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Games Workshop ups dividend again
GAMES WORKSHOP (GAW) – Consumer Price: £197.65 +1.3% P/E: 35.4x Market Cap: £6.95bn Yield: 2.7% Another month and another dividend
Serco lifts outlook on defence orders
SERCO (SRP) – Business Services Price: 264p +4.8% P/E: 16.3x Market Cap: £2.6bn Yield: 1.7% In its pre-close trading update,
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SThree pops on investor optimism
STHREE (STEM) – Business Services Price: 185.5p +7.9% P/E: 13.4 Market Cap: £229m Yield: 7.8% Specialist employment group SThree posted
Bunzl hits 2025 low on weak outlook
BUNZL (BNZL) – Business Services Price: £20.58 -6.9% P/E: 15.2 Market Cap: £6.9bn Yield: 3.3% Specialist distribution group Bunzl released
BAE Systems jettisons Air Astana stake
BAE SYSTEMS (BA.) – Aerospace & Defence Price: £16.73 +0.5% P/E: 23.7x Market Cap: $49.6bn Yield: 2.1% Defence group BAE
Global Smaller Companies treads water
GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST (GSCT) – Investment Trusts Price: 177.3p n/c NAV: 190.7p Market Cap: £770m Yield: 1.75% The Columbia
Goodwin dips after guidance held
GOODWIN (GDWN) – Industrials Price: £204 -5.6% P/E: 68x Market Cap: £1.55bn Yield: 2% Engineering group Goodwin posted a ‘solid’
Bid battle for Inspecs ends as Safilo withdraws
INSPECS GROUP (SPEC) – Consumer Price: 82p n/c P/E: n/a Market Cap: £83m Yield: n/a Over the weekend, Italian eyewear
TT Electronics shares slide after DBAY walks away
TT ELECTRONICS (TTG) – Industrials Price: 104.7p -20.9% P/E: 47x Market Cap: £190m Yield:1% After announcing last week it was
Hikma CEO takes the fall for cutting guidance
HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS (HIK) – Healthcare Price: £14.95 -1.4% P/E: 10.5x Market Cap: £4.45bn Yield: 4% A month after the firm
Filtronic takes flight on European defence order
FILTRONIC (FTC) – Aerospace & Defence Price: 147p +2.8% P/E: 49x Market Cap: £320m Yield: n/a AIM-listed electronics maker Filtronic
BP Marsh raises returns with special dividend
BP MARSH (BPM) – Financials Price: 675p +1.8% P/E: 3.7x Market Cap: £243m Yield: 1.9% AIM-listed specialist insurance investor BP
Tribal Group drums up special dividend
TRIBAL GROUP (TRB) – Software Price: 67.6p +8.2% P/E: 18x Market Cap: £145m Yield: 1.5% AIM-listed education software and services
Card Factory shares shredded on profit warning
CARD FACTORY (CARD) – Retail Price: 72.8p -24.5% P/E: 5.8x Market Cap: £249m Yield: 5.1% Specialist retailer Card Factory unexpectedly
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