| Date | Broker name | New | Price | Old price target | New price target | Broker change | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-25 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | 142.00p | 142.00p | 151.00p | Reiteration | 
| 08-Jul-24 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | 149.40p | - | 146.00p | New Coverage | 
| 30-May-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 229.40p | - | 330.00p | Reiteration | 
| 16-May-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 223.00p | 460.00p | 330.00p | Reiteration | 
| 03-May-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 226.00p | - | 460.00p | Reiteration | 
| 12-Apr-22 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 251.20p | - | 525.00p | Reiteration | 
| 11-Apr-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 243.20p | - | 460.00p | Reiteration | 
| 24-Mar-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 254.40p | - | 460.00p | Reiteration | 
| 23-Feb-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 278.00p | - | 460.00p | Reiteration | 
| 15-Feb-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 304.20p | - | 460.00p | Reiteration | 
| 31-Jan-22 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 327.00p | - | 460.00p | Reiteration | 
| 23-Dec-21 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 344.40p | - | 525.00p | Reiteration | 
| 02-Dec-21 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 341.00p | - | 410.00p | Reiteration | 
| 10-Nov-21 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 333.80p | - | 480.00p | Reiteration | 
| 13-Oct-21 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 292.60p | - | 410.00p | Reiteration | 
| 09-Sep-21 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 330.40p | 410.00p | 450.00p | Reiteration | 
| 07-Jun-21 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 389.20p | - | 450.00p | Reiteration | 
| 01-Mar-21 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 310.50p | - | 350.00p | Reiteration | 
| 13-Jul-20 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 147.80p | - | 250.00p | Reiteration | 
| 12-May-20 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 174.40p | 200.00p | 250.00p | Reiteration | 
| 15-Oct-19 | Peel Hunt Limited | Hold | 165.80p | 960.00p | 1,150.00p | Reiteration | 
| 03-Oct-19 | Peel Hunt Limited | Sell | 169.00p | 200.00p | 150.00p | Reiteration | 
| 28-May-19 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | 228.00p | 260.00p | 230.00p | Reiteration | 
| 27-Mar-19 | Numis | Buy | 232.40p | 1,125.00p | 1,125.00p | Reiteration | 
| 25-Sep-18 | Numis | Add | 338.20p | 1,075.00p | 1,100.00p | Reiteration | 
| 04-Sep-18 | Liberum Capital | Buy | 351.40p | 360.00p | 380.00p | Upgrade | 
| 04-Sep-18 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | 351.40p | 320.00p | 350.00p | Reiteration | 
| 23-Aug-18 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | 325.60p | 320.00p | 320.00p | Reiteration | 
| 23-May-18 | Citigroup | Buy | 341.40p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 23-May-18 | Deutsche | Hold | 341.40p | 365.00p | 360.00p | Reiteration | 
| 22-May-18 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 342.40p | 436.00p | 436.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-Jan-18 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 348.40p | 370.00p | 436.00p | Upgrade | 
| 01-Jan-18 | Deutsche | Hold | - | 340.00p | 340.00p | Reiteration | 
| 09-Nov-17 | Investec Securities | Buy | 310.80p | 400.00p | 400.00p | Reiteration | 
| 13-Sep-17 | Investec Securities | Buy | 319.20p | 400.00p | 400.00p | Reiteration | 
| 05-Sep-17 | N 1 Singer | Buy | 323.30p | - | - | Reiteration | 
| 21-Jul-17 | HSBC | Hold | 336.00p | - | 380.00p | Reiteration | 
| 07-Jun-17 | HSBC | Hold | 356.40p | - | 380.00p | Reiteration | 
| 07-Jun-17 | Investec Securities | Buy | 356.40p | - | 400.00p | Reiteration | 
| 30-May-17 | Numis Securities | Hold | 373.30p | - | 360.00p | Upgrade | 
| 26-May-17 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | 374.50p | 360.00p | 370.00p | Reiteration | 
| 25-May-17 | Investec Securities | Buy | 370.20p | 395.00p | 400.00p | Reiteration | 
| 25-May-17 | Peel Hunt Limited | Sell | 370.20p | - | 325.00p | Reiteration | 
| 17-May-17 | HSBC | Hold | 356.30p | 415.00p | 380.00p | DownGrade | 
| 03-May-17 | N 1 Singer | Buy | 365.00p | - | 400.00p | Reiteration | 
| 24-Apr-17 | HSBC | Buy | 375.00p | - | 415.00p | Reiteration | 
| 19-Apr-17 | Liberum Capital | Sell | 375.00p | - | 340.00p | Reiteration | 
| 22-Mar-17 | HSBC | Buy | 341.90p | - | 415.00p | Reiteration | 
| 23-Feb-17 | Peel Hunt Limited | Sell | 338.10p | 350.00p | 325.00p | DownGrade | 
| 15-Feb-17 | HSBC | Buy | 359.80p | - | 415.00p | Reiteration | 
| Currency | UK Pounds | 
| Share Price | 145.40p | 
| Change Today | -1.80p | 
| % Change | -1.22 % | 
| 52 Week High | 174.60p | 
| 52 Week Low | 116.20p | 
| Volume | 85,705 | 
| Shares Issued | 218.93m | 
| Market Cap | £318.32m | 
| RiskGrade | 239 | 
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| Strong Buy | 4 | 
| Buy | 0 | 
| Neutral | 2 | 
| Sell | 1 | 
| Strong Sell | 0 | 
| Total | 7 | 

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 07-Aug-25 | 12-Dec-24 | 
| Paid | 12-Sep-25 | 17-Jan-25 | 
| Amount | 5.80p | 3.00p | 
| Time | Volume / Share Price | 
| 08:19 | 15,000 @ 144.77p | 
| 08:19 | 458 @ 145.40p | 
| 08:19 | 4,016 @ 145.00p | 
| 08:19 | 4,173 @ 145.00p | 
| 08:19 | 11,591 @ 145.00p | 
| CFO | Jo Hartley | 
| CEO | Henry B Birch | 
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