Company Interview / Broker Moves | Collins Food, Greatland Gold, Southern Cross Electrical

Multiple investment firms upbeat on Collins Food after the fast food operator released its half-year results on Tuesday.

It has lifted its FY26 net profit growth forecast to "mid-to-high-teens", from earlier "low-to-mid-teens".

Morningstar also notes improving productivity in Australian KFC stores and margins tracking ahead of annual estimates

And the investment bank Citi sees more upside for Collins Food as the company scales up in Germany via new development and acquisitions.

Meanwhile Citi has raised its target price on Greatland Gold to $10.25, with a 'buy' rating...

Citi highlights a WA deposit feasibility study beating expectations, with lower expansion capex and a 36% increase in gold reserves.

Citi has also raised its gold price assumptions, which would boost FY26 revenue by 5.6%

haw and Partners has retained its 'high-risk buy' rating on Southern Cross Electrical, despite the company downgrading its FY26 earnings guidance...

Southern Cross subsidiary Heyday has lost its claim that it suffered from unjust additional costs on a motorway project in Sydney.

But Shaw and Partners notes the one-off nature of the cost, and adds that most company would have excluded them from earnings.

The broker has a $2.40 target price on the stock.