Premier promotion New Premier Oil (PMO) chief executive officer Tony Durrant will have an opportunity to win the market over on 11 July with a trading and operations report. The update from the mid cap oil firm is the first under Durrant’s leadership after an underwhelming reaction to the former finance director’s appointment (25 Jun) as a replacement for Simon ...

134.5p Loss to date: 12.1% We are cutting our losses and exiting the trade at 134.5p. We highlighted marketing services group Motivcom (MCM:AIM) at 153p last year (see Plays, Shares 3 Oct ‘13) in the belief that earnings forecasts were too conservative and flagged the potential for a repeat 2010-2011’s upgrade trend amid UK economic recovery. Unfortunately full-year results (27 ...

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) falls 5.8% to 909p after warning that 'material revenues' from its new risk management system RMS(one) will not come until the financial year starting October 2014. Media sales are slightly lower than analysts forecasts, Euromoney trading conditions remain 'challenging' and there's no update on floating its 52.6%-owned property website Zoopla which may ...

Marketing services expert Motivcom (MCM:AIM) is an interesting momentum play. Conservative broker forecasts leave scope for short-term earnings upgrades, even if visibility further out is not great given the cyclical nature of the company’s end markets. In an uncanny replay of late 2010, Motivcom’s shares are warming to the prospect of a UK economic recovery. Three years ago the company ...