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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 69 71 25 96
Neutral 24 24 0 0
Underperform 2 2 0 0
Under Review 1 1 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 609p 770p 19/09/24
AIB Group Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 23/01/19 533c 610c 07/10/24
          620c 25/07/24
          590c 25/04/24
          548c 30/01/24
Air France KLM Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 17/05/23 812c 1200c 16/01/25
          2750c 17/01/24
Associated British Foods Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 05/07/11 2043p 3120p 01/05/24
          2800p 29/01/24
Bank of Ireland Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 11/03/13 881c 1410c 07/10/24
          1460c 25/04/24
          1620c 30/01/24
Barratt Redrow Colin Sheridan  Outperform 25/06/20 440p 560p 08/03/24
Bellway Colin Sheridan  Outperform 24/03/14 2492p 3487p 28/08/24
          2956p 12/02/24
Berkeley Group Colin Sheridan  Underperform 10/09/13 3900p 3995p 24/06/20
Breedon Group Ross Harvey Outperform 22/11/19 446p 600p 27/07/21
Buzzi Unicem Ross Harvey Outperform 04/04/16 3558c 2600c 30/03/21
C&C Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 146p 300p 20/10/22
Cairn Homes Colin Sheridan Outperform 26/08/15 233c 207c 29/04/24
          196c 26/01/24
Corre Energy Ross Harvey Under review 22/10/24 13c Under review 22/10/24
Cranswick Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/11/16 4865p 5600p 03/10/24
          4850p 22/01/24
CRH Ross Harvey Outperform 23/05/12 9252USc / 
7414p
11000USc /
8600p
30/05/24
CVS Group Colin Grant Outperform 09/03/21 840p 1600p 13/03/24
Dalata Hotel Group Paul Ruddy Outperform 09/09/14 467c 670c 12/03/24
Danone Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Neutral 15/10/21 6512c 7200c 24/10/24
Datalex Ava Costello/Stephen Furlong Neutral 31/05/23 35c 40c 28/03/23
DCC Colin Grant Outperform 30/06/09 5140p 9000p 18/05/21
De La Rue Thomas Rands Restricted 13/12/24 104p 160p 14/11/24
    Outperform 14/11/24      
Diploma plc Henry Carver/Thomas Rands Outperform 06/09/24 4250p 5000p 06/09/24
discoverIE Henry Carver/Thomas Rands Outperform 21/06/24 715p 915p 21/06/24
Dole Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 24/08/21 1354USc 1900USc 22/08/24
DraftKings Paul Ruddy Neutral 23/03/21 3720USc 3950USc 28/02/24
DS Smith Justin Jordan Neutral 08/05/24 542p 570p 19/11/24
          470p 17/09/24
          430p 16/07/24
          400p 09/01/24
dsm-firmenich Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/10/20 9772c 11913c 22/05/24
          11370c 31/01/24
easyJet Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 16/01/25 560p 580p 16/01/25
          750p 19/06/23
Entain Paul Ruddy Neutral 13/12/17 687p 763p 21/12/23
Essentra Henry Carver Outperform 04/12/24 133p 170p 04/12/24
FBD Holdings Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 01/09/17 1265c 1490c 04/12/24
          1550c 09/05/24
Flutter Entertainment plc Paul Ruddy Outperform 08/05/19 25845USc 33400USc 17/12/24
          23400USc 26/06/24
          21600USc 31/05/24
Forterra plc Flor O'Donoghue/Andrea Collins Neutral 19/08/16 162p 192p 17/01/25
          183p 22/01/24
Genuit Group Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 05/11/21 390p 427p 17/01/25
          456p 11/06/24
          390p 22/01/24
Givaudan Cathal Kenny Neutral 31/01/24 396600chf 406400chf 22/05/24
          366000chf 31/01/24
Glanbia Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 1333c 2060c 06/03/24
Glenveagh Properties Colin Sheridan Outperform 10/11/17 160c 198c 10/04/24
          172c 19/01/24
Grafton Group Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 07/10/20 960p 1200p 22/03/24
Greencoat Renewables Ross Harvey Outperform 24/08/17 82.3c 110c 13/05/24
Greencoat UK Wind Ross Harvey Outperform 09/05/23 128p 175p 31/07/24
          180p 04/03/24
Greencore Group Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 04/04/24 194p 250p 23/10/24
          190p 31/05/24
          140p 04/04/24
Harworth Group Colin Sheridan/Andrea Collins Outperform 19/11/21 170p 252p 19/09/24
Heidelberg Materials Ross Harvey Underperform 30/05/24 11930c 9100c 30/05/24
Hill & Smith Thomas Rands Outperform 18/07/23 1868p 2350p 24/05/24
          2210p 15/03/24
          2140p 10/01/24
Holcim Ross Harvey Neutral 14/01/22 8736chf 9200chf 30/05/24
Hostelworld Paul Ruddy Outperform 15/12/15 135p 156p 28/11/24
Howden Joinery Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 31/03/22 794p 915p 17/01/25
          945p 22/01/24
Huhtamaki Justin Jordan Outperform 04/10/23 3418c 4000c 17/09/24
          4200c 09/01/24
hVIVO Colin Grant Outperform 11/10/23 20.5p 29.0p 11/10/23
IAG Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 17/01/24 302p 315p 16/01/25
          175p 17/01/24
Ibstock plc Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 02/07/24 176p 215p 02/07/24
          173p 22/01/24
IMI plc Thomas Rands Outperform 29/02/24 1821p 2500p 29/02/24
International Paper Justin Jordan Neutral 08/07/24 5382USc 5600USc 05/11/24
          4500USc 08/07/24
IRES REIT Colin Grant Outperform 08/05/15 91c 160c 03/05/23
Irish Continental Group Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 30/08/18 518c 700c 11/05/23
ITM Power Ross Harvey Outperform 23/02/21 35.7p    
James Fisher and Sons plc Thomas Rands Outperform 23/04/24 315p 815p 03/10/24
          850p 10/09/24
          600p 23/04/24
Jet2 plc Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 05/06/24 1583p 2200p 16/01/25
          1700p 05/06/24
Kenmare Colin Grant Outperform 03/08/16 318p 850p 19/06/23
Kerry Group Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 9325c 10490c 31/01/24
Kingspan Group Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 12/05/11 7045c 9200c 28/02/24
          8700c 22/01/24
Lufthansa Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 24/01/22 618p 1200p 17/05/23
Malin Corporation Colin Grant Outperform 29/09/15 860c 1550c 15/03/18
Marshalls Andrea Collins Neutral 10/11/21 295p 365p 10/12/24
          300p 22/01/24
Mincon Group Colin Sheridan Outperform 14/02/14 37.6c 73c 08/08/24
          90c 06/02/24
Mondi Justin Jordan Outperform 08/05/24 1192p 1500p 18/10/24
          1800p 16/07/24
          1750p 08/05/24
          1750p 08/05/24
          1550p 09/01/24
Norwegian Air Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 01/09/15 1100nok 1300nok 17/01/24
Origin Enterprises Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 275c 460c 21/10/22
Oxford Instruments Thomas Rands Outperfrom 24/10/23 2155p 2500p 16/11/23
Permanent tsb Group Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 04/02/21 144c 300c 07/10/24
          290c 25/07/24
          260c 25/04/24
          390c 30/01/24
Persimmon Colin Sheridan Neutral 17/08/20 1198p 1681p 28/08/24
Ryanair Holdings Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Outperform 07/12/09 1907c 2400c 12/09/23
Saint-Gobain Group Ross Harvey/Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 29/01/21 8570c 7200c 06/08/21
SCA Justin Jordan Outperform 04/10/23 14045sek 16500sek 17/09/24
          17500sek 09/01/24
SigmaRoc Ross Harvey Outperform 18/09/24 72p 105p 18/09/24
Smurfit Westrock Justin Jordan Outperform 08/07/24 5386USc 6300USc 05/11/24
          6000USc 09/08/24
          6500USc 08/07/24
Spectris Thomas Rands Neutral 13/11/24 2508p 2650p 13/11/24
    Underperform 04/07/24   2775p 01/10/24
          3070p 04/07/24
          3540p 16/05/24
Stelrad Andrea Collins/Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 11/05/23 136p 190p 22/01/24
Stora Enso Justin Jordan Neutral 24/07/23 972c 1200c 17/09/24
          1400c 29/04/24
          1250c 20/02/24
          1400c 09/01/24
Symrise Cathal Kenny Outperform 24/03/20 10265c 11745c 22/05/24
          10930c 08/03/24
          10570c 31/01/24
Taylor Wimpey Colin Sheridan  Outperform 10/09/13 122p 172p 28/08/24
THG Gary Martin Neutral 29/09/23 45p 80p 20/10/22
Travis Perkins Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 28/05/20 729p 865p 17/01/25
          873p 22/01/24
Treatt Cathal Kenny Neutral 08/04/21 487p 554p 31/01/24
TRIG Ross Harvey Neutral 09/05/23 85.8p 135p 05/03/24
Tullow Oil Colin Grant Outperform 15/01/20 21.4p 100p 24/05/23
Uniphar Colin Grant Outperform 27/08/19 212c 500c 14/01/22
UPM Justin Jordan Outperform 09/01/25 2656c 3300c 17/09/24
    Neutral 17/09/24   3800c 16/07/24
          3900c 29/04/24
          3700c 20/02/24
Vistry Group Colin Sheridan Neutral 24/12/24 572p 773p 24/12/24
          1540p 20/08/24
Volex Henry Carver Outperform 24/10/24 282p 500p 24/10/24
Volution Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 23/10/24 560p 615p 23/10/24
    Outperform 31/03/21   493c 22/01/24
Watkin Jones Colin Sheridan Outperform 26/03/21 20p 103p 21/07/23
Weir Group plc Thomas Rands Outperform 26/01/24 2184p 2200p 26/01/24
Wizz Air Holdings Stephen Furlong/Ava Costello Neutral 17/01/24 1439p 1500p 16/01/25
          2100p 17/01/24
Xaar Thomas Rands Outperform 24/10/23 71p 165p 09/01/24
XP Power Thomas Rands Outperform 24/10/23 1306p 2200p 26/11/24
          2530p 19/02/24
XPS Group Thomas Rands Outperform 07/01/25 341p 420p 07/01/25
             

 

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

** Market price as of close  December 31st 2024.

 

Last updated: January 17th 2025