Image source: Getty Images I’ve been watching the Diageo (LSE: DGE) share price like a hawk. But unlike some of the other FTSE 100 strugglers in my portfolio, this beaten-down stock’s still refusing to fly. I first bought the spirits giant in 2023, a week or two after it issued a profit warning in November. Sales had slumped across … Read more
Shell shares rose on Thursday after the oil majors released Q3 earnings and announced a fresh $3.5 billion share buyback. Shell was one of the few FTSE 100 gainers after its Q3 results revealed better-than-expected profits across its fossil-fuel-focused business units. Perhaps the biggest influence on shares was the expansion of their share buyback programme. … Read more
Image source: Getty Images Suddenly the Ocado (LSE: OCDO) share price is smashing it. And about time too. It’s been smashed all over the place in recent years. During the pandemic, as food delivery orders rocketed during lockdown, investors got it into their heads that Ocado was more than just a grocery chain. This was a British … Read more
Image source: Getty Images Owners of NatWest (LSE: NWG) shares were in a wasteland for years. They crashed and burned after the financial crisis, with the bank only saved by a £45bn bailout that taxpayers still struggle to forgive and forget. They smoked quietly on for years, with the government holding an 84% stake in a … Read more
MicroSalt (LON: SALT) has received an initial purchase order for 50,000lbs of low-sodium salt from a major food and drink manufacturer for one of its product lines. Annualised volumes should be 200,000lbs and there could be orders for two other products. There is also a follow-on order from a B2B customer and the 63,860lbs will … Read more
Image source: Getty Images The Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) share price has risen 12% so far in 2025. That sounds good, but it’s pretty much bang-on the FTSE 100 performance year-to-date. So if it’s undervalued relative to the wider market, maybe nobody’s caught on yet. A rise like that has lowered the forecast dividend … Read more
Applied Nutrition has grown impressively over its ten-year history, and it has also shown that it is a strong cash generator. The company’s sports nutrition and health products are sold internationally, but it is still early days in the US. The indicative price range was 136p to 160p and it was initially planned that 137.4 … Read more
Innovative Eyewear, the developer of ChatGPT-enabled smart eyewear, has reported substantial financial growth for the first nine months of 2024, with net revenue reaching $945,752, representing a 76% increase compared to the same period in 2023. Revenue growth has been attributed to successful product launches throughout the year, including the company’s Lyte XL collection and … Read more
The UK Small and Micro Cap market is awash with undervalued growth opportunities not appreciated by the broader UK equity market, leaving them to trade at low valuations. Many are being bid for by competitors or overseas private equity. We have scoured fund manager commentary for potential hidden gems favoured by professional investors and held … Read more
Structural steel supplier Severfield (LON: SFR) did better than expected in its underlying trading in the first half. However, there was a £21.9m unexpected contract charge. There are also delays to work because of challenging conditions and poor pricing is hitting margins. This is not unusual. There are plenty of companies that have been hit … Read more