Sopheon’s strong results don’t convince markets
AIM-listed enterprise software provider Sopheon has announced revenues for the year ended 31st December have met market forecasts.
AIM-listed enterprise software provider Sopheon has announced revenues for the year ended 31st December have met market forecasts.
The share price of builders merchanting and DIY firm Grafton Group rose by 4.21% after it announced that group revenues for the 2018 were up by 8.7%.
Shares in clothes retailer QUIZ have plunged by 31.23% after the company said that sales over the Christmas period were below expected levels.
The share price of AIM-listed employee services firm Personal Group fell by 6.04% to 427.50p as the firm’s outlook statement was more conservative than investors had hoped.
Shares in motoring and cycling retailer Halfords crashed after it revealed that 3rd quarter like-for-like revenues were down by 1.7%.
High street retailer Card Factory has reported revenue growth of 3.4% for the 11 months ended 31st December, down from 5.9% in the same period of last year.
Shares in Sainsbury’s rose by 2.74% to 273.80p despite a 0.4% drop in non-fuel retail sales during the fifteen weeks ended 5 January.
AIM-listed footwear retailer Shoe Zone has seen its share price rise by 10.1% after the company’s total dividend was increased by 91.2% to 19.5p.
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has said that it met expectations for overall performance in 2018 with the market remaining stable throughout the year.
The price of shares in supermarket chain Morrisons fell by 3.81% despite the firm reporting non-fuel like-for-like sales for the Christmas period were up by 3.6%.