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Great Ideas Update
XP Power’s demand purple patch
Thursday 18 Jan 2018XP POWER ( XPP ) £36.80 Gain to date: 52.6% Original entry point: Buy at £24.11, 6 July 2017 Another upbeat trading update from XP Power ( XPP ) makes it a hat-trick of positive updates since our original feature back in July 2017. Right now the stock stands at £36.80, roughly 53% up on the £24.11...
Sopheon has smashed earnings forecasts
Thursday 11 Jan 2018SOPHEON ( SPE:AIM ) 450p Gain to date: 36.4% Original entry point: Buy at 330p, 22 June 2017 A very strong end to 2017 means Sopheon ( SPE:AIM ) will beat forecasts for 31 December 2017 on both revenue and profit. That’s behind an impressive near 30% jump in the share price on 4 January, putting...
G4S continues on the road to recovery
Thursday 11 Jan 2018G4S ( GFS ) 285.9p Gain to date: 11.6% Original entry point: Buy at 256.2p, 16 November 2017 FTSE 100 support services company G4S ( GFS ) looks to be back on track after a torrid time last year when the company flagged issues that hurt its share price. Investment bank UBS says now is the time to...
Dechra sales receive North American boost
Thursday 11 Jan 2018Dechra Pharmaceuticals ( DPH ) £20.58 Gain to date: 19% Original entry point: Buy at £17.29, 27 July 2017 Veterinary products developer Dechra Pharmaceuticals ( DPH ) continues to deliver strong trading with a 10.5% jump in sales in the second half of 2017. The upbeat performance was driven by a 20...
Taking profit on Burford Capital
Thursday 21 Dec 2017Burford Capital ( BUR:AIM ) £11.60 Gain to date: 58% Original entry point: Buy at 734p, 9 March 2017 Litigation finance provider Burford Capital ( BUR:AIM ) is up nearly 60% since we flagged its attractions in the spring and its market value has increased more than eight-fold since the beginning of...
Essential services group Marlowe toasts new growth avenue
Thursday 21 Dec 2017Marlowe ( MRL:AIM ) 382.5p Gain to date: 23.4% Original entry point: Buy at 310p, 23 March 2017 The boss of fire and water safety specialist Marlowe ( MRL:AIM ) says July’s acquisition of Ductclean UK is the best acquisition the company has ever made. Chief executive Alex Dacre says the ventilation...
SigmaRoc cements new acquisition as part of buy-and-build strategy
Thursday 21 Dec 2017SigmaRoc ( SRC:AIM ) 42.25p Loss to date: 2.3% Original entry point: Buy at 43.25p, 26 October 2017 Building materials company SigmaRoc ( SRC:AIM ) has made another acquisition in its efforts to become a niche player in the pan-European construction industry. It has raised £13.9m to fund the £10...
Time to get out of Kainos
Thursday 14 Dec 2017KAINOS ( KNOS ) 314.75p Gain to date: 59.0% Original entry point: Buy at 198p, 19 January 2017 Half-year results from Kainos ( KNOS ) are more exciting than the figures may first suggest. However, the valuation is looking a bit excessive, so we’re taking profit on our Great Ideas trade. Headline...
Xafinity toasts major acquisition and bumper period for new client wins
Thursday 14 Dec 2017Xafinity ( XAF ) 187.75p Gain to date: 15.2% Original entry point: Buy at 163p, 31 August 2017 Reading-based Xafinity ( XAF ) is to become the largest pure-play consultant in the UK pension market after striking a deal to buy Punter Southall’s actuarial, administration and consulting business for...
Cineworld boss explains merits of £2.7bn Regal deal
Thursday 07 Dec 2017Cineworld ( CINE ) 531p Loss to date: 16% Original entry point: Buy at 632p, 16 March 2017 Cinema operator Cineworld ( CINE ) has confirmed plans for a £1.7bn rights issue to help finance its £2.7bn acquisition of US rival Regal Entertainment. The rights issue price is expected to be revealed in...