Keller Group (KLR)

Sector:

Construction and Building Materials

Index:

FTSE 250

1,208.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -10.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,376.00
  • 52 Week Low: 673.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 72.98m
  • Volume: 95,626
  • Market Cap: £881.56m
  • RiskGrade: 154

London pre-open: Ukraine to weigh heavily on FTSE

Date: Monday 03 Mar 2014

LONDON (ShareCast) - The FTSE is expected to open notably lower this morning, hit by the most recent developments in the Ukraine and ahead of what is set to be another busy week.

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 80 points lower than Friday's close of 6,809.70.

The crisis in Ukraine has stepped up a gear as Moscow began building up its military presence there, a move condemned by Russia's G8 partners. European leaders are due to come together for an emergency meeting in Brussels in a bid to tackle the escalating situation.

Samuel Fox at Spreadex commented that amid a weekend of increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine, "global markets have reacted dramatically".

He added: "With the Ukraine geopolitical situation continuing to get worse, investors have sought a safe haven in precious metal gold. The yellow metal has seen a $20 spike increase alongside Brent Crude, which has surged to around $110.80 a barrel for settlement in April, up nearly two dollars."

In other weekend news, Culture Secretary Maria Miller called for a tougher voluntary code of conduct to be introduced to the gambling industry in a bid to provide more support to those with gambling problems. Her comments, made in the Sunday Times, came after the introduction of the code on Friday, the terms of which include making gamblers set a limit on how much they spent before they begin playing. Miller wants the code to make spending and time limits compulsory, with bookmakers only being granted a licence once they have agreed to the code.

"We want a successful gambling industry but not at the price of public protection. Player protections must be made mandatory so that every bookmaker must abide by the new rules," she said.

"I have asked the Gambling Commission to make this happen. In the future, these rules will therefore form part of the operators' licence conditions and bookmakers will have to accept them or not be able to trade."

Turning to today, the agenda includes PMI Manufacturing figures for Europe, while later on the US will release data on Auto Sales, Construction Spending, and Personal Consumptions.

In this morning's company news, it was announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca’s injectable treatment for type 2 diabetes. Bydureon Pen, the first and only once-weekly medicine for adults with type 2 diabetes, has been given the green light as a supplement to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic control in adults with the condition.

Product testing company Intertek Group has bought International Inspection Services, an United Arab Emirates-based provider of testing services to the oil and gas sector. The business was acquired from Lamprell Energy, a subsidiary of Lamprell, for a total cash consideration of $66m.

FTSE-250 ground engineering specialist Keller reported a robust set of full-year results, after a strong performance on a string of major projects, and expects 2014 to be another strong year. Profit before tax jumped 70% to £74.1m for the year ended December 31st, while revenue increased 9% to £1.4bn.

EnQuest has completed the acquisition of assets at UKCS Greater Kittiwake Area (GKA), which were previously owned by Centrica North Sea Oil. The GKA covers the Kittiwake, Mallard, Gadwall, Goosander and Grouse fields. It also acquired Centrica's stake in the Kittiwake to Forties oil export pipeline.

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Keller Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,208.00p
Change Today -10.00p
% Change -0.82 %
52 Week High 1,376.00
52 Week Low 673.00
Volume 95,626
Shares Issued 72.98m
Market Cap £881.56m
RiskGrade 154

Keller Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
34.47% above the market average34.47% above the market average34.47% above the market average34.47% above the market average34.47% above the market average
10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average10.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
95.93% above the market average95.93% above the market average95.93% above the market average95.93% above the market average95.93% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Income
64.19% above the market average64.19% above the market average64.19% above the market average64.19% above the market average64.19% above the market average
31.25% above the sector average31.25% above the sector average31.25% above the sector average31.25% above the sector average31.25% above the sector average
Growth
58.57% above the market average58.57% above the market average58.57% above the market average58.57% above the market average58.57% above the market average
60.98% above the sector average60.98% above the sector average60.98% above the sector average60.98% above the sector average60.98% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 6
Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 6
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Keller Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 30-May-24 17-Aug-23
Paid 28-Jun-24 08-Sep-23
Amount 31.30p 13.90p

Trades for 14-Jun-2024

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Keller Group Key Personnel

CEO Michael Speakman
CFO David Burke

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