The week ahead: Retail banks, Glencore

Big-name blue-chips announce results soon, but it's all about Lloyds Bank, Barclays, HSBC and Glencore.

15th February 2019 16:19

by Lee Wild from interactive investor

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Big-name blue-chips announce results soon, but it's all about Lloyds Bank, Barclays, HSBC and Glencore.

Monday 18 February

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Petra Diamonds, Reckitt Benckiser

Tuesday 19 February

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Walker Greenbank, BHP Group, Blancco Technology, InterContinental Hotels Group, HSBC, BGEO Group, Spectris

Wednesday 20 February

Analysts at Deutsche Bank have adjusted forecasts for Glencore (LSE:GLEN) for the next few years following recent weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter production data. 

"Investor feedback suggests a level of frustration with the ongoing news cycle, guidance changes and minor project delays," says the broker, but it still believes Glencore is the value play in the sector, offering a "double-digit free cash flow yield in 2019/20 and peer-leading volume growth." 

An ongoing investigation by the US Department of Justice into corruption will remain an overhang, but Deutsche thinks the current discount to peers is "too severe". 

"With a large growth kicker in 2019/20, there is self-help potential through volume and cash flow delivery, increasing shareholder returns and re-positioning the Coal division as an ex-growth cash cow. Progress on Democratic Republic of Congo tax negotiations will be an important catalyst in 2019."

Deutsche has a 'buy' rating and 390p price target on Glencore shares.

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Trading Statements

Pan African Resources, Temple Bar Investment Trust, Glencore, Lloyds Banking Group, Hochschild Mining, Intu Properties

Thursday 21 February

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Wilmington, Hays, Go-Ahead, InnovaDerma, RELX, RPS Group, Telefonica, TBC Bank, Serco, Telecom Egypt, Macfarlane Group, Georgia Capital, Barclays, BAE Systems, Anglo American, Centrica, Kaz Minerals, Morgan Sindall, Lucara Diamond Corp, Playtech

AGM/EGM

SSP Group, Integrafin Holdings, CSF Group

Friday 22 February

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Pearson

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