Investors can obviously improve their returns by buying stocks that perform well. It’s also a good idea to avoid stocks that do not. Avoid bad investments, make good ones, its all so simple. Let’s define a good investment, in this case a stock, as one that delivers above market returns over a defined holding period.…More
The impact of National Insurance changes on Greggs share price explained
The price of Greggs shares has dropped 29% in a year. Part of the blame can be laid at the door of the changes to employers national insurance contributions announced in the autumn budget at the end of October 2024, and their impact on the bakers profitability. In this article we aim to explore this…More
Petrofac, Diversified Energy Company, Ocado, abrdn and now Burberry are the top five most shorted UK stocks
It’s probably not a good sign if a stock is shorted. Find out which UK stocks are the most heavily shorted as of Friday, 16 August, 2024More
Petrofac, Diversified Energy Company, Ocado, abrdn and Kingfisher are the top five most shorted UK stocks
It’s probably not a good sign if a stock is shorted. Find out which UK stocks are the most heavily shorted as of Friday, 16 August, 2024More
Petrofac, Diversified Energy Company, Ocado, Kingfisher and ASOS are the top five most shorted UK stocks
It’s probably not a good sign if a stock is shorted. Find out which UK stocks are the most heavily shorted as of Friday, 9 August, 2024More
Anatomy of a crisis: Why are the stock markets crashing?
A wobble on Friday turned into a full on panic on Monday as global equity indexes plunged. The worst of it was seen in Japan as its Topix index fell by 12%. The US markets then opened and followed suit—although they did not quite match the alarm in Asia—seeing the S&P 500 register a 3.0%…More
Petrofac, Diversified Energy Company and Ocado are the top three most shorted UK stocks
If someone is betting heavily against a UK stock I either own, or plan to own, then I’d want to know about it. Luckily, all firms with a net short position greater than or equal to 0.1% of the issued share capital against a listed UK listed company have to report that position to the…More
In defence of Nick Train and his stock picking performance on the basis that the worlds greatest investors don’t always outperform the stock market
This week Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (LSE: FGT) related its report for the half year which ended on 30 March, 2024. In the report Nick Train, the investment manager, apologised for his poor investment performance over the last few years. A Financial Times article picked a few key phrases from Mr Train’s investment manager…More
There were signs to avoid UK stock market darling Patisserie Valerie before it collapsed
Patisserie Holdings plc—which had the ticker CAKE—disappeared from the London Stock Exchange‘s AIM market in October 2018. A tax bill of £1.4m arrived and despite having £24m in cash, it could not be paid. That was because the company was far from flush in cash, in fact it was on the verge of bankruptcy, which…More
Petrofac tops the list of the top twenty most shorted UK stocks for yet another week
It’s probably not a good sign if a stock is shorted. Find out which UK stocks are the most heavily shorted as of Friday, 5 April, 2024More
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