5 October 2026
After the rebound in the market on Friday, the FTSE 100 has moved higher again today being up over 40 points at around 10,500 in late afternoon trade. With many investors worried about the bond markets and interest rates trending higher it will be interesting to see if further progress can be made.
JD Sports looks cheap! 78.5p
28 September 2026 - Shares in the sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion (78.5p) fell back on the announcement of its interim results last week. These covered the 26 weeks to 1 August 2026 and revenues for the period declined 0.7% to £5.9bn with adjusted pre-tax profits falling by 19.7% to £282m. Earnings...
Drink up to Marston’s
Fall in Qinetiq shares an opportunity?
On a Mission!
Hercules getting stronger
5 October 2026 - 37.5p The AIM-listed supplier of labour to the construction and infrastructure sectors has announced that it has won new contracts worth...
The future is Spode not Portmeirion – 50.25p
30 September 2026 - interim results The homewares group has confirmed that it will change its name from Portmeirion to Spode with this due to...
Billington growing strongly – 455.5p
29 September 2026 - interim results The structural steel supplier which also provides safety solutions to the construction industry has announced impressive interim results for...
Tandem riding on! 187p
25 September 2026 Shares in Tandem Group have been very disappointing performers for us although we do believe that there is solid intrinsic value here as the...
More director share buys at VP
5 October 2026 - 510p Regular readers may recall that we tipped shares in this equipment rental specialist in August at 464p. We reiterated our...
Director buying at VP – 490p
30 September 2026 It is interesting to note that non-executive director Ross Paterson and his wife have bought a total of 10,010 shares in the...
Back to the Future – 315p
30 September 2026 The specialist media group, which also owns Go.Compare, has issued a trading update covering the year to 30 September. This has confirmed...
Card Factory delivers 75.25p
29 September 2026 - interim results The leading specialist retailer of greetings cards and party accessories has announced interim results for the six months to...
Disappointing news from Speedy Hire
Growth continues at Kelso.
Speedy by name as well
Speedy Hire – 19.15p
