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

Sector Movers: Construction, personal goods and banks edge FTSE 100 back above 7,000 points

Date: Thursday 09 Apr 2015

Positive trading in construction, telecoms, banking and personal goods segments pushed the FTSE 100 back above 7,000 points as market chatter about a possible bid for Burberry dominated proceedings on Thursday.
At 15:49 BST, the FTSE 100 was trading up 1.09% or 75.65 points at 7013.06, with the personal goods index, which includes fashion retailer Burberry, up 1.66% or 1.57.42 points to 9926.60.

Burberry shares (up 2.85%) were among the day's top gainers following speculation that the luxury fashion house could attract the attention of a US rival or cash-rich private equity groups. The chatter, which was reported by The Daily Mail, comes before Burberry reports 2015 sales figures next Wednesday.

Uncertainty over the outcome of the general election failed to dampen spirits in the construction sector, with Halifax reporting a rise in house prices for March. CRH (up 2.74%) and Keller Group (up 3.17%), along with over a dozen sector participants including Balfour Beatty, traded in the green. Unsurprisingly, market leading housebuilder Persimmon (up 2.86%) finished in the FTSE 100's top five.

Telecommunications shares also had a strong showing on enhanced prospects of better yields with BT (up 1.82%), Manx (up 1.94%), TalkTalk (up 1.43%) and Cable & Wireless (0.85%) all in the green.

Despite a string of mixed news, banking and financial services sector stocks posted gains late in to the trading session.

Analysts at Investec lowered their view on shares in Lloyds (down 0.20%) to 'hold' from 'buy.' They stated that were "really quite positive" about the operational outlook for the lender. Nevertheless, the possibility of a raft of negative one-offs, a dose of pre-election jitters and the fact the shares are at 12-month highs drove their decision. Meanwhile, Barclays (up 0.61%) got a vote of confidence from analysts at Societe Generale.

Meanwhile, the Swiss private banking arm of HSBC has been placed under a formal criminal investigation by French magistrates over alleged tax-related offences.

In a statement to the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, the bank said the formal criminal investigation had been initiated in connection with the conduct of its Swiss Private Bank in 2006 and 2007 for alleged tax-related offences.

A massive €1bn bail was also slapped on the bank. Commenting on the legal notice, HSBC said: "The French magistrates' decision is without legal basis and the bail is unwarranted and excessive." The company intends to defend its position.

HSBC's shares did not react negatively to the news trading up 2.90% or 17.00p at 604.00p at 16:39 BST on a good day for financial stocks.

Top Five Sectors:

Construction & Materials 4772.72 +120.72 +2.60%
Telecommunications 5159.82 +95.16 +1.88%
Financial Services 9926.60 +157.42 +1.61%
Personal Goods 27,374.42 +447.45 +1.66%
Banks 4472.08 +64.26 +1.46%

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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.
more star ratings
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
strong_buy
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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

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 31,335 @ 1,208.00p
16:35 497 @ 1,208.00p
16:35 110 @ 1,208.00p
16:35 154 @ 1,208.00p
16:35 79 @ 1,208.00p

Keller Group Key Personnel

CEO Michael Speakman
CFO David Burke

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