| Date | Broker name | New | Price | Old price target | New price target | Broker change | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-25 | Shore Capital | Buy | 179.60p | 300.00p | 230.00p | Reiteration | 
| 22-Oct-25 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 179.60p | 395.00p | 245.00p | Reiteration | 
| 21-Oct-25 | Citigroup | Buy | 172.00p | 290.00p | 225.00p | Reiteration | 
| 20-Oct-25 | Peel Hunt Limited | Add | 167.70p | 250.00p | 250.00p | Reiteration | 
| 20-Oct-25 | Deutsche | Buy | 167.70p | 340.00p | 250.00p | Reiteration | 
| 20-Oct-25 | Shore Capital | Under review | 167.70p | - | - | Under review | 
| 13-Oct-25 | Jefferies | Hold | 229.40p | 305.00p | 265.00p | Reiteration | 
| 09-Oct-25 | Shore Capital | Buy | 230.70p | 250.00p | 300.00p | Upgrade | 
| 09-Oct-25 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | 230.70p | 590.00p | 450.00p | Reiteration | 
| 08-Oct-25 | Citigroup | Buy | 235.00p | 361.00p | 290.00p | Reiteration | 
| 08-Oct-25 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 235.00p | 490.00p | 395.00p | Reiteration | 
| 08-Oct-25 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | 235.00p | 207.00p | 205.00p | Reiteration | 
| 07-Oct-25 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 236.20p | - | 400.00p | Reiteration | 
| 07-Oct-25 | Shore Capital | Hold | 236.20p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 02-Sep-25 | Shore Capital | Hold | 238.40p | - | 250.00p | New Coverage | 
| 16-Jul-25 | Citigroup | Buy | 228.30p | 456.00p | 361.00p | Reiteration | 
| 16-Jul-25 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | 228.30p | 281.00p | 207.00p | Reiteration | 
| 15-Jul-25 | Deutsche | Buy | 234.30p | - | 410.00p | Reiteration | 
| 15-Jul-25 | Shore Capital | No Recommendation | 234.30p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 09-Jun-25 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 277.00p | - | 490.00p | Reiteration | 
| 15-Apr-25 | Shore Capital | Not Rated | 313.30p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 28-Mar-25 | Citigroup | Buy | 269.90p | - | 456.00p | Reiteration | 
| 25-Feb-25 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 283.30p | 545.00p | 490.00p | Reiteration | 
| 13-Jan-25 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | 320.80p | 349.00p | 320.00p | Reiteration | 
| 22-Nov-24 | Citigroup | Buy | 346.30p | 540.00p | 510.00p | Reiteration | 
| 22-Nov-24 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 346.30p | 600.00p | 565.00p | Reiteration | 
| 16-Jul-24 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 466.00p | - | 600.00p | Reiteration | 
| 08-Jul-24 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 456.50p | - | 600.00p | New Coverage | 
| 28-Jun-24 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | 437.20p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 06-Jun-24 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | 495.60p | 585.00p | 471.00p | Reiteration | 
| 15-May-24 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | 535.20p | 566.00p | 585.00p | Reiteration | 
| 22-Apr-24 | Jefferies | Hold | 524.80p | 380.00p | 525.00p | DownGrade | 
| 17-Apr-24 | Deutsche | Buy | 512.60p | - | 660.00p | Reiteration | 
| 16-Apr-24 | Shore Capital | Not Rated | 500.00p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 28-Nov-23 | Citigroup | Buy | 564.60p | 540.00p | 640.00p | Upgrade | 
| 21-Nov-23 | Deutsche | Buy | 532.60p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 16-Nov-23 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | 532.80p | 513.00p | 550.00p | Reiteration | 
| 14-Nov-23 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | 557.80p | 645.00p | 630.00p | Reiteration | 
| 06-Sep-23 | Shore Capital | Buy | 557.00p | - | - | Upgrade | 
| 05-Sep-23 | Goldman Sachs | Underweight | 547.80p | - | 513.00p | DownGrade | 
| 05-Sep-23 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Underweight | 547.80p | 577.00p | 513.00p | DownGrade | 
| 16-Aug-23 | Shore Capital | Hold | 574.80p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 28-Jul-23 | Shore Capital | Hold | 554.60p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 28-Jun-23 | Shore Capital | Hold | 590.60p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 20-Jun-23 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | 566.40p | 525.00p | 640.00p | Reiteration | 
| 15-Jun-23 | Barclays | Overweight | 549.40p | - | 565.00p | Reiteration | 
| 24-May-23 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | 465.20p | 540.00p | 545.00p | Reiteration | 
| 24-May-23 | Barclays | Overweight | 465.20p | - | 485.00p | Reiteration | 
| 06-Mar-23 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 495.00p | 460.00p | 550.00p | Upgrade | 
| 06-Mar-23 | Jefferies | Underperform | 495.00p | 350.00p | 380.00p | Reiteration | 
| Currency | UK Pounds | 
| Share Price | 174.00p | 
| Change Today | 2.50p | 
| % Change | 1.46 % | 
| 52 Week High | 398.80p | 
| 52 Week Low | 167.70p | 
| Volume | 1,366,848 | 
| Shares Issued | 1,005.04m | 
| Market Cap | £1,748.77m | 
| RiskGrade | 144 | 
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| Strong Buy | 6 | 
| Buy | 5 | 
| Neutral | 6 | 
| Sell | 2 | 
| Strong Sell | 0 | 
| Total | 19 | 

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Special | |
| Ex-Div | 26-Jun-25 | 16-Jan-25 | 
| Paid | 01-Aug-25 | 14-Feb-25 | 
| Amount | 9.70p | 15.00p | 
| Time | Volume / Share Price | 
| 11:08 | 2,013 @ 174.04p | 
| 11:08 | 150 @ 174.13p | 
| 11:07 | 500 @ 174.00p | 
| 11:07 | 717 @ 174.00p | 
| 11:06 | 2,294 @ 173.91p | 
| CFO | Mike Schmidt | 
| CEO | Tjeerd Jegen | 
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