Daily Stock Market Report (Thur 24 April 2025) - Agenda
Good morning! Let's see what Thursday has in store for us.
The Agenda is complete
Companies Reporting
Name (Mkt Cap)RNSSummaryOur view (Author)Unilever (LON:ULVR) (£120bn)Trading Statement2025 outlook reconfirmed with 3-5% underlying sales growth, modest improvement in margin.Relx (LON:REL) (£72.8bn)AGM Trading UpdateFull year outlook unchanged. Positive momentum, strong underlying revenue growth.Anglo American (LON:AAL) (£28bn)Production Report Q1 2025Copper and iron ore in line with guidance. Platinum expected to demerge from 31st May.Weir (LON:WEIR) (£5.7bn)Trading UpdateFull year guidance reiterated. Q1 original equipment and aftermarket orders both +5%.St James's Place (LON:STJ) (£4.9bn)Q1 New Business Inflows and FUMNet inflows £1.7bn. FUM £188.6bn (Dec 2024: £190.2bn). Good levels of activity so far in April.Hikma Pharmaceuticals (LON:HIK) (£4.2bn)Trading StatementReiterates guidance for 2025. Revenue to grow 4-6%, core operating profit $730-770m.Inchcape (LON:INCH) (£2.7bn)Trading UpdateQ1 in line. Guidance for FY 2025 unchanged, excluding potential tariff impacts.Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) (£2.2bn)Texas Interstate Contract$889m (£670m) contract to reconstruct a Dallas interstate road and construct nine crossings.AJ Bell (LON:AJB) (£1.7bn)Trading StatementPlatform: Strong customer growth, +32k (+6%) in the quarter. D2C...