News Results for Saga (SAGA)

UK stocks traded sideways on Wednesday after opinion polls showed Labour gaining ground ahead of Thursday's national election, putting pressure on the pound and sending domestic-facing stocks...

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday after opinion polls showing Labor gaining ground ahead of Thursday's national election pressured the pound, helping exporters. The Conservative party is still...

Over-50's services provider Saga said it had appointed Euan Sutherland as its new chief executive. He would replace Lance Batchelor, who's retirement was announced earlier this year. Sutherland...

UBS today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and raised its price target to 46p (from 39p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 170 shares in the company on the 22nd November 2019 at a price of 54.42p. The Director now holds 234,390 shares. Story provided by...

Seniors services provider Saga said it had appointed Cheryl Agius as head of its insurance business and Gilles Normand as chief operating officer. Agius was most recently chief executive of Legal...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 279 shares in the company on the 14th November 2019 at a price of 53.80p. The Director now holds 234,220 shares. Story provided by...

Over-50's services group Saga said it was hosting a site tour for analysts and investors on Monday onboard its new cruise ship, Spirit of Discovery in Southampton. The event was being hosted by...

Patrick O'Sullivan, Chairman, bought 100,000 shares in the company on the 15th October 2019 at a price of 45.65p. The Director now holds 260,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 328 shares in the company on the 14th October 2019 at a price of 45.66p. The Director now holds 233,941 shares. Story provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 328 shares in the company on the 13th September 2019 at a price of 45.78p. The Director now holds 233,613 shares. Story provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 344 shares in the company on the 14th August 2019 at a price of 43.63p. The Director now holds 233,285 shares. Story provided by...

Eva Eisenschimmel, Non Executive Director, has re-invested 1,552 shares in the company on the 12th July 2019 at a price of 41.84p. The Director now holds 1,552 shares representing 0.00% of the...

Gareth Hoskin, Non Executive Director, bought 66,719 shares in the company on the 26th July 2019 at a price of 49.46p. The Director now holds 68,271 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, has been awarded 649 shares in the company on the 17th July 2019 at a price of 46.20p. The Director now holds 208,124 shares. NOTE: Free Ordinary Shares...

A slow start in the US has taken its toll on UK stocks, with the FTSE 100 dropping sharply in afternoon trading as it once again fell below the 7550 mark. Wall Street had a slow morning on...

UK stocks have recovered some of their earlier losses after it was revealed today that inflation held steady at 2% in June. At 1150, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 10 points, or 0.12%, at...

Services provider for seniors Saga said it had appointed Jane Storm as its chief people officer. Storm was currently CPO of newspaper and magazine wholesaler Connect Group and had previously...

UBS today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 39p (from 65p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

Orna NiChionna, Non Executive Director, has re-invested 314 shares in the company on the 28th June 2019 at a price of 39.42p. The Director now holds 18,071 shares representing 0.00% of the shares...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 60p (from 80p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

The FTSE 100 was down 0.2% by midday at 7,425.62 as investors awaited the latest decision of the US Federal Reserve. US futures markets also pointed to a subdued open on Wall Street. Magazine...

UK stocks opened modestly lower on Wednesday as investors held out for a key US interest rate decision due later in the day. At 0850, the FTSE 100 was down 10.03 points, or 0.1%, at 7.433.01....

Over 50's services group Saga said its tour operations business was being hurt by current political uncertainty. Booked revenues were down 4% as of 15 June on-year, the company said. 'In...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 413 shares in the company on the 14th June 2019 at a price of 36.35p. The Director now holds 207,354 shares. Story provided by...

Julia Hopes , Non Executive Director, bought 25,707 shares in the company on the 13th June 2019 at a price of 38.66p. The Director now holds 42,617 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in...

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.3% at 7,398.45 as the promise of Chinese infrastructure spending lit up the mining sector. Germany's DAX enjoyed stronger gains, advancing 1.1%, with the index of leading...

The FTSE 100 was up 0.4% by midday at 7,406.93 as the mining sector rallied on hopes of fresh financial stimulus for the commodity-hungry Chinese economy. Gains for the index of leading UK shares...

Over 50's services group Saga said that Goldman Sachs unit Marcus would become its long-term savings partner. Saga and Marcus would launch new products together from autumn 2019. Marcus launched...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 269 shares in the company on the 15th May 2019 at a price of 55.65p. The Director now holds 206,941 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

UK stocks got off to a strong start on Tuesday after Donald Trump said that he expected trade negotiations with China to be "very successful". At 0852, the FTSE 100 was up 53.53 points, or 0.8%,...

Services company for seniors Saga said it had commenced sea trials of its first purpose-built cruise ship. The Spirit of Discovery floated out from the Building Hall at Meyer Werft Shipyard in...

James Quin, Financial Director, bought 33,118 shares in the company on the 29th April 2019 at a price of 60.40p. The Director now holds 33,118 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in issue....

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 110p (from 180p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 35,005 shares in the company on the 23rd April 2019 at a price of 56.82p. The Director now holds 206,672 shares. NOTE: Share price averaged Story...

Ray King, Non Executive Director, bought 16,852 shares in the company on the 17th April 2019 at a price of 58.90p. The Director now holds 16,852 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in issue....

JP Morgan Cazenove today upgrades its investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) to neutral (from underweight). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 262 shares in the company on the 12th April 2019 at a price of 57.00p. The Director now holds 171,667 shares. Story provided by...

Eva Eisenschimmel, Non Executive Director, bought 17,444 shares in the company on the 11th April 2019 at a price of 56.90p. The Director now holds 17,444 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in...

Patrick O'Sullivan, Chairman, bought 30,000 shares in the company on the 12th April 2019 at a price of 57.00p. The Director now holds 160,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Gareth Williams, Non Executive Director, bought 11,384 shares in the company on the 12th April 2019 at a price of 56.60p. The Director now holds 11,384 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in...

Julia Hopes , Non Executive Director, bought 16,910 shares in the company on the 15th April 2019 at a price of 57.30p. The Director now holds 16,910 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its underweight investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 80p (from 120p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

The FTSE 100 closed up a handful of points at 7,451.89 after continuing Brexit-inspired volatility in the pound and a soft start to trading on Wall Street. By 4.30pm UK time the S&P 500 was...

UBS today downgrades its investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) to neutral (from buy) and cut its price target to 65p (from 150p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

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...

The FTSE 100 failed to gain any positive momentum as it was impacted by several big names going ex-dividend, falling 0.4% to 7,384 around midday. European equities were subdued despite...

The FTSE 100 dipped 0.6% to 7,372 at around 9am amid share price weakness at oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and BP. BP fell 1.3% to 552.8p and Shell slipped 1.2% to £24.28. Brent crude oil was down...

Over-50s insurer Saga cut its dividend and announced a change in strategy after warning underlying pre-tax profit for the 2019/20 financial year is expected to be between £105m and £120m. Saga...

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 180p (from 185p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 129 shares in the company on the 14th March 2019 at a price of 116.25p. The Director now holds 171,405 shares. Story provided by...

JP Morgan Cazenove today downgrades its investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) to underweight (from neutral) and cut its price target to 120p (from 140p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 131 shares in the company on the 14th February 2019 at a price of 114.30p. The Director now holds 171,276 shares. Story provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 144 shares in the company on the 15th January 2019 at a price of 104.20p. The Director now holds 171,145 shares. Story provided by...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 140p (from 145p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

Saga, which offers insurance and other specialist products and services for the over-50s, said it had continued to trade in line with its expectations during its fiscal second half. For the period...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 146 shares in the company on the 14th December 2018 at a price of 102.90p. The Director now holds 171,001 shares. Story provided by...

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 185p (from 195p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

Orna NiChionna, Non Executive Director, has re-invested 328 shares in the company on the 23rd November 2018 at a price of 110.45p. The Director now holds 17,757 shares representing 0.00% of the...

Patrick O'Sullivan, Chairman, bought 30,000 shares in the company on the 23rd November 2018 at a price of 109.70p. The Director now holds 130,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 112 shares in the company on the 12th October 2018 at a price of 134.70p. The Director now holds 170,763 shares. Story provided by...

UBS today upgrades its investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) to buy (from neutral) and raised its price target to 150p (from 125p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

Jonathan Hill, Executive Director, exercised 39,626 shares in the company on the 27th September 2018 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 182,376 shares. Story provided by...

Jonathan Hill, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 33,701 shares in the company on the 27th September 2018 at a price of 130.55p. The Director now holds 148,675 shares. NOTE: Sold to meet tax...

The FTSE 100 took advantage of a dip in the pound and a strong open in the US, rising 0.4% to 7,545. British Gas owner Centrica was among the top risers, up 2.8% at 153.5p followed by National...

UK equities gained positive momentum despite a weak performance in the US and Asia after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday. Gains in utilities offset weakness in the mining...

UK stocks edged lower in a muted start to the session on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised US short-term interest rates for the third time this year, as expected. At 0858, the benchmark...

Underlying pre-tax profits fell 3.7% at Saga in the first half of 2018 as the company continued to make the necessary investments in new customer acquisition. Underlying pre-tax profits fell 3.7%...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 125 shares in the company on the 14th August 2018 at a price of 120.40p. The Director now holds 170,534 shares. Story provided by...

Saga, a specialist provider of financial services for the over-50's, confirmed chief financial officer Jonathan Hill would stand down on 28 September. 'The search process for a successor to...

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and set its price target at 195p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, has been awarded 238 shares in the company on the 11th July 2018 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 170,409 shares. Story provided by...

Weakness among the banks and housebuilding stocks offset gains from some blue-chips that benefited from a dip in sterling. High street bank Barclays (BARC) declined 0.6% to 192.5p and HSBC (HSBC)...

Weaker sterling lifted the FTSE 100 ahead of the Bank of England's latest interest rate meeting on Thursday where rates are expected to remain unchanged. The majority of blue-chips benefited from...

Saga traded in line with expectations in the four months to 31 May 2018. The company said its targeted investment in customer growth is driving both Saga branded policy count and cruise bookings....

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 119 shares in the company on the 14th June 2018 at a price of 125.45p. The Director now holds 170,057 shares. Story provided by...

Patrick O'Sullivan, Chairman, bought 100,000 shares in the company on the 25th May 2018 at a price of 128.10p. The Director now holds 100,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 113 shares in the company on the 15th May 2018 at a price of 133.60p. The Director now holds 169,938 shares. Story provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 121 shares in the company on the 16th April 2018 at a price of 124.00p. The Director now holds 169,825 shares. Story provided by...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 31,340 shares in the company on the 12th April 2018 at a price of 126.99p. The Director now holds 169,704 shares. NOTE: Average price Story...

Andrew Goodsell, Chairman, exercised 72,859 shares in the company on the 12th April 2018 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 5,339,664 shares. NOTE: Net of 64,982 shares sold to meet tax...

Strength in the pound against the dollar helped trip up the FTSE 100 in late trading on Thursday. By the close the index of leading UK shares was flat at around 7,250. In contrast, a more...

Numis today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 180p (from 235p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data provided by...

A dialling down in the rhetoric from US president Donald Trump over Russia and Syria helped the FTSE 100 regain some poise heading towards midday with the index a handful of points higher at...

The FTSE 100 starts more or less flat on Thursday despite mounting tensions between the US and Russia over Syria. Over 50s insurer and travel provider Saga (SAGA) reports a 7.6% drop in pre-tax...

Over 50s insurer and travel provider Saga (SAGA) reports a 7.6% drop in pre-tax profit for its January 2018 financial year, reflecting the impact of a refinancing carried out during the period....

Utility companies were in demand after broker Exane issued a research note on takeovers and breakups which included reference National Grid (NG.) and other sector players. United Utilities (UU.)...

A poor performance in the US last night and Asia earlier today failed to support the FTSE 100, down 0.2% at 6,987 at midday. Oil prices slipped on reports of a large increase in US crude...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 132 shares in the company on the 14th March 2018 at a price of 113.60p. The Director now holds 138,364 shares. Story provided by...

Saga, a financial services group targeting the over 50s, said it had appointed Patrick O'Sullivan as its new chairman. O'Sullivan had served as chairman of Old Mutual, was also chairman of insurer...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 140p (from 190p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Broker Forecasts data...

There was a strong start for the FTSE 100 on Monday thanks to surging commodity prices and a bounce back in investor sentiment after last week's global selloff. Brent crude oil rallied 1.3% to...

Insurance group Saga said it had signed a new quota share arrangement with NewRe and Hannover Re to cover 80% of the underwriting risk of motor policies at its in-house underwriter AICL. The...

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 121 shares in the company on the 16th January 2018 at a price of 124.30p. The Director now holds 138,103 shares. Story provided by...

Saga, which specialises in products and services for the over 50s, has made changes to its group executive structure. Robin Shaw has been appointed to the new role of CEO of Saga Travel....

RBC Capital Markets today downgrades its investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) to sector performer (from outperform) and cut its price target to 135p (from 250p). Story provided by...

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Saga (LON:SAGA) and cut its price target to 195p (from 240p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer, bought 120 shares in the company on the 14th December 2017 at a price of 125.10p. The Director now holds 137,982 shares. Story provided by...

Jonathan Hill, Financial Director, bought 17,400 shares in the company on the 11th December 2017 at a price of 132.58p. The Director now holds 141,017 shares. Story provided by...