Tuesday preview: Cranswick, Paragon Banking, Dr Martens updates

(Sharecast News) - Tuesday will see trading updates from food producer Cranswick, iconic bootmaker Dr Martens, software firm Sage Group, Paragon Banking and Mr Green and William Hill owner Evoke. As far as Paragon is concerned, UBS said that while full financials are reported only at 1H and FY, it expects an update on key metrics such as NIM and lending volumes, asset quality, performance against FY26 guidance and latest capital ratios.

"We do not expect the firm to change any of the FY26 guidance, which was provided fairly recently in December," the bank said.

"We expect particular focus on 1) BTL lending volumes, which disappointed in the last set of results, and 2) credit performance of the development finance portfolio, given an extended period of elevated impairments versus initial expectations.

"For 1H26, we expect net interest income down 2% half-on-half, up 1% year-on-year, with NIM down 10bps HoH and YoY and loan growth of 1%/4% HoH/YoY.

"We expect costs up 4%/5% HoH/YoY for PPP down 5%/1% HoH/YoY."

In Europe, fourth-quarter results are due from Atlas Copco and Sandvik, while Logitech will publish third-quarter numbers.

In the US, quarterly results from Texas Instruments, Boeing, UPS and General Motors, among others, will be in focus.

Tuesday January 27

INTERIMS

Time Finance

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE

Octopus AIM VCT

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00)

House Price Index (US) (14:00)

GMS

Reckitt Benckiser Group, Taylor Maritime Limited NPV

FINALS

SThree, Velocity Composites

AGMS

Ovoca Bio (CDI)

TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Cranswick, Dr. Martens , Evoke (DI), Mitie Group, The Sage Group