Red Tom

Merrill Lynch update on Cattles and Provident Finance as inflationary pressures mount:

Cattles BUY
Provident – Neutral

Dresdner Kleinwort seem to be ‘talking their book’ with a Hold recommendation on Cattles and a Buy recommendation on Provident Finance:

Dresdner Kleinwort
Provident Financial – Buy
Cattles – Hold

Merrill Lynch:
Cattles – Buy