Diploma delivers the goods again
‘Quality compounder’ Diploma (DPLM), which distributes industrial goods, is a steady long-term performer and its FY25 results have duly delivered.
Crest Nicholson lowers outlook
CREST NICHOLSON (CRST) – Construction Price: 148p -9.5% P/E: 16.7x Market Cap: £372m Yield: 2.2% Housebuilder Crest Nicholson, which seems
Finsbury Growth & Income still lagging
FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME (FGT) – Investment Trusts Price: 800p -1.2% NAV: 923.5p Market Cap: £1.2bn Yield: 2.23% October’s FGT
Infrastructure trusts in £5.3 billion merger
HICL INFRASTRUCTURE (HICL), THE RENEWABLES INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP (TRIG)– Investment trusts HICL Price: 110p -6.5% Market Cap: £2.25bn Yield: 6.5% TRIG
DCC confirms big payday
DCC (DCC) – Business Services Price: £50.67 +1.1% P/E: 15.4x Market Cap: £4.9bn Yield: 1.4% Not new news but DCC
Bid chat lifts laggard WPP
WPP (WPP)– Media Price: 300p +3.9% P/E: 6.9x Market Cap: £3.1bn Yield: 8.4% Shares in serial underperformer WPP popped this
Genuit hit by slowdown in orders
GENUIT (GEN)– Industrials Price: 313p -12% P/E: 17.5x Market Cap: £880m Yield: 3.6% To start with, today’s trading update from
Bernstein to step down at Crystal Amber
CRYSTAL AMBER FUND (CRS) – Investment Trusts Price: 151p +0.4% NAV: n/a Market Cap: £95m Yield: n/a The board of
Disposal losses mar Land Secs update
LAND SECUTIES (LAND) – COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Price: 624p -3.5% P/E: 10x Market Cap: £4.5bn Yield: 6.8% On the face of
Goodwin insiders sell down stake
GOODWIN (GDWN) – INDUSTRIALS Price: £216 -3.6% P/E: 20.5x Market Cap: £1.65bn Yield: 1.9% For the first time we can
Lack of options spooks 3i investors
3i GROUP (III) – Investment Trusts Price: £33.77 -17.2% P/E: 6.3x Market Cap: £33.3bn Yield: 2.0% The 3i board must
Rightmove could face £1 billion lawsuit
RIGHTMOVE (RMV)– Media Price: 561.8p -0.5% P/E: 21.7x Market Cap: £4.3bn Yield: 1.8% After receiving a drubbing last week for
Young’s serves up record half-year results
YOUNG & CO’S BREWERY (YNGA) – Leisure Price: 77p -2% P/E: 12.5x Market Cap: £440m Yield: 3.1% Like FULLER’S (FTSA),
Positive tone sparks Persimmon rally
PERSIMMON (PSN) – Construction Price: £12.70 +3.1% P/E: 16x Market Cap: £4.1bn Yield: 4.9% Persimmon has managed to do what
Investors fold after Flutter cuts outlook
FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT (FLTR) – Gaming & Leisure Price: £162.35 -8.9% P/E: n/a Market Cap: £31.2bn Yield: n/a Flutter, the world’s
Aviva sells off despite raising targets
AVIVA (AV.) – Financials Price: 654p -5.6% P/E: 29.7x Market Cap: £19.9bn Yield: 5.3% Insurance giant Aviva posted a positive
Diploma delivers the goods again
‘Quality compounder’ Diploma (DPLM), which distributes industrial goods, is a steady long-term performer and its FY25 results have duly delivered.
Crest Nicholson lowers outlook
CREST NICHOLSON (CRST) – Construction Price: 148p -9.5% P/E: 16.7x Market Cap: £372m Yield: 2.2% Housebuilder Crest Nicholson, which seems
Finsbury Growth & Income still lagging
FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME (FGT) – Investment Trusts Price: 800p -1.2% NAV: 923.5p Market Cap: £1.2bn Yield: 2.23% October’s FGT
Infrastructure trusts in £5.3 billion merger
HICL INFRASTRUCTURE (HICL), THE RENEWABLES INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP (TRIG)– Investment trusts HICL Price: 110p -6.5% Market Cap: £2.25bn Yield: 6.5% TRIG
DCC confirms big payday
DCC (DCC) – Business Services Price: £50.67 +1.1% P/E: 15.4x Market Cap: £4.9bn Yield: 1.4% Not new news but DCC
Bid chat lifts laggard WPP
WPP (WPP)– Media Price: 300p +3.9% P/E: 6.9x Market Cap: £3.1bn Yield: 8.4% Shares in serial underperformer WPP popped this
Genuit hit by slowdown in orders
GENUIT (GEN)– Industrials Price: 313p -12% P/E: 17.5x Market Cap: £880m Yield: 3.6% To start with, today’s trading update from
Bernstein to step down at Crystal Amber
CRYSTAL AMBER FUND (CRS) – Investment Trusts Price: 151p +0.4% NAV: n/a Market Cap: £95m Yield: n/a The board of
Disposal losses mar Land Secs update
LAND SECUTIES (LAND) – COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Price: 624p -3.5% P/E: 10x Market Cap: £4.5bn Yield: 6.8% On the face of
Goodwin insiders sell down stake
GOODWIN (GDWN) – INDUSTRIALS Price: £216 -3.6% P/E: 20.5x Market Cap: £1.65bn Yield: 1.9% For the first time we can
Lack of options spooks 3i investors
3i GROUP (III) – Investment Trusts Price: £33.77 -17.2% P/E: 6.3x Market Cap: £33.3bn Yield: 2.0% The 3i board must
Rightmove could face £1 billion lawsuit
RIGHTMOVE (RMV)– Media Price: 561.8p -0.5% P/E: 21.7x Market Cap: £4.3bn Yield: 1.8% After receiving a drubbing last week for
Young’s serves up record half-year results
YOUNG & CO’S BREWERY (YNGA) – Leisure Price: 77p -2% P/E: 12.5x Market Cap: £440m Yield: 3.1% Like FULLER’S (FTSA),
Positive tone sparks Persimmon rally
PERSIMMON (PSN) – Construction Price: £12.70 +3.1% P/E: 16x Market Cap: £4.1bn Yield: 4.9% Persimmon has managed to do what
Investors fold after Flutter cuts outlook
FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT (FLTR) – Gaming & Leisure Price: £162.35 -8.9% P/E: n/a Market Cap: £31.2bn Yield: n/a Flutter, the world’s
Aviva sells off despite raising targets
AVIVA (AV.) – Financials Price: 654p -5.6% P/E: 29.7x Market Cap: £19.9bn Yield: 5.3% Insurance giant Aviva posted a positive
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Foresight sells public markets arm to Guinness
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Oracle Q4 and FY2026: AI boom drives record growth, but investors are worried about the bill
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‘Lights are green’ for Custodian REIT
Richard Shepherd-Cross, manager of Custodian Property Income (LON: CREI), says ‘all the lights are green’ for the investment trust. The
Struggling Pacific Assets to merge with Schroder Asian Total Return
Consolidation across the investment trust sector continues apace. The latest deal will see Pacific Assets Trust (LON:PAC) merge with Schroder
Halma drops despite beating forecasts
Global analytics, technology and safety group Halma (LON:HLMA) posted better-than-expected FY26 results and sounded upbeat about FY27. However, given the
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