HALFORDS

P 220 200 180 160 28 Feb 147.10 140 120 22 Feb 23 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb

Analysts at Peel Hunt rated Halfords a 'Buy', after its unexpected profit warning which saw shares fall over 26 per cent. The retailer has struggled in recent months due to wet weather and a slip in demand for bikes. However analysts said: "We retain our confidence in the group's recovery potential against conservative market assumptions in our estimates."

TAYLOR WIMPEY

P 150 145 140 28 Feb 133.85 135 130 22 Feb 23 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Feb

Analysts rated housebuilder Taylor Wimpey a 'hold' af' ater it published results which saw its operating prfit fall 49 per cent last year. They said: "FY23 results varied from what the company previously guided. Completions were 10,848, down from 14,154 last year. Revenue was down 21 per cent at £3.5bn, with operating profit down 49 per cent, and margins slipping 750bp to 13.4 per cent.

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