Persimmon plc

Heading north: upgrading to ‘Outperform’

Persimmon will continue to achieve higher underlying house price growth than its peers, largely due to its geographic tilt away from London and towards the North of England and the...

IRES REIT

Upgrading forecasts again and revisiting the opportunity

We upgrade our net tangible asset (NTA)/share forecasts by 1-2% each year following the interim results and see the potential for further upside from yield compression. We also...

Genus plc

Coded for growth: initiating on Genus

We are initiating coverage of Genus plc, a global animal-genetics group with leading positions across porcine and bovine genetics. The investment case is underpinned by proprietary...

Irish economy

A strong Q3 on the cards based on July and August tax receipts

August’s exchequer returns show that the Irish economy remains in a good place in Q3. Despite some volatility in tax receipts last month, all signs point to a robust performance for...

Givaudan

Summer Investor Conference – key highlights

The centrepiece of Givaudan’s Summer Investor Conference was CEO Christian Stammkoetter’s report card on his first six months in office – the original framework for the group’s 2030...

Irish economy

Energy drives inflation to 3.4%; core inflation moderates to 3%

Similar to Spain’s result last week, Irish inflation for August was driven higher by energy prices owing to renewed US-Iran conflict. This was somewhat offset by food prices, which were...

Economics weekly

Corporation tax set for an Apple boost in August

We expect that Ireland’s inflation rate for August likely remained at about 3%, although upside risks to this include a faster increase in energy prices. With Apple’s corporation tax due...

Irish banks

Banks monthly – competitive disruption: more noise than threat

We continue to believe that concerns of competitive disruption are overstated. The banking market changed immeasurably when Ulster Bank and KBC, two long-established challengers,...

Kingspan Group

Seeing is believing; upgrading 2027 earnings forecast by over 25%

Kingspan has stepped confidently into a new and exciting growth phase. Interim results were enthusiastically received: full year guidance was raised with mid-teen profit growth flagged...

UK housebuilders

Results recap and forecast updates; FY 2027 to be another year of margin misery?

The UK housebuilders disappointed gross margin market expectations in the latest set of results (some by lowering guidance, others by missing forecasts). While build cost inflation is...