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Why Coca-Cola is still a sparkling investment
Thursday 18 Apr 2024A classic example of a superb business with staying power, The Coca-Cola Company (KO:NYSE) is blessed with iconic brands spearheaded by Coca-Cola or ‘Coke’, the world’s most recognised soft drink synonymous with its red cans. Coca-Cola’s brands resonate with consumers around the world, making the...
Spectris is another unrecognised long-term growth compounder
Thursday 28 Mar 2024Whenever there is a discussion about ‘quality’ UK industrial stocks, the name Spectris (SXS) is often thrown into the ring although we suspect many investors, while being familiar with the company in a general sense, have little idea what it actually does. Looking on Stockopedia, the company has a...
Is MicroStrategy more than just a proxy for Bitcoin?
Thursday 15 Feb 2024Is $11 billion US firm MicroStrategy (MSTR:NASDAQ) really the largest independent business intelligence company listed anywhere, as it claims, or merely a proxy for cryptocurrency Bitcoin, as many investors perceive it to be? On its website, MicroStrategy says it provides modern analytics on an...
Halma is a world-class company investing in high-return global niche markets
Thursday 30 Nov 2023If we conducted a straw poll we’ve no doubt most readers would have heard of Amersham-based engineering firm Halma ( HLMA ) , but we suspect a much smaller proportion could put their hand up and explain what it does. For a FTSE 100 company with a market cap of £8 billion, Halma seems to operate ‘in...
Discover the little-known company behind Nike’s record breaking running shoes
Thursday 09 Nov 2023Even casual observers might have spotted the records being smashed in long distance races by athletes wearing Nike (NKE:NYSE) running shoes. The latest of which saw Kelvin Kiptum come within 35 seconds of the two-hour barrier at the Chicago Marathon as he set a new all-time best for the distance on...
The golden strategy delivering big success for Endeavour Mining in West Africa
Thursday 20 Jul 2023With the departure of several big gold miners from the UK market over the past decade, Endeavour Mining ( EDV ) saw an opportunity when it was looking to add a stock listing to its existing one in Toronto. Endeavour shares began trading in London in June 2021 and it joined the FTSE 100 in 2022...
Porsche shares have been a big success: here’s why they could go even higher
Thursday 06 Jul 2023As auto enthusiasts everywhere know, a Porsche can turn heads like few other sports cars, a principle that seems to hold true for its shares. The shares trade under the name of Dr ING F Porsche AG (P911:ETR) , which is a mouthful, so we’ll refer to the company as Porsche AG, but interested readers...
Salesforce has made investors rich over the years: are the shares worth buying today?
Thursday 29 Jun 2023In less than 25 years Salesforce (CRM:NYSE) has become a giant of the global software industry and an iconic Silicon Valley name. Valued at $206 billion, it is the thirty-second largest company on the S&P 500, and according to Fortune’s latest surveys, ranks eighth in the world’s 100 best...
Dowlais shares worth buying after demerger from careful owner Melrose
Thursday 22 Jun 2023The name Dowlais ( DWL ) may not mean a huge amount to you but there is a good chance something it has made is sitting on your driveway. An April 2023 spin-out from industrial turnaround specialist Melrose ( MRO ) , Dowlais is effectively the car engineering part of GKN. An institution in the UK...
Analysts think STV’s shares are too cheap given its growth potential
Thursday 01 Jun 2023Free-to-air broadcaster STV ( STVG ) was created by the combination of Grampian Television and Scottish Television in 2006 and now holds the Channel 3 commercial television licence for Scotland. It is headquartered on the banks of the river Clyde in Glasgow, and it creates and distributes...