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Keywords key men cash in
Thursday 01 Jun 2017Two directors at video game technical services company Keywords Studios ( KWS:AIM ) are cashing in on a part of their stake in the business (24 May). Chief executive officer Andrew Day sold shares valued at a cool £4.1m while Giorgio Guastalla, a non-executive director, made an eye watering £32.6m...
New boss set to wake up sleepy gold miner
Thursday 25 May 2017New leadership and a proposed reverse takeover are good reasons to take another look at small cap miner Stratex International ( STI:AIM ) . We think the market has failed to spot the importance of several news announcements over the past two months. We rate Stratex as a speculative buy at 1.52p...
LightwaveRF leaps on Google launch
Thursday 25 May 2017Smart home tech tiddler LightwaveRF’s ( LWRF:AIM ) shares leapt 59% to 24p on news (18 May) it has launched Google Assistant voice control for Google Home across its product range. Although half-year results (19 May) revealed continuing losses for the group, sales are growing strongly and brand...
Forbidden broadcasts its eSports ambition
Thursday 25 May 2017Cloud-based video editing and broadcast platform developer Forbidden Technologies (FBT:AIM ) has signed its first customer in the emerging eSports space. The agreement is with eSports competition organiser Gfinity ( GFIN:AIM ) which will use Forbidden’s Forscene platform to allow highlights of its...
Blue Prism spells out digital ‘spine’ dream
Thursday 25 May 2017Virtual workforce technology disruptor Blue Prism ( PRSM:AIM ) has revealed plans to integrate itself far deeper into its large customers. The company says its strategy is to now become the ‘spine’ of large organisations’ digitalisation strategy rather than act as merely a support tool. Blue Prism...
Plexus fights back after profit warning
Thursday 25 May 2017Oil wellhead specialist Plexus ( POS:AIM ) is bouncing back from a profit warning on 16 May thanks to winning its first order from Norway’s largest independent petroleum producer, Aker BP, three days later. Its share price has been very volatile this year, surging from 75p at the start of 2017 to...
More to come from Warpaint after 80%+ rally
Thursday 18 May 2017Shares in lipstick and eyeliner seller Warpaint (W7L: AIM) have increased by more than 80% this year to 247.59p as investors wake up to its growth potential. The business, which floated on AIM in November 2016, last week delivered maiden full year results ahead of expectations. Sales increased by...
Flowgroup eyes £20m back-up plan
Thursday 18 May 2017Embattled boiler technology developer Flowgroup ( FLOW:AIM ) may be be forced into a hugely discounted emergency fund raise. The £20m cash call would be needed if the company cannot find a buyer for its independent household energy supply business, Flow Energy . It has 270,000 consumer customers...
Why marketing specialist is up nearly 60% in a week
Thursday 18 May 2017Shopping centre marketing specialist SpaceandPeople ( SAL:AIM ) is up nearly 60% in a week to 37.9p. It has guided for a £1m pre-tax profit in 2017 and a healthy net cash position of £1.25m. The shares last September crashed after a dividend cut and poor sales of its retail merchandising units...
Vipera sees the future with mobile banking
Thursday 18 May 2017Interest is building in mobile financial services specialist Vipera ( VIP:AIM ) . Its shares have increased in price by 56% in just over a month to 6.25p. Vipera secured its largest contract to date in April worth $2.4m. It generated €7.9m revenue in 2016 and a €1.5m pre-tax loss. Mobile banking is...