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Persimmon plc

Standout sales rate; FY26 guidance held

Persimmon reported a strong set of results with its open market net private reservation rate at 0.65 per outlet per week, up 3% year-on-year (yoy). In what have been difficult open...

Glenveagh Properties

Current value and potential upsides provide compelling entry point

We are increasing our Glenveagh Properties EPS forecasts by 3.5%, driven primarily by a lower share count. This has increased our price target to €2.84, representing 16% upside to...

Kingspan Group

Sets out 2030 targets

Kingspan’s growth ambitions out to 2030 capture a business that is targeting double-digit annual profit growth over the remainder of the decade. An indication that the group will have...

Travis Perkins plc

Disposal of Toolstation Benelux

The disposal of the struggling Toolstation Benelux business has been expected for some time and, to that extent, will provide some relief, particularly removing its loss from continuing...

Buzzi Spa

FY26 guidance reiterated

Buzzi’s Q3 update points to mixed trading across key markets, with underlying revenue broadly stable. Management has maintained FY26 EBITDA guidance at €1.1-1.2bn, in line with consensus...

Vistry Group

Average daily net debt to be higher in H2 than targeted

Average daily net debt is now expected to be £800m in H2 — this is £50m incrementally negative to what was previously guided. Current open market conditions remain difficult. The...

Howden Joinery

Solid update with full year expectations unchanged

Howdens remains on track to meet underlying pre-tax profit consensus expectations for this year. This is encouraging and a further example of the resilience of its best-in-class...

Barratt Redrow plc

FY27 guidance held; bulk sales helping reservation rate

Barratt Redrow reported its total reservation rate was up 3.5% year-on-year (yoy) in the period June 29th 2026 to October 25th 2026. This was helped by bulk sales. Excluding bulk...

Heidelberg Materials

Solid Q3; FY26 guidance reiterated

With Q3 results c.3% ahead of expectations, Heidelberg Materials has comfortably reiterated FY26 guidance. It also announced an additional €300m cost programme for FY27/28.

Vistry Group

Data show no private sales rate recovery; moving to ‘Underperform’

Data gleaned from Vistry Group’s public-facing websites indicate that its net private reservation rate has not improved since the summer low of 0.3 and that incentive use has stayed...