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Smiths Group finds buyer for detection unit
SMITHS GROUP (SMIN) – Industrials Price: £24.74 +1.8% P/E: 21.8x Market Cap: £8bn Yield: 2% Industrial conglomerate Smiths Group has
Gear4Music raises outlook again
Gear4Music (G4M) – Retail Price: 308.5p +7.8% P/E: 15.9x Market Cap: £65.9m Yield: n/a Having raised guidance in June, September,
On The Beach shares fly on results
ON THE BEACH (OTB) – Travel & Leisure Price: 221p +14.8% P/E: 18x Market Cap: £320m Yield: 1.6% In the
Activist blocks Baillie Gifford trust merger
BAILLIE GIFFORD US GROWTH (USA) – Investment Trusts Price: 281.25p +0.5% NAV: Market Cap: £774m Yield: n/a It looks as
Michelmersh dips after second warning
MICHELMERSH BRICK HOLDINGS (MBH) – Building Materials Price: 83.2p -3.2% P/E: 12.5x Market Cap: £76m Yield: 5.4% AIM-listed brickmaker Michelmersh
Defence sales lift Gooch & Housego
AIM-listed photonics firm Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) posted an impressive set of results for the year to 30 September. The
HICL investors derail TRIG merger
HICL INFRASTRUCTURE (HICL)– Investment Trusts Price: 117.6p +3.9% NAV: Market Cap: £2.17bn Yield: 6.5% The board of HICL has announced
Airlines fix software bug with no disruption
EASYJET (EZJ) – Travel & Leisure Price: 498.8p -0.1% P/E: 7.2x Market Cap: £3.75bn Yield: 2.7% Low-cost airlines EasyJet and
Brighter outlook for AB Dynamics
AB DYNAMICS (ABDP) – Technology Price: £13.11 -0.3% P/E: 26.9x Market Cap: £302m Yield: 0.8% More good news from AIM-listed,
Artemis wins Murray Income mandate
After a ‘comprehensive’ review of the company’s strategic options in pursuit of delivering improved performance and returns for shareholders, while
Johnson Matthey update falls flat
JOHNSON MATTHEY (JMAT) – Materials Price: £19.92 -4.6% P/E: 14.5x Market Cap: £3.35bn Yield: 3.8% Sadly, Johnson Matthey’s results for
Dreamtime for Games Workshop investors
GAMES WORKSHOP (GAW) – Retail Price: £177.93 +10.6% P/E: 29.4x Market Cap: £5.8bn Yield: 1.8% The FTSE 100 fantasy miniatures
Halma surges on interim results
HALMA (HLMA) – Industrials Price: £37.00 +11.7% P/E: 35.3x Market Cap: £13.9bn Yield: 0.8% We consider Halma to be one
Beauty Tech Group raises outlook for 2025
Skin care specialist Beauty Tech Group (TBTG) raised its 2025 outlook after recent trading exceeded forecasts. The firm said performance
Investors disappointed by Dr Martens
Bootmaker Dr Martens (DOCS) disappointed investors with its latest trading update which showed it making slow progress. Having set out
Jet2 climbs on earnings and buyback
JET2 (JET2) – Travel & Leisure Price: £13.48 +3.5% P/E: 5.9x Market Cap: £2.59bn Yield: 1.47% A double helping of
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