Provident Financial(PFG)

Sector:

General Financial

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,193.87m

Change Today

Price Down-5.50p

Share Price

909.50p

Latest ShareCast News

Thursday tips focus: Rexam, Next, Travis Perkins

Date: Thursday 31 Jul 2008

Rexam’s high financial gearing remains a concern – it has net debt of £1.9 billion against a stock market value of £2.5 billion – although the company remains comfortably within its borrowing covenants.

PFG ShareCast News

Thursday tips round-up: Rexam, Travis Perkins, A... 31-Jul-2008 ShareCast
FTSE 250 movers: Provident Financial in demand a... 30-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Provident Financial profit rises 34% 30-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Sunday's newspaper round-up: Taylor Wimpey, WPP,... 29-Jun-2008 ShareCast
Provident Financial boosted by credit crunch 08-May-2008 ShareCast

PFG Regulatory News

Total Voting Rights 29-Aug-2008 11:13 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 28-Aug-2008 17:17 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 28-Aug-2008 15:42 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 28-Aug-2008 15:41 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 22-Aug-2008 17:21 RNS

PFG Newspaper Links

Provident Financial takes custom from rivals 31-Jul-2008 Telegraph
Aviva to pay out £1billion 31-Jul-2008 Sun
Provident Financial eyeing deposit-taking 29-Jun-2008 Sunday Telegraph
Bread cost rises 05-Mar-2008 Sun
Mainstream lenders' nerves help boost Provi numb... 05-Mar-2008 The Scotsman

PFG Tips & Analysis

Questor:Provident Financial 31-Jul-2008 Telegraph
Tempus:Provident Financial 31-Jul-2008 Times
The Investment Column:Provident Financial 31-Jul-2008 The Independent
Market report: Thursday latest 07-Feb-2008 Daily Mail
Questor: Provident Financial 18-Dec-2007 Telegraph

PFG News Wires

No recent information was found.

Other PFG News

Newspaper and magazine share tips 29-Jul-2008 This Is Money
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers 29-Jun-2008 This Is Money
Market report: Thursday close 08-May-2008 This Is Money
Yesterday's trading: Bulls return to the bank se... 02-Apr-2008 This Is Money
Yesterday's trading: Ladbrokes races clear 06-Mar-2008 This Is Money

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

PFG Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 909.50p Price Down
Change Today -5.50p
52 Week High 937.50p
52 Week Low 700.00p
Volume 702,546
Shares Issued 131.27m
Market Cap £1,193.87m
Beta 1.26
RiskGrade 206

PFG Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
71.3% below the market average71.3% below the market average71.3% below the market average71.3% below the market average71.3% below the market average
86.15% below the sector average86.15% below the sector average86.15% below the sector average86.15% below the sector average86.15% below the sector average
Price Trend
84.79% above the market average84.79% above the market average84.79% above the market average84.79% above the market average84.79% above the market average
90.51% above the sector average90.51% above the sector average90.51% above the sector average90.51% above the sector average90.51% above the sector average
Income
63.35% above the market average63.35% above the market average63.35% above the market average63.35% above the market average63.35% above the market average
31.91% above the sector average31.91% above the sector average31.91% above the sector average31.91% above the sector average31.91% above the sector average
Growth
77.23% below the market average77.23% below the market average77.23% below the market average77.23% below the market average77.23% below the market average
87.1% below the sector average87.1% below the sector average87.1% below the sector average87.1% below the sector average87.1% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 5
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 10
buy
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PFG Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 05-Nov-08 14-May-08
Paid 28-Nov-08 20-Jun-08
Amount 25.40p 38.10p

Trades for 29-Aug-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 118,196 @ 909.50p
16:29 69 @ 911.00p
16:29 300 @ 909.00p
16:29 30 @ 909.00p
16:29 500 @ 909.00p

PFG Key Personnel

Chair John van Kuffeler
CEO Peter Crook
Finance Director Andrew C Fisher

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