| Date | Broker name | New | Price | Old price target | New price target | Broker change | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-25 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | 282.50p | 328.00p | 333.00p | Reiteration | 
| 28-Jul-25 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 259.50p | 320.00p | 320.00p | Reiteration | 
| 22-Nov-19 | Peel Hunt Limited | Hold | 272.00p | - | 280.00p | Reiteration | 
| 22-Nov-19 | Shore Capital | Buy | 272.00p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 29-Aug-19 | Shore Capital | House Stock | 280.00p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 28-Aug-19 | Peel Hunt Limited | Hold | 282.00p | - | 290.00p | Upgrade | 
| 29-Mar-19 | Shore Capital | House Stock | 378.00p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 18-Dec-17 | Shore Capital | House Stock | 385.25p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 26-May-17 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | 383.00p | 370.00p | 400.00p | DownGrade | 
| 29-Nov-16 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 342.00p | - | 370.00p | Reiteration | 
| 01-Sep-16 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 338.75p | 325.00p | 370.00p | Reiteration | 
| 31-Aug-16 | Shore Capital | House Stock | 339.00p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 05-Jul-16 | Shore Capital | House Stock | 277.50p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 27-Jun-16 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 254.75p | 380.00p | 325.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-May-16 | Shore Capital | House Stock | 305.50p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 31-Mar-16 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | 330.00p | - | 395.00p | Reiteration | 
| 11-Mar-16 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 308.50p | - | 380.00p | Reiteration | 
| 29-Jan-16 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 325.75p | - | 380.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-Nov-15 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | 336.00p | - | 395.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-Nov-15 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 336.00p | 380.00p | 380.00p | Reiteration | 
| 12-Jun-15 | Numis Securities | Buy | 318.25p | - | 395.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-May-15 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | - | 395.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-May-15 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | - | - | 380.00p | Reiteration | 
| 31-Mar-15 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 365.00p | 395.00p | Reiteration | 
| 31-Mar-15 | Shore Capital | Hold | - | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 31-Mar-15 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | - | 360.00p | 380.00p | Reiteration | 
| 04-Dec-14 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 365.00p | 365.00p | Reiteration | 
| 04-Dec-14 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | - | 335.00p | 360.00p | Upgrade | 
| 03-Dec-14 | Shore Capital | Hold | - | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 19-Nov-14 | Shore Capital | Hold | - | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 19-Nov-14 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 365.00p | 365.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-Nov-14 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | - | 335.00p | 335.00p | Reiteration | 
| 16-Oct-14 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | - | 335.00p | 335.00p | Reiteration | 
| 29-Aug-14 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | - | 320.00p | 335.00p | Reiteration | 
| 29-Aug-14 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 365.00p | 365.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-May-14 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | - | 320.00p | 320.00p | Reiteration | 
| 28-Mar-14 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 322.00p | 355.00p | Reiteration | 
| 28-Mar-14 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | - | 300.00p | 320.00p | Reiteration | 
| 28-Jan-14 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | - | - | 300.00p | Reiteration | 
| 12-Nov-13 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | - | 290.00p | 300.00p | DownGrade | 
| 08-Oct-13 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 315.00p | 322.00p | Reiteration | 
| 20-Sep-13 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | - | 290.00p | 290.00p | Reiteration | 
| 30-Aug-13 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 315.00p | 315.00p | Reiteration | 
| 21-May-13 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | - | 260.00p | 290.00p | Reiteration | 
| 16-Nov-12 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 249.00p | 249.00p | Reiteration | 
| 31-Aug-12 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 249.00p | - | Reiteration | 
| 18-May-12 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 249.00p | - | Reiteration | 
| 30-Mar-12 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 249.00p | - | Reiteration | 
| 16-Dec-11 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | - | 245.00p | 249.00p | Reiteration | 
| 14-Oct-11 | Collins Stewart | Buy | - | 250.00p | - | Upgrade | 
| Currency | UK Pounds | 
| Share Price | 275.50p | 
| Change Today | -3.00p | 
| % Change | -1.08 % | 
| 52 Week High | 297.00p | 
| 52 Week Low | 212.78p | 
| Volume | 113,265 | 
| Shares Issued | 230.76m | 
| Market Cap | £635.74m | 
| RiskGrade | 146 | 
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| Strong Buy | 3 | 
| Buy | 1 | 
| Neutral | 2 | 
| Sell | 0 | 
| Strong Sell | 0 | 
| Total | 6 | 

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 04-Sep-25 | 03-Apr-25 | 
| Paid | 17-Oct-25 | 20-May-25 | 
| Amount | 7.70p | 16.08p | 
| Time | Volume / Share Price | 
| 10:57 | 2 @ 275.50p | 
| 10:57 | 35 @ 275.50p | 
| 10:45 | 62 @ 275.12p | 
| 10:41 | 100 @ 275.00p | 
| 10:41 | 300 @ 275.00p | 
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