Is it irrelevant, or will the Upgrade make the Galliford Try share price more attractive?

• Numis upgrades to Buy (from Add), with a target of 1100p.
• Consensus summary: 4 Buys, 2 Holds, 0 Sell; Average target: 953p (Source: Bloomberg).
• Current share price 707p (at time of writing).
• Shares -14.1% from 2019 highs; +12.4% from 2019 lows; +14.1% year-to date
• Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal

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Trading Galliford – An Example

Let’s say you think that Galliford shares have upside potential as result of this broker upgrade. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Galliford using a CFD, at the current price of 707p. To do this, you need £2,000.

For the purpose of this example, let’s assume the Galliford share price rises to 783p Feb highs (+10.7%). Your profit would be £1070 from your initial investment of £2,000.

Conversely, let’s assume you open the above position, and place a stop-loss at 5% from the current price. Galliford shares fall 5% and hit your stop-loss. Your loss would be £500.

This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.