258: Pet grooming salons

Pet pampering is becoming big business for Pets at Home (PETS) as the supermarket for animals upped its number of Groom Rooms by...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


Cambria’s got gas in the tank

A sell-off at franchised motor retailer Cambria Automobiles (CAMB:AIM) looks overdone. A prospective price to earnings ratio (PE) of 6.7 discounts sector risks...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


Glaxo unlocking hidden value

 

Large and complex conglomerates are often packed with hidden value which can ultimately be unlocked to the benefit of investors.

National champion pharmaceuticals outfit...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


Mothercare in a muddle

Continued downwards share price pressure means maternity products retailer Mothercare (MTC), no favourite of Shares, trades firmly in small cap territory with...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


Begbies’ boost ahead of results

 

UK corporate insolvencies increased year-over-year in the third quarter of 2016 for the first time since 2011 – bad news for everyone apart from...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


Beware the fad for growth

Investment bank Morgan Stanley sees European earnings per share (EPS) growing for the first time in five years in 2017 and forecasts a 12% increase....

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


Imperial is pick of the bunch

Invesco Perpetual’s star UK stock picker Mark Barnett says Imperial Brands (IMB) is the pick of the London-listed tobacco stocks at present...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


Property stocks: the aftershock

The potential impact to earnings from the recently-announced ban on upfront lettings fees is beginning to emerge for the quoted property agent contingent.

The move,...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


IQE flies under the radar

Compound semiconductor technology company IQE (IQE:AIM) is making faster progress in new markets than analysts had previously anticipated.

This creates the opportunity to...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


Watch out if you reinvest cash into pensions

People aged 55 and over who have enjoyed the flexibility offered by pension freedom could soon see their choices restricted under proposals put forward...

Thu, 01/12/2016 - 00:00


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