Shares and the stockmarket

Revealed: how much Shell, Diageo and British American Tobacco could be worth if they traded on multiples of US peers

The value of British American Tobacco could, in theory, more than double if it switched stock market listing to the US and traded on...

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 14:27

UK IPOs have significantly outperformed the FTSE All-Share this year

Stocks that joined the UK stock market in 2024 have generated more than six times the return achieved by the FTSE All-Share since the start...

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 09:52

Analysts more bullish than ever on UK stocks in 2024

As we enter 2024, 59% of all analysts’ recommendations are buys and just 8% are sells for constituents of the FTSE 100, the highest and...

Tue, 30/01/2024 - 15:38

Dividend forecasts sag alongside profit estimates for 2023 and 2024

The FTSE 100 continues to paddle sideways. The UK’s leading index is no higher than twelve months ago or indeed six years ago, a picture...

Thu, 11/01/2024 - 14:26

FTSE 100 boardrooms show more stability than football club dressing rooms in 2023

FTSE 100 chief executives and football club managers are both in the results business, one group in terms of profits and share prices and the...

Thu, 04/01/2024 - 15:13

Price increases offset falling volumes as Imperial Brands delivers dividend growth

The shares may not be doing much in response to Imperial Brands’ full-year results, but the figures contain a lot that is good news if...

Fri, 17/11/2023 - 08:59

Do markets need to care about who the next US President could be?

It is a year to the sixtieth US Presidential Election, on 5 November 2024, and although financial markets are more concerned right now about US...

Thu, 09/11/2023 - 17:09

Big banks remain unloved after third-quarter reporting season

Although HSBC is ending the FTSE 100 megabanks’ third-quarter results season with a flourish in the form of its third share buyback of the...

Fri, 03/11/2023 - 08:15

Why markets will be hoping the latest Middle Eastern conflict is not a replay of the 1970s

There are so many more important things to consider than financial markets when a war breaks out, but central bankers, economists and investors could be...

Fri, 13/10/2023 - 08:51

Dividend growth still expected but forecasts for 2023 and 2024 slip lower

At the time of writing, markets expect the Bank of England base rate to peak at 5.50%, with the first cut expected in the second...

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 11:00

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