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Avon Protection has "relaunched the company as a high quality business with a clear strategy and a plan to execute", analysts at Peel Hunt say. They say the firm has "impressed with the progress so far" and while there is "more to do", they believe in the recovery story. They have hiked their full year 2026 earnings by three per cent and earnings per share by 3.5 per cent. Peel Hunt say buy with a target price of 1,400p.

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Analysts at Peel Hunt have rated the comparison platform 'buy' after revenues and earnings per share topped analyst expectations for the year. Growth at firm was primarily driven by a 28 per cent rise in insurance, benefiting from continued premium rises, the bank said in a note to investors yesterday. While trading conditions will "likely be harder" this year they say add the stock with a target price of 305p.

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