William Hill Share Discussion Threads

[philanderer] 02/12/2013 12:01

William Hill is positioning its business to anticipate digital "disruptions" and further drive mobile gaming revenue which has jumped 126 per cent year on year.

The UK bookmaker has kicked off the strategy with the launch of its first ever tech hub in East London Silicon Roundabout and is now on the hunt for mobile developers and engineers to head up the new proposition

[philanderer] 02/12/2013 08:15

2nd dec Numis buy tp 550p

reiterates.

[trentendboy] 28/11/2013 10:43

Three websites operated by UK bookmaker William Hill have been removed from the blacklist of unlicensed sites maintained by Bulgaria's State Commission on Gambling (SCG), while five new websites have this week been added to the list. [Premium]

[philanderer] 27/11/2013 08:54

27th nov Deutsche buy tp 475p
27th nov Barclays overweight tp 440p

reiterations..

[philanderer] 26/11/2013 20:37

Going to be a close one...


Telegraph market report

Index review looms over William Hill

The bookmaker has seen its shares come under pressure since joining the FTSE 100 earlier this year

Life in the FTSE 100 has not been easy for William Hill, the bookmaker joined London's benchmark index at the start of May, shares in the company have declined 11pc. If the falls continue, the company will be at risk of returning to FTSE 250 in next month's index reshuffle.

A profit warning in early October did not help the bookie's cause, but Shore Capital (Other OTC: CGHC - news) analysts said today that sharp declines in Hill's share price began in August, in the wake of the group's first-half results.

A host of worries have dampened investor enthusiasm for the group, including concern about sports results not going its way, slowing growth in gambling machine play and nervousness about Hill's ability to "harness" mobile gaming, the Shore experts said.

However, do not give up hope, as 2014 could well be the year that sees Hill "rediscover its mojo", they argued.

That's because the bookie stands to benefit from the football World Cup in Brazil, as well as the introduction of new mobile content and the roll-out of "next generation" Eclipse gaming machines.

Indeed, Shore Capital isn't the only broker detecting a revival in Hill's fortunes.
On Monday, Ivor Jones of Numis Securities argued that the outcome of Premier League football matches since the start of November suggested that the string of unfavourable results had come to an end.

"Soccer typically accounts for over 25pc of William Hill's sports betting revenue, we believe, and so the group's financial results are sensitive to the outcome of soccer results," he said. "It looks like November is returning to normal.

"So far, in the English and Welsh Premier League, 45pc of matches have had bookmaker-friendly draws or underdog wins, up from only 37pc in October and closer to last season's average of 47pc."

The positive broker comment helped Hill rise 3½ to 378½p. The bookie has just a fortnight to ensure it retains its blue-chip status, with the results of the next FTSE index review based on market valuations at the close on December 10.

[philanderer] 25/11/2013 16:28

William Hill have announced the launch of a major new technological 'centre of excellence' in Shoreditch.

Britain's biggest bookmaker has opened a 6,000 sq ft office in the heart of Britain's 'technology development' community in east London - Scrutton Street, EC2A.

It will initially house 40 staff and complement William Hill's international online operations in Leeds, London, Gibraltar, Tel Aviv, Sydney and Las Vegas. The hub will have an emphasis on innovation and developing its growing offering of mobile products.

This exciting development marks William Hill as the first FTSE 100 company to move into the 'Silicon Roundabout' area.

[philanderer] 25/11/2013 12:01

25th nov Numis buy tp 550p


reiterates

[philanderer] 22/11/2013 19:55

William Hill (LON:WMH)'s stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Nomura in a report released on Friday . They currently have a 505p target price on the stock.

AnalystRatings.Net


Nomura's analysts said: "William Hill's share price has underperformed the FTSE All share by 8% over the past three months on adverse sporting results and concerns over the quality of its newly bought Australian operation."

But Nomura added that improving margins, the Australian opportunity and its valuation - which makes it "now the cheapest bookmaker" - are a reason to buy the stock.

London Ev Standard

[philanderer] 22/11/2013 13:24

Positive broker notes from Nomura and Barclays featured on FT Alphvillie this morning...

[philanderer] 22/11/2013 11:57

'William Hill kicks off £15m ad pitch'

[philanderer] 21/11/2013 13:09

Ah, they`re at it again..

William Hill: JP Morgan moves target price from 400p to 360p and stays with its underweight rating.

Sharecast.

[philanderer] 21/11/2013 10:16

Shorts closing ?

[cricklewood] 21/11/2013 07:26

Hate to say, I told u all when it was above £4, wm is the worst of them all.

[philo124] 20/11/2013 22:28

Thanks, as with PTEC et all, out of favour at the moment.

[philanderer] 20/11/2013 08:57

20th nov Numis buy tp 550p

reiterates

[philanderer] 19/11/2013 22:20

Telegraph market report:

"Dealers said a profit warning from Paddy Power, down 8.1pc in Dublin, weighed on the London-listed bookmakers: Ladbrokes lost 3.2 to 175p and William Hill declined 7½ to 361.3p. Ladbrokes was last week forced to deny it would miss full-year forecasts after a client email from the sales desk of Irish broker Goodbody suggested the bookie could sound another profit alert."

[philanderer] 19/11/2013 17:53

Tue, 11/19/2013 -

William Hill claims top spot on Apple's free casino chart

The new app from William Hill Vegas Casino has made it straight to the top spot on Apple's free casino chart.

A total of 11,000 people downloaded the app in less than a week since it came on the market and William Hill expects that it will see just short of 32,000 winners before the end of the year.

Looking at the reasons for the app's early success, William Hill points to its new advertising campaign that was produced by London production company Art and Graft. It was first aired on November 8th and markets William Hill's £1 million giveaway promotion, which will run until the end of the year.

Director of gaming at William Hill James Curwen said: "It has been a fantastic take-up and our new ad campaign has played a massive part – it gives a fantastic visual representation of what William Hill Vegas is all about and, once again, our customers have responded.

[philanderer] 19/11/2013 15:53

WMH, LAD and especially PAP having a rubbish day again.

and way below the 382p that the 3million shares - 'rump' of the rights issue were sold

[philanderer] 19/11/2013 10:12

19th nov Credit Suisse outperform tp 465p

reiterates.

[philanderer] 19/11/2013 09:07

Very small top up at 359p

[philanderer] 19/11/2013 08:31

Both WMH and LAD getting hit by the read cross from Paddy Power`s IMS today.....

"..Sports results have remained poor. The Group experienced particularly unfavourable results in July, as disclosed at the announcement of our Interim Results. Since then, adverse sports results have further reduced gross win versus our normal expectations by some EUR10m, with notably poor results at the recent Australian Spring Racing Carnival and on Champions League football.

"We now expect to achieve low to mid single digit percentage operating profit growth in 2013 in constant currency, before currency translation headwinds of 3%. This is approximately EUR11m lower than the mid-point of our guidance at the time of our Interim Results."

[philanderer] 18/11/2013 19:50

William Hill's TV campaign pushes Vegas app to top spot in rankings