p 08/05/24
          1550p 09/01/24
          1400p 19/10/23
          1500p 04/10/23
Norwegian Air Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 01/09/15 1258nok 1300nok 17/01/24
          1200nok 17/05/23
Origin Enterprises Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 324c 460c 21/10/22
Oxford Instruments Thomas Rands Outperfrom 24/10/23 2470p 2500p 16/11/23
          2200p 24/10/23
Permanent tsb Group Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 04/02/21 131c 290c 25/07/24
          260c 25/04/24
          390c 30/01/24
Persimmon Colin Sheridan Neutral 17/08/20 1352p 1393p 01/09/23
Redrow Colin Sheridan  Neutral 10/09/13 667p 633p 08/03/24
          618p 01/09/23
Ryanair Holdings Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 07/12/09 1633c 2400c 12/09/23
          2200c 17/05/23
Saint-Gobain Group Ross Harvey/Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 29/01/21 7262c 7200c 06/08/21
SCA Justin Jordan Outperform 04/10/23 15655sek 17500sek 09/01/24
          17000sek 04/10/23
Spectris Thomas Rands Underperform 04/07/24 2780p 3070p 04/07/24
    Neutral 24/10/23   3540p 16/05/24
          3280p 01/11/23
          3300p 24/10/23
Smurfit Westrock Justin Jordan Outperform 08/07/24 5151USc 6500USc 08/07/24
Stelrad Andrea Collins/Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 11/05/23 111p 190p 22/01/24
          213p 11/05/23
Stora Enso Justin Jordan Neutral 24/07/23 1276c 1400c 29/04/24
          1250c 20/02/24
    Outperform 10/05/23   1400c 09/01/24
          1300c 04/10/23
          1200c 24/07/23
Symrise Cathal Kenny Outperform 24/03/20 11430c 11745c 22/05/24
          10930c 08/03/24
          10570c 31/01/24
Taylor Wimpey Colin Sheridan  Outperform 10/09/13 142p 153p 14/11/23
          157p 01/09/23
THG Gary Martin Neutral 29/09/23 62.2p 80p 20/10/22
Travis Perkins Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 28/05/20 769p 873p 22/01/24
          845p 21/06/23
Treatt Cathal Kenny Neutral 08/04/21 430p 554p 31/01/24
TRIG Michael Mitchell Neutral 09/05/23 95.4p 135p 05/03/24
          145p 09/05/23
Tullow Oil Colin Grant Outperform 15/01/20 32p 100p 24/05/23
Tyman Ross Harvey Outperform 24/03/21 363p 370c 22/01/24
Uniphar Colin Grant Outperform 27/08/19 243c 500c 14/01/22
UPM Justin Jordan Outperform 03/04/23 3262c 3800c 16/07/24
          3900c 29/04/24
          3700c 20/02/24
          4200c 09/01/24
          3800c 04/10/23
Vistry Group Colin Sheridan Outperform 10/09/13 1183p 907p 01/09/20
Volution Flor O'Donoghue/Ross Harvey Outperform 31/03/21 451p 493p 22/01/24
          454p 06/07/23
Watkin Jones Colin Sheridan Outperform 26/03/21 44.9p 103p 21/07/23
          247p 09/05/23
Weir Group plc Thomas Rands Outperform 26/01/24 1984p 2200p 26/01/24
Wizz Air Holdings Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 17/01/24 2236p 2100p 17/01/24
Xaar Thomas Rands Outperform 24/10/23 150p 165p 09/01/24
          200p 24/10/23
XP Power Thomas Rands Outperform 24/10/23 1480p 2530p 19/02/24
          2550p 08/11/23
          1940p 24/10/23

 

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

** Market price as of close June 28th 2024.

***Historic price based on Smurfit Kappa Group

Last updated: July 25th 2024