News Results for AO World (AO.)

UK stocks surged on Tuesday as investors applauded a string of earnings results while awaiting further signs of progress in US-China trade talks. At midday the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 91...

Electrical-appliance retailer AO World booked a narrower first-half loss after it notched higher sales in the UK, offset by a weaker performance abroad. The company also said it would close its...

Shore Capital today upgrades its investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) to hold (from sell). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by www.sharesmagazine.co.uk

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and cut its price target to 93p (from 110p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

Suggestions of a slower pace of interest rate increases in both Europe and the US and positive noises on trade from Mexico and China helped lift investor sentiment on Thursday. Sterling was on the...

European shares got a boost after Eurozone inflation came in short of expectations, implying the European Central Bank might hold off hiking interest rates. The FTSE 100 reversed losses early on to...

UK stocks opened lower on Tuesday, tracking falls on European exchanges, as fears of a potential US regulatory crackdown on tech companies added to concerns about US-China trade tensions. At 0836,...

Electrical-appliance retailer AO World reported wider pre-tax losses as narrowing gross margins and increasing cost pressures from re-configuring driver scheduling arrangements in Germany offset...

Jefferies International today reaffirms its hold investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and raised its price target to 130p (from 120p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts...

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its hold investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and cut its price target to 102p (from 105p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred out 700,000 shares in the company on the 4th April 2019 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 108,797,671 shares. NOTE: Gifted to...

A decline in the pound through the course of the day was not enough to revive a lacklustre FTSE 100 on Thursday with the index closing the day down 0.2% at 7,401.94. Across the Atlantic stocks...

AO World said it expected adjusted earnings to come in at lower end of market expectations with the retailer flagging additional costs of £2.5m owing to restructuring activities and the writedown...

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its hold investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and cut its price target to 105p (from 135p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

A week of steady progress for global equities ended with a fizzle as the FTSE 100 closed down 0.4% to 6,918.18. Early on the index had been as much as 0.6% higher. Sterling continued to enjoy...

Reports that Brexit will have to be delayed to allow enough time for essential legislation to be passed boosted sterling and helped put pressure on the FTSE 100. Having traded materially higher...

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its hold investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and cut its price target to 135p (from 145p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

UK stocks open higher on Friday after US Fed chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank would be patient about raising interest rates and investors held onto hopes of a trade-war breakthrough....

Online electrical retailer AO World on Friday kept its full-year guidance unchanged as its decision to extend Black Friday deals over a long period in November was 'well received' by customers,...

The FTSE gained some momentum throughout the day amid weaker sterling, but ultimately struggled to drag itself out of the red, trading 0.5% lower at 6,845. Sterling declined after UK Prime...

By midday the FTSE 100 was down 0.7% to 6,826.50 as fragile investor confidence was punctured by soft Chinese and European economic data and a lack of progress on Brexit. Sterling fell sharply as...

AO World confirmed Friday the acquisition of Mobile Phones Direct was expected to be completed on 17 December. This update comes after the company confirmed Thursday it had made an application...

A combination of factors including tech sector weakness, Brexit, global trade disputes and the impasse over the Italian budget contributed to a lukewarm showing for the FTSE 100 by midday....

Online electrical retailer AO World reported Tuesday a wider first-half loss before tax owing to a 'tough' macro trading environment in UK and Europe and a larger-than-expected decline in the UK...

Global equities were mainly in the red after the US Federal Reserve hinted that an interest rate hike could be in the cards in December. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.5% to 7,105 as falling commodity...

The FTSE 100 joined a sell off across global markets on Friday after last night's meeting of the US Federal Reserve saw rates kept on hold but with strong hints of a hike to come in December. The...

Online electrical retailer AO World said Friday it had agreed to acquire Mobile Phones Direct for a cash-free, debt-free enterprise value of £32.5m. The company also revealed that second-quarter...

Strong sterling on a better than expected update on the UK services sector saw the FTSE 100 underperform on Tuesday. By the close the index was down 0.7% at 7,686.80. The Government gave the go...

The FTSE 100 was firmly in reverse by lunchtime as data on the UK services sector helped push the pound higher and amid weakness in the banking sector. Approaching midday, the index was down 0.6%...

Numis today reaffirms its buy investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and raised its price target to 250p (from 200p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

UK stocks opened a touch lower on Tuesday as investors weighed signs of improving global growth against lingering trade war fears. At 0857, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 3.49 points at...

European online electrical retailer AO World reported Tuesday deeper operating losses in the year to the end of March despite delivering revenue growth in both Europe and UK. For the 12 months to...

Peel Hunt today downgrades its investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) to hold (from buy). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by www.sharesmagazine.co.uk

The FTSE 100 failed to gain positive momentum as trade war concerns continued and miners remained weak. Miners dominated the top fallers on Friday with Rio Tinto (RIO) shedding 2.3% to £35.60 and...

The FTSE struggled to hold on to its gains from Thursday after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose $100bn worth of tariffs on Chinese goods late last night. The blue-chip index lost...

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its buy investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and set its price target at 145p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

John Roberts, Executive Director, has transferred out 610,820 shares in the company on the 29th March 2018 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 109,504,019 shares. NOTE: Gifted to charity....

Numis today reaffirms its buy investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and set its price target at 200p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

The FTSE 100 added 9 points to 7.757.54 on Thursday morning amid a plethora of trading updates from some of the UK's big retailers. Tesco (TSCO) reported a like-for-like sales increase of 2.3% in...

AO World is on track to meet full year forecasts following continued revenue growth. A Q3 trading update said that its UK business continued to grow with overall revenue up by 11.4% and ao.com...

AO World has announced the appointment of Jacqueline de Rojas as a non-executive director of the Company and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees, with immediate effect. At...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and cut its price target to 125p (from 140p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

Investors remained upbeat ahead of tomorrow's Budget with the positive sentiment partially driven by a strong performance in the US. Imperial Brands (IMB) was among the biggest blue chip risers,...

Cigarette sellers Imperial Brands (IMB) and British American Tobacco (BATS) helped the FTSE 100 stay afloat. Imperial Brands was among the biggest blue chip risers, up 2.2% at £30.93 while British...

AO World's total revenue for the six months to the end of September rose by 13.3% to £368.0m as growth continued in both the UK and Europe. But group operating losses rose to £12.0m (2016:...

Peel Hunt today initiates coverage of AO World (LON:AO.) with a buy investment rating and price target of 145p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

The FTSE 100 headed south in sympathy with most other major indicies in Europe and the US closing down 0.4% at 7,458.04. Bucking this negative trend Vodafone rose 0.5% to 226.1p on strong results,...

AO World has confirmed that all resolutions were passed by shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting. At 1:06pm: (LON:AO.) AO World share price was +0.88p at 119.88p Story provided by...

Telecomms company Vodafone (VOD) reported good momentum in Europe and robust growth in Italy and Spain. In the quarter to 30 June 2017, organic service revenue grew by 2.2%. Vodafone rose 1.7% to...

Paysafe (PAYS) was in the spotlight after the payment company received a takeover offer from funds managed by Blackstone and CVC Capital Partners for 590p per share. Shares in the FTSE 250 firm...

AO World remains on track with its long-term strategic plan and the board expects results for the full year to fall within the range of market forecasts, shareholders at the annual general meeting...

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AO World has confirmed that the Company intends to hold its Annual General Meeting on 21 July. At 1:19pm: (LON:AO.) AO World share price was +0.88p at 125.88p Story provided by...

Jefferies International today downgrades its investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) to hold (from buy) and cut its price target to 140p (from 192p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

John Roberts, Executive Director, bought 769,230 shares in the company on the 6th June 2017 at a price of 130.00p. The Director now holds 110,108,491 shares. Story provided by...

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) finally agreed to a £200m settlement with investors who accused the bank of lying about its financial health when it handed over £12bn in 2008. Shares in the bank fell...

Sterling strengthened 0.2% against the dollar and euro ahead of the UK general election and this weighed on blue chips due to their overseas earnings bias. The FTSE was flat at 7,525 as healthcare...

Online electrical retailer AO World's total revenue increased by 17.0% in the year to the end of March to £701.2m with both the UK and Europe businesses growing sales. AO website sales for the UK...

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Geoff Cooper, Chairman, bought 28,573 shares in the company on the 4th April 2017 at a price of 139.99p. The Director now holds 128,573 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Director...

John Roberts, Executive Director, bought 1,509,433 shares in the company on the 30th March 2017 at a price of 132.50p. The Director now holds 110,746,668 shares. Story provided by...

Steve Caunce, Chief Executive Officer, bought 1,509,433 shares in the company on the 30th March 2017 at a price of 132.50p. The Director now holds 52,745,815 shares. Story provided by...

Mark Higgins, Financial Director, bought 3,773 shares in the company on the 30th March 2017 at a price of 132.50p. The Director now holds 27,701 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Chris Hopkinson, Non Executive Director, bought 754,716 shares in the company on the 30th March 2017 at a price of 132.50p. The Director now holds 22,605,429 shares. Story provided by...

John Roberts, Executive Director, has transferred out 1,407,407 shares in the company on the 3rd April 2017 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 109,339,261 shares. NOTE: Gifted to...

Steve Caunce, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred out 820,000 shares in the company on the 3rd April 2017 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 51,925,815 shares. NOTE: Gifted to...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) and cut its price target to 140p (from 200p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

Weakness in utility companies SSE (SSE) and National Grid (NG.) caused the blue-chip index to remain subdued at 7,369. Management at SSE warned of additional challenges in the new financial year,...

The FTSE 100 nudged 0.2% lower on a surprisingly uneventful trading day following UK Theresa May's triggering of Article 50 to start negotiations for the UK to leave the European Union. Utility...

Shore Capital today downgrades its investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) to sell (from hold). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

AO World has raised £50m, gross, through a placing of 37,735,849 new ordinary shares at 132.5p apiece. At 8:02am: (LON:AO.) AO World share price was -4.75p at 133.15p Story provided by...

AO World chief operating officer Steve Caunce is taking over as chief executive from John Roberts who is moving to a new role on the board as founder, executive director. Caunce will lead the...

Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its recommendation on pumps and motors specialist Hayward Tyler (LON:HAYT) to hold (from buy) on the back of yesterday's update which confirmed that FY2017E revenues...

Morgan Stanley today downgrades its investment rating on AO World (LON:AO.) to underweight (from equal weight) and cut its price target to 135p (from 170p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

AO World is hosting a capital markets day for analysts and investors today in Germany which will include a tour of its new distribution centre in Bergheim. The event will be hosted by the group's...

Online electrical retailer AO World's UK business continued to grow with ao.com revenue up by 10.3% year on year and overall UK revenue up by 8.9%, against tough comparatives. The group said...

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online electrical retailer AO World's total revenue for the six months to the endof September increased by 22.9% to £324.7m (2015: £264.3m) as both UK and Europe growth continued. AO website sales...

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Geoff Cooper, Chairman, bought 100,000 shares in the company on the 30th September 2016 at a price of 169.00p. The Director now holds 100,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Investors were being cautious ahead of the first European Central Bank meeting since the Brexit vote, pushing the FTSE 100 0.3% lower to 6,705.34. British Airways owner International Consolidated...

AO World (AO.) said chairman Richard Rose will make the following statement before its AGM: "The business remains on track with its long-term strategic plan. "Customer satisfaction continues to...

Online electrical retailer AO World's total revenue for the period increased by 25.7% to £599.2m (2015: £476.7m) as UK growth continued and the German business gained traction with customers. AO...

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John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred out 150,000 shares in the company on the 1st April 2016 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 109,237,235 shares. NOTE: Gifted to...

John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred out 150,000 shares in the company on the 1st April 2016 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 109,237,235 shares. NOTE: Gifted to...

John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred out 150,000 shares in the company on the 1st April 2016 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 109,237,235 shares. NOTE: Gifted to...

John Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred out 150,000 shares in the company on the 1st April 2016 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 109,237,235 shares. NOTE: Gifted to...

AO World says its UK business performed strongly during the fourth quarter with revenue and EBITDA ahead of expectations as it continued to gain market share. The group expects full year UK...

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AO World non-executive chairmam Richard Rose intends to step down from the board once a successor has been appointed. The company's senior independent director, Brian McBride, will lead the...

AO World saw sales growth across all categories in the three months to December and says it long-term strategy remains on track. The online retailer of major domestic appliances said its UK...

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AO World expects overall revenue for the three months to the end of September to increase year on year by 20%-21% driven by growth in online sales of over 30%. The group says it accelerated its...

AO World has confirmed that all resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting today were passed. At 2:02pm: (LON:AO.) AO World share price was +9.5p at 129.2p Story provided by...

FTSE indices lumbered a whisker higher in early deals with gains among insurers, pharmas, utility and some miners offsetting weakness among other stocks in those same sectors. Wall St firmed...

AO World - a leading online retailer of major domestic appliances - is on track with its long-term strategic progress, shareholders at the annual general meeting today will be told. Chairman...

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FTSE indices ended mixed with the blue chip down a jot and the mid cap up a sliver in a topsy-turvy session in which the brinkmanship between debt-laden Greece and its creditors ratcheted up a...