Research ratings and price targets

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 65 72 25 96
Neutral 23 26 0 0
Underperform 1 1 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
AerCap Ross Harvey Outperform 27/06/17 8568USc 7600USc 31/03/21
AIB Group Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 23/01/19 470c 548c 30/01/24
          521c 21/07/23
Air France KLM Stephen Furlong/Eleanor Walsh Outperform 17/05/23 1033c 2750c 17/01/24
    Neutral 12/01/23   2300c 17/05/23
Associated British Foods Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 05/07/11 2498p 2800p 29/01/24
          2700p 15/11/23
          2500p 13/09/23
Bank of Ireland Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 11/03/13 945c 1622c 30/01/24
          1564c 21/07/23
Barratt Developments Colin Sheridan  Outperform 25/06/20 476p 560p 08/03/24
Bellway Colin Sheridan  Outperform 24/03/14 2664p 2956p 12/02/24
          2830p 01/09/23
Berkeley Group Colin Sheridan  Underperform 10/09/13 4758p 3995p 24/06/20
Breedon Group Ross Harvey Outperform 22/11/19 385p 600p 27/07/21
Buzzi Unicem Ross Harvey Outperform 04/04/16 3640c 2600c 30/03/21
C&C Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 164p 300p 20/10/22
Cairn Homes Colin Sheridan Outperform 26/08/15 160c 196c 26/01/24
          184c 10/10/23
Corre Energy Michael Mitchell Outperform 21/10/21 80c 585c 03/08/23
Cranswick Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/11/16 4096p 4850p 22/01/24
          4650p 05/12/23
          4000p 20/07/23
CRH Ross Harvey Outperform 23/05/12 8486USc / 
5410p
7500USc /
6100p
20/09/23
          6700USc /
5410p
03/05/23
CVS Group Colin Grant Outperform 09/03/21 975p 1600p 13/03/24
Dalata Hotel Group Paul Ruddy Outperform 09/09/14 451c 670c 12/03/24
          625c 26/04/23
Danone Cathal Kenny Neutral 15/10/21 5989c 5680c 20/10/22
Datalex Eleanor Walsh/Stephen Furlong Neutral 31/05/23 49c 40c 28/03/23
DCC Colin Grant Outperform 30/06/09 5760p 9000p 18/05/21
Dole Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 24/08/21 1178USc 1500USc 31/05/23
DraftKings Paul Ruddy Neutral 23/03/21 4494USc 3950USc 28/02/24
DS Smith Justin Jordan Outperform 23/01/23 397p 400p 09/01/24
DSM-Firmenich Cathal Kenny Outperform 09/10/20 10540c 11370c 31/01/24
easyJet Stephen Furlong/Eleanor Walsh Outperform 24/01/22 571p 750p 19/06/23
          600p 17/05/23
Entain Paul Ruddy Neutral 13/12/17 797p 1060p 21/12/23
          1640p 04/08/23
FBD Holdings Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 01/09/17 1320c 1660c 24/10/23
Flutter Entertainment Paul Ruddy Outperform 08/05/19 15790p 17000p 29/11/23
Forterra plc Flor O'Donoghue/Andrea Collins Neutral 19/08/16 172p 183p 22/01/24
          177p 26/10/23
          211p 25/07/23
Genuit Group Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 05/11/21 441p 390p 22/01/24
          326p 19/09/23
Givaudan Cathal Kenny Neutral 31/01/24 401600chf 366000chf 31/01/24
Glanbia Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 1828c 2060c 06/03/24
          1720c 31/08/23
          1680c 02/06/23
Glenveagh Properties Colin Sheridan Outperform 10/11/17 125c 198c 10/04/24
          172c 19/01/24
          169c 03/10/23
Grafton Group Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 07/10/20 1002p 1200p 22/03/24
          1150p 20/11/23
Greencoat Renewables Michael Mitchell Outperform 24/08/17 87.4c 125c 09/05/23
Greencoat UK Wind Michael Mitchell Outperform 09/05/23 139p 180p 04/03/24
          186p 09/05/23
Greencore Group Gary Martin/Cathal Kenny Outperform 04/04/24 119p 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 139p 213p 19/11/21
Heidelberg Materials Ross Harvey Neutral 04/02/20 10195c 8100c 04/11/21
Hill & Smith Thomas Rands Outperform 18/07/23 1956p 2210p 15/03/24
          2140p 10/01/24
          2080p 15/08/23
Holcim Ross Harvey Neutral 14/01/22 8166chf 6500chf 30/04/21
Hostelworld Paul Ruddy Outperform 15/12/15 156p 150p 14/05/21
Howden Joinery Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 31/03/22 907p 945p 22/01/24
Huhtamaki Justin Jordan Outperform 04/10/23 3883c 4200c 09/01/24
    Neutral 03/04/23   3600c 04/10/23
hVIVO Colin Grant Outperform 11/10/23 29.5p 29.0p 11/10/23
IAG Stephen Furlong/Eleanor Walsh Neutral 17/01/24 177p 175p 17/01/24
          215p 17/05/23
Ibstock plc Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 04/08/17 151p 173p 22/01/24
          190p 19/09/23
IMI plc Thomas Rands Outperform 29/02/24 1815p 2500p 29/02/24
IRES REIT Colin Grant Restricted 08/01/24 103c    
Irish Continental Group Stephen Furlong/Eleanor Walsh Outperform 30/08/18 485c 700c 11/05/23
ITM Power Michael Mitchell Outperform 23/02/21 53.7p    
James Fisher and Sons plc Thomas Rands Outperform 23/04/24 261p 600p 23/04/24
Kenmare Colin Grant Outperform 03/08/16 327p 850p 19/06/23
Kerry Group Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 7944c 10490c 31/01/24
Kingspan Group Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 12/05/11 8446c 9200c 28/02/24
          8700c 22/01/24
          8550c 19/09/23
          8300c 12/05/23
Lufthansa Stephen Furlong/Eleanor Walsh Outperform 24/01/22 728p 1200p 17/05/23
Malin Corporation Colin Grant Outperform 29/09/15 580c 1550c 15/03/18
Marshalls Ross Harvey Neutral 10/11/21 275p 300p 22/01/24
Mincon Group Colin Sheridan Outperform 14/02/14 55c 90c 06/02/24
          135c 18/05/23
Mondi Justin Jordan Neutral 05/05/20 1396p 1550p 09/01/24
          1400p 19/10/23
          1500p 04/10/23
          1400p 04/05/23
Norwegian Air Stephen Furlong/Eleanor Walsh Neutral 01/09/15 1637nok 1300nok 17/01/24
          1200nok 17/05/23
Origin Enterprises Cathal Kenny Outperform 30/06/09 315c 460c 21/10/22
Oxford Instruments Thomas Rands Outperfrom 24/10/23 2125p 2500p 16/11/23
          2200p 24/10/23
Permanent tsb Group Diarmaid Sheridan Outperform 04/02/21 138c 390c 30/01/24
          373c 21/07/23
Persimmon Colin Sheridan Neutral 17/08/20 1316p 1393p 01/09/23
Redrow Colin Sheridan  Neutral 10/09/13 666p 633p 08/03/24
          618p 01/09/23
Ryanair Holdings Stephen Furlong/Eleanor Walsh Outperform 07/12/09 2103c 2400c 12/09/23
          2200c 17/05/23
Saint-Gobain Group Ross Harvey/Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 29/01/21 7193c 7200c 06/08/21
SCA Justin Jordan Outperform 04/10/23 16430sek 17500sek 09/01/24
          17000sek 04/10/23
Smurfit Kappa Group Justin Jordan Outperform 30/06/09 4227c 5000c 09/01/24
          4700c 29/08/23
Spectris Thomas Rands Neutral 24/10/23 3307p 3280p 01/11/23
          3300p 24/10/23
Stelrad Andrea Collins/Flor O'Donoghue Outperform 11/05/23 119p 190p 22/01/24
          213p 11/05/23
Stora Enso Justin Jordan Neutral 24/07/23 1289c 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 11095c 10930c 08/03/24
          10570c 31/01/24
Taylor Wimpey Colin Sheridan  Outperform 10/09/13 137p 153p 14/11/23
          157p 01/09/23
THG Gary Martin Neutral 29/09/23 69p 80p 20/10/22
Travis Perkins Flor O'Donoghue Neutral 28/05/20 729p 873p 22/01/24
          845p 21/06/23
Treatt Cathal Kenny Neutral 08/04/21 426p 554p 31/01/24
TRIG Michael Mitchell Neutral 09/05/23 101p 135p 05/03/24
          145p 09/05/23
Tullow Oil Colin Grant Outperform 15/01/20 31.2p 100p 24/05/23
Tyman Ross Harvey Outperform 24/03/21 290p 370c 22/01/24
Uniphar Colin Grant Outperform 27/08/19 260c 500c 14/01/22
UPM Justin Jordan Outperform 03/04/23 3087c 3700c 20/02/24
          4200c 09/01/24
          3800c 04/10/23
          3500c 13/06/23
Vistry Group Colin Sheridan Outperform 10/09/13 1230p 907p 01/09/20
Volution Flor O'Donoghue/Ross Harvey Outperform 31/03/21 435p 493p 22/01/24
          454p 06/07/23
Watkin Jones Colin Sheridan Outperform 26/03/21 40.7p 103p 21/07/23
          247p 09/05/23
Weir Group plc Thomas Rands Outperform 26/01/24 2022p 2200p 26/01/24
Wizz Air Holdings Stephen Furlong/Eleanor Walsh Neutral 17/01/24 2146p 2100p 17/01/24
Xaar Thomas Rands Outperform 24/10/23 106p 165p 09/01/24
          200p 24/10/23
XP Power Thomas Rands Outperform 24/10/23 1090p 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 March 29th 2024.

Last updated: April 23rd 2024