By Sharecast
Date: Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
By Iain Gilbert
Date: Wednesday 04 Mar 2026
(Sharecast News) - Engineering firm Weir Group said both profits and margins had expanded in the 12 months ended 31 December as rising mining activity drove growth across the business, but traded lower early on Wednesday as higher IT-related spending saw the company downgrade its 2026 guidance.
By Iain Gilbert
Date: Wednesday 21 Jan 2026
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg took a fresh look at the UK capital goods sector on Wednesday, stating 2026 would likely see the acceleration of fiscal dominance among key global geographies with geopolitics, and fiscal support driving strategic industry growth to varying degrees in many jurisdictions.
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 3,050.00p |
| Change Today | 6.00p |
| % Change | 0.20 % |
| 52 Week High | 3,546.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 2,148.00p |
| Volume | 70,633 |
| Shares Issued | 259.60m |
| Market Cap | £7,918m |
| RiskGrade | 162 |
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| Strong Buy | 8 |
| Buy | 4 |
| Neutral | 8 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 20 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 30-Apr-26 | 02-Oct-25 |
| Paid | 29-May-26 | 04-Nov-25 |
| Amount | 22.10p | 19.60p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 09:21 | 370 @ 3,050.00p |
| 09:21 | 100 @ 3,050.00p |
| 09:20 | 142 @ 3,052.00p |
| 09:20 | 31 @ 3,052.00p |
| 09:20 | 75 @ 3,052.00p |
| CEO | Jon Stanton |
| Chair | Barbara Jeremiah |
| CFO | Brian Puffer |
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