Defence technology outfit QinetiQ Group PLC (LON:QQ.) might just have fallen into buying territory for Goldman Sachs.
The stock fell 9.5% yesterday to 248p following a bleak first quarter trading update, taking it below Goldman’s 12-month price target of 253p (down from 255p previously).
“Still a sell”, was the investment bank’s verdict in a research note issued this morning, but that was before the shares tanked further, shedding another 9.8% today at 242.1p.
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The bank continues to expect pressure on free cash flow from less positive working capital and higher capital expenditure in the coming years.
It has updated its estimate to reflect a better revenue contribution from the newly acquired QTS business, which is now expected to provider a £25mln tailwind for the full year vs. £20mln previously; slightly slower organic revenue growth in Global Products in fiscal 2018 (FY18E in broker-speak), which is now projected at 1.1% vs. 3.7% previously; and a higher effective tax rate (13% vs. 10.6% previously).
Its FY18E earnings per share estimate has been trimmed by 3% to 16.45p from 17.05p.