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Why you should buy Blue Whale Growth as the fund turns seven
Thursday 03 Oct 2024Blue Whale Growth (BD6PG78) 236.07p Fund size: £1.1 billion When most UK retail investors think about funds that invest in high-quality businesses, Terry Smith’s Fundsmith Equity (B41YBW7) will likely be the first name that springs to mind. It’s had its rough patches, but it has overall been an...
Why Oracle’s run could go much further than you think
Thursday 26 Sep 2024There are investors who believe that the world’s three hyper-scale cloud computing firms – Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ) , Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ) and Alphabet (GOOG:NASDAQ) – have that market tied up. Shares believes that Oracle (ORCL:NYSE) has a very good chance of crashing the cloud party, that consensus...
Judges Scientific confirms full-year outlook despite ‘subdued’ first half
Thursday 26 Sep 2024Judges Scientific (JDG:AIM) £99.50 Gain to date: 0.7% While it is frustrating to see one of our picks give up gains of more than 20% to trade flat on our entry price, we believe world-class scientific instrument maker Judges Scientific (JDG:AIM) has a lot more to offer investors who are prepared to...
Why unloved cosmetics retailer Ulta Beauty is a buy
Thursday 26 Sep 2024Ulta Beauty (ULTA:NASDAQ) $391.70 Market cap: $18.5 billion A 20% year-to-date share price drop at Ulta Beauty (ULTA:NASDAQ) , America’s biggest specialist beauty retailer, presents an attractive buying opportunity for growth and value seekers alike. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK:B:NYSE...
Trainline can regain momentum as it upgrades guidance
Thursday 19 Sep 2024Trainline (TRN) 333p Gain to date: 2.1% Market cap: £1.5 billion We first flagged rail and booking site and app Trainline (TRN) in February, excited by the potential of a business which has already acquired a 60% share of the UK online market and has tapped into the growing European market. It is...
hVIVO is in pole position to capitalise on increasing interest in human challenge trials
Thursday 19 Sep 2024HVIVO (HVO:AIM) 28.2p Market cap: £191.9 million FluCamp does not sound like much fun for volunteers, but for leading CRO (contract research organisation) HVIVO (HVO:AIM) it represents a flagship service which is attracting growing interest from big pharma and biotechnology companies. The company...
Why the tide is about to turn for Diageo
Thursday 19 Sep 2024Diageo (DGE) £25.12 Market cap: £55.9 billion Investors seeking a high-quality consumer staple that is currently on sale should consider buying Diageo (DGE) , the world’s largest premium spirits company which is growing its market share around the globe. Shares in the premium drinks maker behind...
Why Trustpilot is a tricky call to make
Thursday 19 Sep 2024TRUSTPILOT (TRST) 222p Gain to date: 38% Market cap: £931 million With more and more of us buying stuff online, is it any wonder that we are increasingly reaching out to fellow consumers for their seal of approval (or gripes) about products and services, and that’s great news for reviews business...
Our Centamin call strikes gold with £1.9 billion takeover bid
Thursday 12 Sep 2024Centamin (CEY) 149p Gain to date: 52.5% Market cap: £1.72 billion Back in February we tipped Jersey-domiciled gold miner Centamin (CEY) both as a growth story and as a way to play the rising price of the precious metal, which at the time was trading just above $2,000 per ounce. As well as exposure...
Smiths News is a bargain not to be missed
Thursday 12 Sep 2024Smiths News (SNWS) 57p Market Cap: £142.2 million Successful investing comes down to what you get in the future for what you lay out today. How does doubling your money in around eight years sound, with the possibility of doing even better? In a nutshell, that is the investment case for the UK’s...