magazine archive
magazine archive
Daniel Coatsworth
Wage growth pressures remain high: Why it matters to investors
Thursday 25 Apr 2024The persistently high interest rate environment means companies are under pressure to cut costs and jobs are an obvious target. While they can cut their workforce through redundancies or slash the wage bill through shorter or fewer shifts, others might already be operating with a skeleton crew and...
How catchy names like the Magnificent Seven hook in investors
Thursday 28 Mar 2024In a world of thousands of stocks, certain people just want to focus on ones that are doing well. If these stocks are part of a group with a snappy acronym or label, they must surely matter, right? That is the widespread view among the investment community. Investors love a narrative and what...
Taking British success stories overseas: can Greggs succeed?
Thursday 14 Mar 2024Full-year results from Greggs (GRG) on 5 March painted a picture of a company doing so well in its domestic territory that one has to ask when it might export the successful business model abroad. Greggs’ profits and market share are growing, it is investing in manufacturing and distribution...
Individuals increasingly take the view that passive investments are the low-cost, no hassle option
Thursday 29 Feb 2024Investors are increasingly turning to passive investment products such as tracker funds and exchange-traded funds as they seek a low-cost, uncomplicated way to get exposure to the markets. There are numerous reasons why trackers and ETFs are filling more portfolios. Underperformance by active...
Stock market crash four years on: why the recovery has been patchy
Thursday 15 Feb 2024Shares in hundreds of UK and US-listed companies have not fully recovered since the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a global stock market crash in February 2020, even though most major market indices are now trading above that level. According to SharePad data, 196 stocks in the FTSE 350 and 149 stocks...
Retail sector: why it is important and four major challenges ahead
Thursday 01 Feb 2024The retail sector accounts for £104 billion of the FTSE 350 index by value of its 22 constituents, making it of significant importance to the UK stock market and to any investor with exposure to UK equities. The fortunes of retailers can tell us about the state of the consumer and in turn provide...
Falling interest rates could trigger new wave of takeovers
Thursday 18 Jan 2024A big increase in the average takeover premium in 2023 highlights how parts of the UK stock market continue to be undervalued. The average bid premium for UK stocks in 2023 was 51% against 37% in 2022 and 43% in 2021, according to analysis by AJ Bell. Most London-listed takeovers last year involved...