| Date | Broker name | New | Price | Old price target | New price target | Broker change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-25 | Shore Capital | Buy | 241.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 25-Jul-25 | Shore Capital | Buy | 288.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 25-Jul-25 | Deutsche | Hold | 288.00p | 280.00p | 300.00p | Reiteration |
| 25-Jul-25 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 288.00p | - | 375.00p | Reiteration |
| 22-May-25 | Shore Capital | Buy | 281.50p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 07-Mar-25 | Shore Capital | Buy | 218.50p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 19-Dec-24 | Shore Capital | Buy | 245.50p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 26-Sep-24 | Shore Capital | Buy | 304.50p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 11-Sep-24 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 288.50p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 25-Jul-24 | Shore Capital | Buy | 306.50p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 23-May-24 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 297.00p | 290.00p | 340.00p | Reiteration |
| 22-May-24 | Shore Capital | Buy | 292.50p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 22-Feb-24 | Shore Capital | Buy | 250.40p | - | - | Upgrade |
| 20-Feb-24 | Jefferies | Buy | 246.80p | 270.00p | 325.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Dec-23 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 240.00p | 217.00p | 290.00p | Reiteration |
| 30-Nov-23 | Shore Capital | Hold | 221.60p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 29-Sep-23 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 226.00p | 213.00p | 217.00p | Reiteration |
| 16-Jun-23 | Numis | Buy | 210.00p | - | 290.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Jun-23 | Deutsche | Buy | 215.00p | 240.00p | 275.00p | Reiteration |
| 13-Jun-23 | Shore Capital | Hold | 220.60p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 23-May-23 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 207.20p | - | 213.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-May-23 | Shore Capital | Hold | 199.10p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 27-Jan-23 | Jefferies | Hold | 161.00p | - | 170.00p | DownGrade |
| 07-Dec-22 | Shore Capital | Hold | 151.20p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 27-Oct-22 | Deutsche | Buy | 115.30p | 230.00p | 213.00p | Reiteration |
| 12-Oct-22 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | 102.00p | 180.00p | 115.00p | Reiteration |
| 30-Sep-22 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 115.10p | 201.00p | 169.00p | Reiteration |
| 28-Jul-22 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | 170.40p | 350.00p | 180.00p | DownGrade |
| 28-Jul-22 | Deutsche | Buy | 170.40p | 270.00p | 230.00p | Reiteration |
| 21-Jul-22 | Shore Capital | Hold | 172.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 25-May-22 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 197.70p | 276.00p | 225.00p | Reiteration |
| 19-May-22 | Deutsche | Buy | 203.20p | - | 270.00p | Reiteration |
| 11-May-22 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | 205.80p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 03-May-22 | Deutsche | Buy | 227.80p | - | 270.00p | New Coverage |
| 12-Apr-22 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 242.80p | - | 310.00p | Reiteration |
| 25-Mar-22 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | 228.20p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 09-Feb-22 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | 261.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 17-Jan-22 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | 264.00p | 350.00p | 350.00p | Reiteration |
| 11-Jan-22 | Shore Capital | Hold | 263.40p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 05-Jan-22 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | 259.80p | 430.00p | 350.00p | Reiteration |
| 01-Dec-21 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 233.60p | 290.00p | 276.00p | Reiteration |
| 25-Nov-21 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 244.40p | - | 400.00p | Reiteration |
| 30-Jul-21 | Shore Capital | Buy | 279.00p | - | 400.00p | Reiteration |
| 20-May-21 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 313.60p | - | 400.00p | Reiteration |
| 19-May-21 | Jefferies | Buy | 306.60p | - | 400.00p | Reiteration |
| 19-May-21 | Peel Hunt Limited | Hold | 306.60p | 325.00p | 335.00p | Reiteration |
| 08-Apr-21 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | 322.00p | 280.00p | 430.00p | Reiteration |
| 23-Feb-21 | Shore Capital | Under review | 320.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 19-Jan-21 | Jefferies | Buy | 255.00p | - | 330.00p | Reiteration |
| 18-May-20 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | 155.40p | 280.00p | 280.00p | Reiteration |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 241.00p |
| Change Today | -2.50p |
| % Change | -1.03 % |
| 52 Week High | 291.50p |
| 52 Week Low | 208.50p |
| Volume | 352,746 |
| Shares Issued | 599.24m |
| Market Cap | £1,444.18m |
| Beta | 0.40 |
| RiskGrade | 371 |
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| Strong Buy | 4 |
| Buy | 3 |
| Neutral | 3 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 10 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 14-Dec-17 | 25-May-17 |
| Paid | 06-Feb-18 | 03-Jul-17 |
| Amount | 5.00p | 2.50p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 17:05 | 16,000 @ 241.00p |
| 16:35 | 143,529 @ 241.00p |
| 16:35 | 140 @ 241.00p |
| 16:35 | 407 @ 241.00p |
| 16:35 | 916 @ 241.00p |
| CFO | Timothy (Tim) Charles Jones |
| CEO | Phil Urban |
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