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Why Ryanair has more gas in the tank
Thursday 17 Aug 2017Ryanair ( RYA ) €13.55 Gain to date : 35.7% Original entry point : Buy at €12.09 , 25 August Low cost airline Ryanair ( RYA ) continues to fly higher following a successful buyback programme and strong results in the three months to 30 June 2017. Since we flagged Ryanair’s potential, shares in the...
Devro’s turnaround is looking tasty
Thursday 10 Aug 2017Devro ( DVO ) 233.85p Gain to date : 41.3% Original entry point : Buy at 165,5p , 22 December 2016 Sausage skin manufacturer Devro ( DVO ) , one of our Top Ten for 2017 selections, has rewarded our faith with a tasty 41.3% gain. We’re staying positive on the food industry collagen products purveyor...
XP delivers immediately
Thursday 10 Aug 2017XP Power ( XPP ) £26.87 Gain to date : 11.4% Original entry point : Buy at £24.11, 6 July 2017 Investors that swooped on XP Power ( XPP ) following our feature should rightly feel a bit chuffed. Barely a month later and the share price is ahead by modest double-digits and our suggestion that the...
Switch on to ITV
Thursday 03 Aug 2017ITV ( ITV ) 172.2p Loss to date: 11.5% Original entry point: Buy at 194.6p, 22 December 2016 Our view that an advertising slowdown was already priced-in at free-to-air broadcaster ITV ( ITV ) proved too hopeful. But with a new chief executive appointed and a difficult first half out of the way...
Bank well-earned Sophos profit
Thursday 03 Aug 2017SOPHOS ( SOPH ) 460p Gain to 27 July 2017*: 114.6% Original entry point: Buy at 220.7p, 28 Jul 2016 More robust trading through the first quarter for cyber security FTSE 250 Sophos ( SOPH ) makes it easier to understand why the share price has more than doubled in a year. End point security is the...
Diageo's reassuringly expensive
Thursday 03 Aug 2017Diageo ( DGE ) £24.55 Gain to date: 13% Original entry point: Buy at £21.73, 12 Jan 2017 Our positive stance on alcoholic drinks giant Diageo ( DGE ) has been rewarded with a 13% share price advance so far. Investors’ thirst for the shares has been further stimulated by news (27 Jul) of record full...
Time to sell Clipper Logistics?
Thursday 03 Aug 2017Clipper Logistics ( CLG ) 420p Gain to date: 36.8% Original entry point: Buy at 307p, 1 September 2016 Full year numbers from Clipper Logistics ( CLG ) (28 Jul) initially supported another healthy advance in the shares although profit takers have swooped in the interim. Still, we remain in a...
Cranswick’s tasty performance
Thursday 27 Jul 2017CRANSWICK ( CWK ) £29.32 Gain to date: 32.3% Original entry point: Buy at £22.16, 17 Nov 2016 Our bullish call on gourmet sausages-to-gammon supplier Cranswick ( CWK ) is now 32.3% in the money. The £1.48bn cap’s first quarter trading update (24 Jul) highlighted outperformance in a difficult UK...
Quixant breaks 400p target
Thursday 27 Jul 2017QUIXANT ( QXT:AIM ) 416p Gain to date: 46.0% Original entry point: Buy at 285p, 20 October 2016 Another knockout update from gaming technology supplier Quixant ( QXT:AIM ) pushes the shares beyond the 400p level we suggested was attainable in our original feature. Yet we continue to see value...
Positive trends and potential put spotlight on UDG
Thursday 13 Jul 2017UDG Healthcare ( UDG ) 835p Gain to date : 45% Original entry point : Buy at 575p , 28 July 2016 Healthcare services provider UDG Healthcare ( UDG ) plans to take advantage of emerging trends and pursue further acquisitions in higher margin services to boost growth. Chief financial officer Alan...