SPEEDY HIRE 33.5

P 33.0 31.90 10 Oct 32.5 32.0 31.5 31.0 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct

SPEEDY HIRE's trading update for the first half confirmed trading was in line with expectations. Analysts at Peel Hunt said the equipment hiring firm "remains on the front foot, maintaining strategic and operational discipline". Analysts rated it a 'buy' with a target price of 70p.

TREATT 500

P 10 Oct 477.50 480 460 440 31.0 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct

TREATT said it expects sales and profit for the full year to increase. "There has been a material improvement in gross margins and cost control to deliver the higher profit," analysts at Peel Hunt said. Debt was also materially lower than forecast and analysts said there were "numerous growth opportunities". They rated it a 'buy' with a target price of 800p.

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