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Shareholders of record on Friday, June 7th will be paid a dividend of 0.178 per share on Thursday, July 18th. KINGFISHER PLC/SH has a 1 year low of $5.08 and a 1 year high of $8.50. The company has a market cap of $5.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.11, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.28. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of KINGFISHER PLC/SH from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 16th.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingfisher Capital, a leading investment management firm since 1989, is successfully building social capital through thoughtful, civic engagement. Noted modern art collector and community leader Andreas Bechtler says of Miles: "Ulrike is an important, emerging leader in the Charlotte cultural community, a ferocious and sophisticated fundraiser for the Arts, and a very dear friend". As a member of the Symphony's Executive Board, Miles has chaired the Development Committee during a period of positive transformation for one of Charlotte's most iconic institutions. Miles will Co-Chair this year's Annual Symphony Gala on October 5th with author Kathy Reichs, and Honorary Chair Pat Rodgers. According to Hallett, "Ulrike leverages her impressive wealth of experiences across industries to provide thought and strategic leadership to the firm."

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According to Zacks, “KINGFISHER is Europe’s leading home improvement retail group and the third largest in the world, with leading market positions in the UK, France, Poland, Italy, Turkey, China. Kingfisher also has a 21% interest in, and strategic alliance with Hornbach, Germany’s leading DIY warehouse retailer, with over 120 stores across Europe. Credit Suisse Group lowered KINGFISHER PLC/SH from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 22nd. Societe Generale restated a “sell” rating on shares of KINGFISHER PLC/SH in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock.

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According to Zacks, “KINGFISHER is Europe’s leading home improvement retail group and the third largest in the world, with leading market positions in the UK, France, Poland, Italy, Turkey, China. Kingfisher also has a 21% interest in, and strategic alliance with Hornbach, Germany’s leading DIY warehouse retailer, with over 120 stores across Europe. KGFHY has been the subject of a number of other research reports. HSBC reaffirmed a “reduce” rating on shares of KINGFISHER PLC/SH in a research note on Tuesday, March 26th. Societe Generale reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of KINGFISHER PLC/SH in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th.

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According to Zacks, “KINGFISHER is Europe’s leading home improvement retail group and the third largest in the world, with leading market positions in the UK, France, Poland, Italy, Turkey, China. Kingfisher also has a 21% interest in, and strategic alliance with Hornbach, Germany’s leading DIY warehouse retailer, with over 120 stores across Europe. Credit Suisse Group lowered shares of KINGFISHER PLC/SH from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report on Friday, March 22nd. Societe Generale restated a sell rating on shares of KINGFISHER PLC/SH in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the company’s stock.

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LONDON (Reuters) - British home improvement retailer Kingfisher missed forecasts for sales growth in its latest quarter, held back by the weak performance of its French businesses. Shares in the group were down 2.5% at 0818 GMT on Wednesday, extending year-on-year losses to 19%, after it said like-for-like sales rose 0.8% in the three months to April 30, its fiscal first quarter - below analysts' consensus forecast for growth of about 1.6%. Kingfisher, whose main businesses are B&Q and Screwfix in Britain and Castorama and Brico Depot in France and elsewhere, is in the fourth year of a five-year programme that was designed to boost earnings. However, profits went backwards in its 2018-19 year and the group said in March it would part company with Véronique Laury, its CEO since 2014. "We think France sales have been affected by continued range disruption and as the digital offer is taking time to ramp up," said RBC Europe analyst Richard Chamberlain, who has an "underperform" rating on the stock.

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B&Q owner Kingfisher said the DIY chain has enjoyed a sales bounceback thanks to warm spring weather after Britain basked in a sun-soaked Easter weekend. Kingfisher said this year’s warmer weather helped boost sales by around 6%, although this was offset by a hit of about 2% as it ended some showroom installation services. Comparable store sales rose 4.2% across its other international chains, leaving overall group sales up 0.8%. The group’s results showed B&Q sales dropped 3% on a like-for-like basis over the year, while Screwfix remained the star performer with a 4.1% rise in comparable sales. But, in spite of the profits and sales woes, Kingfisher’s annual report this month showed Ms Laury’s total pay package swelled 11% to £1.8 million thanks to a hefty salary hike and bonus awards.

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Sales at UK's Kingfisher edge higher in latest quarter. LONDON (Reuters) - Home improvement retailer Kingfisher reported a small rise in underlying sales in its latest quarter, helped by supportive weather in Britain and a weak comparative number in the same period last year. The group, whose main businesses are B&Q and Screwfix inBritain and Castorama and Brico Depot in France and elsewhere, said like-for-like sales were up 0.8% in the three months to April 30. Like-for-like sales in Britain were up 2.8%, but in France they fell 3.7%.

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B&Q owner Kingfisher is set to reveal a bounce back in sales at the DIY chain on Wednesday thanks to a sun-soaked Easter weekend. It announced in March that she planned to step down, but has not yet set a departure date and Ms Laury will remain in post until a successor is appointed. It said: “There will be considerable interest in this first quarter trading update given that spring is usually a strong period for DIY activity and the Easter bank holiday weekend enjoyed exceptionally good weather this year. The group’s results showed B&Q sales dropped 3% on a like-for-like basis over the year, while Screwfix remained the star performer with a 4.1% rise in comparable sales. But, in spite of the profits and sales woes, Kingfisher’s annual report this month showed Ms Laury’s total pay package swelled 11% to £1.8 million thanks to a hefty salary hike and bonus awards.

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