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Don't panic about Devro's share price weakness
Thursday 13 Dec 2018Devro ( DVO ) 169p Loss to date: 11.7% Original entry point: Buy at 191.5p, 6 Sep 2018 Our ‘buy’ call on sausage skins maker Devro ( DVO ) may be 11.7% in the red, yet we’re sticking with our positive stance on the food producer. A supplier of edible collagen casings for sausages, salamis and hams...
Why AstraZeneca’s shares are resilient despite another clinical trial setback
Thursday 13 Dec 2018Astrazeneca ( AZN ) £60.80 Loss to date: 3.5% Original entry point: Buy at £63, 15 Nov 2018 The failure of a Phase III clinical trial, reported on 7 December, has failed to knock AstraZeneca ( AZN ) off track. Its shares are even trading above the level at which it reported the setback with its...
Large earnings upgrades at Marlowe following strong trading
Thursday 06 Dec 2018Marlowe ( MRL:AIM ) 434p Gain to date: 1.9% Original entry point: Buy at 426p, 28 June 2018 The safety expert says full year results will now be better than previous market expectations, thanks to good trading across its business and positive contribution from recent acquisitions. Stockbroker...
Clinigen reveals strategy in bid to become the Amazon of hard-to-access drugs
Thursday 06 Dec 2018Clinigen ( CLIN:AIM ) Gain to date: 0.1% Original entry point: Buy at 865p, 11 October 2018 We are flummoxed by speciality pharma firm Clinigen’s ( CLIN:AIM ) lack of share price momentum as it pursues an ambitious strategy in a bid to become the Amazon of hard-to-access medicines. An investor...
Why our bullish call on Majestic Wine turned sour
Thursday 29 Nov 2018Majestic Wine ( WINE:AIM ) 301.5p Loss to date: 20% (stopped out) Original entry point: Buy at 433.5p, 9 Aug 2018 Unfortunately, our bullish summer call on quality wine specialist Majestic Wine ( WINE:AIM ) hasn’t worked out, the shares triggering our stop loss on news (22 Nov) of a 63% decline in...
Halma sets new records as growth engine roars
Thursday 29 Nov 2018HALMA ( HLMA ) £13.42 Gain to date: 6.3% Original entry point: Buy at £12.62, 18 October 2018 More record-breaking results from Halma ( HLMA ) will surprise no one familiar with this health, safety and regulations-led electronics equipment supplier. What does stand out is the broad spread of the...
Anglo American shares show resilience during troubled times
Thursday 29 Nov 2018Anglo American ( AAL ) £15.62 Loss to date: 5.4% Original entry point: Buy at £16.52, 12 July 2018 The FTSE 100 miner has held up well considering the negative backdrop for commodity stocks – a brewing trade war, falling oil prices, fears about China’s appetite for raw materials and general...
Focusrite’s growth story is music to our ears
Thursday 22 Nov 2018( TUNE:AIM ) 427.5p Gain to date: 32% Original entry point: 324p, 27 Nov 2017 Global music and audio products innovator Focusrite ( TUNE:AIM ) has generated a 32% gain on our Great Idea. We’re as excited as ever about its growth prospects following better-than- expected full year results (20 Nov)...
Great start to our trade on pubs operator EI Group
Thursday 22 Nov 2018EI Group ( EIG ) 173.8p Gain to date: 1.6% Original entry point: Buy at 171p, 8 November 2018 We remain confident UK pub company EI Group ( EIG ) has more to offer following an encouraging set of full year results (20 Nov). In a bullish announcement, EI says its strategic plan to revive its...
AB Dynamics shares hit new record high
Thursday 22 Nov 2018AB Dynamics ( ABDP:AIM ) £14.85 Gain to date: 58.4% Original entry point: Buy at 937.5p, 21 December 2017 Full-year results from AB Dynamics ( ABDP:AIM ) triggered a new share price rally and took the stock to an all-time high of £16.50. The stock has since eased back amid several directors selling...