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Wood Group (John) PLC Shares News & Articles

Wood Group shares plummet after weaker-than-expected trading in fourth quarter

Shares down 70% over the past yearExpects negative free cash flow in 2025Deloitte review into firm continuesShares in John Wood Group (WG.) plummeted 30% in early morning trading as the Scottish-based oil and gas engineering and services firm reported weaker-than-expected trading in the fourth quarter.John Wood said it has taken actions to mitigate fourth quarter weakness by cancelling executive a

Wood Group woes reveal the importance of discipline on cash flow and acquisitions

Three tried and tested market principles were reinforced by the latest update from beleaguered energy services firm Wood Group (WG.).I have followed this business for nearly two decades and it's hard to remember a time when it was in a worse state than it is today.That's backed up by the share price which traded at all-time lows below 50p in response to the company's devastating missive on 7 Novem

Oil service stocks rally as Ashtead Technology raises outlook while Wood Group signs new North Sea deal

Ashtead Technology revenue soarsFull-year results seen 'comfortably' above forecastsWood Group inks $330 million dealAshtead Technology (AT.:AIM), the offshore energy services firm spun out of construction equipment hire group Ashtead (AHT) in late 2021, seems to be following in the tracks of its parent company with its latest trading update.After a 57% jump in first-half revenue, the firm now exp

Directors Deals: S4 Capital chief operating officer sells nearly £3 million worth of shares to cover tax liabilities

S4 Capital chief operating officer offloads nearly £3 million sharesExperian directors go on a spending spreeWood Group director buys after share price fallThe chief operating officer (COO) of London-based digital advertising agency S4 Capital (SFOR) has offloaded nearly £3 million worth of shares in the company. Christopher Martin sold 2,087,984 shares at 134p for a total value of £2.8 million

Director Deals: CentralNic, Domino’s Pizza and Dunelm directors top up their holdings

- CentralNic non-executive buys after upgrades- Domino's director adds to his stake- Jet2 mogul jettisons £38m of sharesAs we approach the year-end, we thought it might be instructive to see which directors have been most active in buying - and selling - their companies' shares.Using the Director Deals function on the Shares website, we ranked the most active directors over the last three and 12

How Wood Group’s soggy first-half overshadowed hopes for a second-half recovery

- First half revenue and profit down- Order book rises by 4.7%- Second-half recovery expectedInvestors focused on a sluggish first six months of 2022 for Wood Group (WG.) despite the energy services flagging a recovery in the remainder of the year underpinned by a strong order book.A measure of caution is probably understandable given how many times companies bank on a better second half to help t
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