Hints and tips:
Related Special Reports
Bank launches cost-cutting measures
...The share price wobbled on results day as the numbers didn’t quite hit analyst consensus expectations, but shares remain 65 per cent above the level at which they traded a year ago, when the company first...
...Loungers’ valuation isn’t cheap, with the shares trading hands at 19 times forward earnings according to consensus analyst forecasts on FactSet....
Tobacco group continues to suffer from decline in smoking
...Fuller’s shares aren’t at the cheaper end of the pub spectrum....
...SELL: Marshalls (MSLH) The company is less confident about the path of a housing and construction market recovery, writes Christopher Akers....
...BUY: Hilton Food (HFG) Difficulties in the vegetarian and vegan markets continue to blight the food packing business, writes Christopher Akers....
...Christopher Akers is a senior reporter at Investors Chronicle Follow FTWeekend on Instagram and X, and subscribe to our podcast Life and Art wherever you listen...
Shares hit by ‘customer-friendly’ sports results
...BUY: Kitwave (KITW) Acquisitions and organic growth were behind the robust performance, writes Christopher Akers....
...He will hope it won’t be long before they catch on....
...HOLD: InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) The company launched a new share buyback programme and raised its dividend as leisure travel demand remains strong, writes Christopher Akers....
Net gaming revenue has risen, though the online sector is struggling
Cruise group’s shares improve, but debt remains a concern
...HOLD: JD Wetherspoon (JDW) Sales growth rates have outperformed the market for almost a year and a half, writes Christopher Akers....
...Christopher MillerThere’s still some of that here. It’s still difficult to get a restaurant reservation in Kyiv on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday if you don’t call ahead....
...Demand in UK pubs and restaurants has been resilient despite cost-of-living pressures, although consumers haven’t yet felt the full impact of interest rate rises....
...BUY: Games Workshop (GAW) While the retailer’s valuation remains pricey, this has fallen from fantasy levels of recent years, writes Christopher Akers....
Gross margin forecasts increase but sales largely disappoint
...HOLD: Tui (Tui) Europe’s biggest tour operator has pivoted to a profit after several difficult years, writes Christopher Akers....
...Akers....
...If Ukraine doesn’t use the key systems en masse, there won’t be a significant influence on the front lines,” Pukhov said....
...This isn’t unattractive, but there are valuation discounts and better yields available elsewhere in the insurance space....
...HOLD: Reckitt Benckiser (RKT) The new chief executive has set out an updated strategy as volumes continue to stutter, writes Christopher Akers....
...BUY: Whitbread (WTB) Supply and demand dynamics are playing in the company’s favour, writes Christopher Akers....
International Edition