18-05-2012

Questor in the Telegraph still holds a candle for National Grid, which manages electricity transmission across the UK, while also having interests in the US. The big question is how much the power regulator Ofgem will let it charge its customers in the next regulatory period, but the firm generated profits ahead of expectations in the financial year to the end of March, trades at 12.2 times forward earnings and yields around 6%. Questor says hold until Ofgem's announcement in July.

16-05-2012

Cinema chain Cineworld said total revenues increased 6.3 per cent for the 19 weeks to 10 May 2012 and remains confident about delivering growth in the year ahead.

16-05-2012

Babcock, Barclays, Cineworld, Compass, Experian, Hilton Food, Home Retail, Glencore, Greggs, Land Secs, Lloyds, Lonmin, Morrison, Ophir, RBS, Spirax-Sarco, Xstrata

15-05-2012

Interim results from contract caterer Compass should show the benefit of new contract wins and high retention rates.

08-03-2012

Admiral, Afren, Amlin, ARM, Aviva, Balfour, BG, BP, Cineworld, Cobham, Corin, Diploma, Fenner, Hunting, Logica, Melrose, Morrison, Petrofac, RPS, Schroders, Spirax, Wood Group, WPP.

08-03-2012

Cinema chain Cineworld posted almost a 10% rise in annual pre-tax profit as movie goers continued to see the year's big blockbusters despite tough economic times.

06-02-2012

Supergroup: Oriel Securities upgrades to buy from hold.

06-01-2012

The Times's Tempus column takes a look at the inter-dealer broker Tullet Prebon which yesterday released results showing revenues flat on 2010 at £910m.

05-01-2012

Cinema chain Cineworld posted a 1.5% increase in total revenue for the 52 weeks to 29 December 2011 and expects full year profitability to be in line with market expectations.

12-12-2011

Xstrata: UBS cuts target from 1,550p to 1,450p, buy rating unchanged

01-12-2011

The Tempus column in The Times ponders which stocks would fit into a share portfolio consisting of stocks exposed to London and the South East only, and suggests that one would be Shaftesbury, the property company whose assets consist almost entirely of shops, restaurants and bars in the West End. Its full-year figures yesterday contained one startling table. Over the past five years, gross income from its property portfolio rose year on year through the recession, up another 13 per cent to £77.5 million. Their estimated rental value showed a slight dip in 2009, but that rising income suggests tenants merely continued to pay over the odds. The shares are unusual in selling at a premium to net assets of 8 per cent above the 463p a share at the end of September, up 11.8 per cent over the year. Still a long-term hold for those who believe the London economy will continue to outperform, reckons Tempus.

30-11-2011

International Power: "While other UK utilities are facing a challenging growth against the backdrop of a difficult economic environment, IPR offers attractive growth prospects...IPR remains our preferred stock in the UK space, and one of our top picks at a sector level" [Nomura].

30-11-2011

Weir: UBS increases target from 2,400p to 2,500p, buy rating kept.

25-10-2011

Tullett Prebon: UBS cuts target to 330p from 365p, downgrades to sell from neutral.

25-10-2011

Cinema chain Cineworld said it had maintained a solid performance since the end of June with total revenues up 0.9% for the 42 weeks to 20 October.

09-09-2011

A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.

19-08-2011

The last time we looked at the Savills, we opted to buy, reasoning that its international reach, coupled with exposure to the resilient upper end of the UK market, gave it an edge. Yesterday's half-yearly results confirmed our confidence. The group said revenues in the six months to the end of June had climbed by 10 per cent, with pre-tax profits surging by nearly 40 per cent, as it drew strength from activity in the prime central London property segment and from the Asia-Pacific region, which remains buoyant. Also reassuring is the fact that, despite showing resilience, Savills trades on multiples of around 11.6 times forward earnings for this year, and on under 10 times on the estimates of next year, according to UBS. At the same time, it boasts dividend yields of more than 4 per cent. Buy, suggests the Independent.

18-08-2011

Volatility returned with a vengeance on Thursday, with the leading share index slumping back towards the lows it hit last week.

18-08-2011

UBS scaled back its numbers for fund manager Henderson Group on Thursday as a consequence of "lower market levels and lower flows."

18-08-2011

London's leading share index is nursing heavy losses now, with global worries over economic growth continuing to hurt sentiment.