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Babcock shuns states

TIP UPDATE: Babcock is trading well and making progress intergrating its VT acqusition
July 8, 2011

A year on from its acquisition of VT Group, Babcock has decided, as was widely expected, that VT’s US business is non-core and is considering its options.

IC TIP: Buy at 714p

Meanwhile the rest of VT is integrating into the business well and the group is finding the cost savings it expected to see. Trading is also meeting expectations.

What we said:

Price: 689p

When: 1 Jul 2010

Performance: +4%