The Week

…and some to sell

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4d Pharma Investors Chronicle

The biotech firm, which focuses on treatments for IBS, is suffering slow progress in a market already crammed with over-the-counter medicines. Given such an unpromisin­g pipeline, the £200m market cap seems heady. Sell. 323p.

Barclays Sharecast

Goldman Sachs worries that Barclays’ need to build capital could allow competitor­s to capture revenue growth. Regulatory hurdles may also be a hindrance. Analysts have slashed the target price by 28% to 180p. Sell. 208p.

Burberry Group Sharecast

RBC Capital Markets expects another year of pedestrian sales and below-sector earnings growth from the fashion group. With limited scope for cost savings, profit forecasts have been downgraded. Sell. £15.94.

Indivior The Times

Indivior has been a “startling performer” since its 2014 demerger from Reckitt Benckiser: shares are up 130%. Yet uncertaint­ies remain. The firm is worryingly dependent on just one drug – the opioid addiction treatment, Suboxone. Sell. 326p.

Inmarsat Sharecast

While conceding that the satellite telecoms firm is “well set for recovery”, Barclays has downgraded it to “underweigh­t”. There are worries about medium-term demand, given increased supply and looming “technologi­cal obsolescen­ce”. Sell. 750p.

N Brown Investors Chronicle

The clothing retailer’s betterthan-expected figures and new partnershi­p with Tesco are laudible in a tough market. But downward pressure on margins will continue, despite the relief rally on results. Sell. 239p.

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