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Halma is an excellent business trading at a more attractive price
Thursday 18 Oct 2018Periods of indiscriminate market weakness are typically good times to pick up quality businesses at a more attractive price. Down more than 14% since the recent market wobble, health and safety products specialist Halma ( HLMA ) undoubtedly fits the bill as a top-notch stock to buy now. The FTSE...
Craneware’s niche health solutions will see it grow rapidly for years to come
Thursday 18 Oct 2018Scotland’s Craneware ( CRW:AIM ) supplies innovative financial analysis, performance and monitoring tools to hospitals and other healthcare providers. It may seem something of a curiosity to many investors since nearly all of its business is in the US despite the company being based in Edinburgh...
Ashtead is a stock to own not to rent
Thursday 18 Oct 2018Shares in plant-hire group Ashtead ( AHT ) have fallen more than 17% in the market rout. it’s main business is leasing construction and industrial equipment. The US accounts for almost 85% of sales with another 4% coming from Canada and the balance from the UK where it operates the A-Plant brand...
Act now! Market sell-off offers superb chance to buy Accesso for a discount
Thursday 11 Oct 2018Since positive half year results in September Accesso Technology’s ( ACSO:AIM ) share price has plunged more than 20%. This is potentially great for new investors because it means you can now buy the same business and growth opportunity for 20%-plus cheaper than you could last month. The obvious...
Be brave and snap up Clinigen while its shares are weak
Thursday 11 Oct 2018Recent share price weakness in speciality pharma firm Clinigen ( CLIN:AIM ) presents an attractive entry point for a business expected to deliver significant profit growth in the coming years. Stockbroker N+1 Singer forecasts it will grow pre-tax profit from £69m in the year to June 2018 to £124m...
Great chance to buy top notch FTSE 100 stock Ferguson for a nice price
Thursday 04 Oct 2018Full year results from FTSE 100 plumbing and heating distributor Ferguson ( FERG ) caused a bit of a share price wobble on 2 October as investors worried about a slowdown in growth. We think the market overreacted, presenting an opportunity to buy shares in a superb company at a cheaper price...
Time is right for LoopUp’s remote meetings revolution
Thursday 04 Oct 2018Now with the MeetingZone acquisition bolted on, remote meetings platform LoopUp ( LOOP:AIM) has the scale to really make the most of what we believe is a significant growth opportunity. Revenue is expected to jump by 80%-plus over the next couple of years (from this year’s anticipated total of...
Don’t miss the chance to buy this high flying small cap fund on the cheap
Thursday 27 Sep 2018Investors keen to put money to work with UK equities, yet skittish about the domestic outlook given Brexit uncertainties, might find the 10.4% discount to net asset value (NAV) on Henderson Smaller Companies Trust ( HSL ) appealing. Given more hesitant GDP growth, higher inflation and a hard-...
This metals producer can survive in bleak times and pays a chunky dividend
Thursday 27 Sep 2018Buying shares in the mining sector will take some nerve given how commodity prices have been very weak of late, thanks to concerns about how the trade war between the US and China and Chinese economic activity will affect demand for raw materials. Yet buying when no-one is interested can often...
Don’t miss handsome little Elecosoft: its earnings are set to soar
Thursday 20 Sep 2018This is a small cap investment story we have watched for ages and now feel confident it has developed the scale and market positioning to really move the earnings needle. Incredibly, Elecosoft ( ELCO:AIM ) has been in business for more than 100 years but turned itself into a construction industry...