By Michele Maatouk
Date: Thursday 06 Aug 2026
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets suggested on Thursday that takeover approaches by private equity firms CVC and Veritas Capital for Bodycote are "not very generous", as it lifted its price target on shares of the provider of heat treatment and specialist metallurgical technologies.
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Thursday 06 Aug 2026
(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets suggested on Thursday that takeover approaches by private equity firms CVC and Veritas Capital for Bodycote are "not very generous", as it lifted its price target on shares of the provider of heat treatment and specialist metallurgical technologies.
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Wednesday 05 Aug 2026
(Sharecast News) - Bodycote surged on Wednesday as the provider of heat treatment and specialist metallurgical technologies confirmed it had received takeover offers from private equity firms CVC and Veritas Capital.
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 914.50p |
| Change Today | 4.50p |
| % Change | 0.49 % |
| 52 Week High | 923.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 601.00 |
| Volume | 360,604 |
| Shares Issued | 170.19m |
| Market Cap | £1,556.37m |
| RiskGrade | 147 |
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| Latest | Previous | |
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| Interim | Final | |
| Ex-Div | 01-Oct-26 | 30-Apr-26 |
| Paid | 05-Nov-26 | 11-Jun-26 |
| Amount | 7.20p | 16.10p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 15:47 | 65,385 @ 912.25p |
| 15:46 | 70,000 @ 912.25p |
| 16:35 | 77,946 @ 914.50p |
| 16:35 | 158 @ 914.50p |
| 16:35 | 1,191 @ 914.50p |
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