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13% gain in a fortnight from our Motorpoint idea
Thursday 28 May 2020MOTORPOINT ( MOTR ) 215p Gain to date: 13.2% Original entry point: Buy at 190p, 14 May 2020 Our contrarian ‘buy’ call on Motorpoint ( MOTR ) , based in part on a return to work tailwind, has delivered a quick-fire 13.2% gain, but we believe there is more to come from the used-car retailer’s shares...
This trust invests in many companies still paying dividends
Thursday 28 May 2020Investors seeking exposure to a wide range of UK companies still paying dividends should snap up BMO Capital & Income Investment Trust ( BCI ) as its portfolio contains many of these prized names. This trust could be an easier and more convenient way for income investors to back the dividend...
Tap into predictable profits from a $105bn electronics giant
Thursday 21 May 2020A global manufacturer of the very building blocks of electronics and computing, US-listed Texas Instruments is the sort of resilient technology business for a diversified investment portfolio. The $105bn company has been around since 1951 and is today the world’s largest manufacturer of analog...
Diversified Gas & Oil is the real deal for dividends
Thursday 21 May 2020Newly promoted from AIM to London’s Main Market, Diversified Gas & Oil ( DGOC ) could provide a beacon of income stability at a time when many listed companies have been cutting their dividends. A dividend yield of 12% is underpinned by the company’s low-cost model, strong balance sheet and...
Why Centamin has risen 90% in two months
Thursday 21 May 2020Centamin ( CEY ) 180p Gain to date: 38.9% Original entry point: Buy at 129.6p, 1 August 2019 Since hitting a low when gold prices bottomed out on 18 March, shares in FTSE 250 miner Centamin ( CEY ) have bounced back and then some. In two months, the Egypt-based gold miner has seen its share price...
More reasons to be positive on ITV as viewing figures rise
Thursday 14 May 2020ITV ( ITV ) 72.6p Loss to date: 4.5% Original entry point: Buy at 76p, 30 April 2020. Free-to-air broadcaster ITV ( ITV ) may have lost some of the momentum gained in the wake of a first quarter trading update (6 May) but we continue to see reasons to be encouraged by the announcement. The...
Buy this ETF to profit from the healthcare revolution
Thursday 14 May 2020Innovation in healthcare has long been considered a crucial part of shaping the world of tomorrow. But with the world now in the midst of a viral pandemic, you can bet dollars to donuts that improving and fundamentally reshaping healthcare for the better will shoot up the list of government...
Boris’ return to work by car message could boost shares in Motorpoint
Thursday 14 May 2020Boris Johnson has encouraged all individuals who cannot work from home to travel to work if their workplace is open, in a bid to end the crippling economic lockdown. He says people should drive or cycle to work rather than use public transport, which suggests there could be greater interest in...
Ocado shares hit another new all-time high on surging grocery sales
Thursday 14 May 2020OCADO ( OCDO ) £19.00 Gain to date: 60% Original entry point: Buy at £11.87, 25 July 2019 Shares in online grocery supplier Ocado ( OCDO ) continue to confound the sceptics, hitting a new all-time high this week after reporting a surge in customer orders this quarter. Having already seen retail...
Genus remains well positioned for further growth
Thursday 14 May 2020Genus ( GNS ) £33 Gain to Date: 16% Original entry point: Buy at £28.46, 19 September 2019 Our bullish take on Genus ( GNS ) , the leading provider of animal genetics for pig, dairy and beef markets worldwide, continues to pay off and we remain positive on the investment case. While the company...