Full-year revenue and profit beatAdministrations increase 22%Positive outlookBusiness advisory specialist FRP Advisory (FRP:AIM) has revealed full-year revenue to the end of April grew 23% and profit increased 37%, both ahead of market expectations, sending the shares up by a tenth to 142.1p.Today's gain lifts the shares back into positive territory for the year to date and means they are up 27% o

3i Infrastructure (3IN) 342.5pGain to date: 8.7% When we recommended buying into private equity firm 3i Infrastructure (3IN) last summer at 315p we flagged the undervaluation of its portfolio, as shown by the sale of Dutch waste treatment and recycling firm Attero for more than 30% above its most recent valuation and 2.7 times the purchase price.We stuck with our call even when the shares dipped t

Companies tend to list on the stock market when conditions look ripe for a healthy reception from investors so as to get a deal away at the best price.After a fallow period for IPOs (initial public offerings) in 2022/23, activity appears to be gathering pace buoyed by the FTSE 100 and FTSE All-Share notching up new all-time highs in recent weeks.In an unusual turn of events, London could benefit f

UK stocks continue to make new highsLower rates and stronger economy fan gainsBest-performing stocks over the last yearUK stocks continue to make new highs buoyed by increasing hopes interest rates will be cut this summer and decreasing worries of economic Armageddon.A dovish tone from Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey at this week?s (9 May) interest rate policy meeting and today?s (10 May) s

With around 40% of S&P 500 constituents reporting earnings last week including heavyweights Microsoft (MSFT:NASDAQ) and Alphabet (GOOG:NASDAQ), the micro picture was widely expected to be the main investor focus.As things turned out, a surprisingly weak first quarter GDP (gross domestic product) print and higher-than-anticipated March inflation gave investors and the Federal Reserve further pause

This feature explores spin-offs or de-mergers, looking at the rationale for them and how they have performed, and asks if they can be a promising hunting ground for investors.One of the UK?s largest recent spin-offs was GSK?s (GSK) demerger of its consumer healthcare division in 2022.GSK reportedly rebuffed a £50 billion offer from personal goods giant Unilever (ULVR) to buy the division, named H

Stock prices in London were up heading into the afternoon on Wednesday, with Reckitt jumping on a strong start to 2024, while Lloyds rose despite a fall in profit.The FTSE 100 index was up 38.40 points, 0.5%, at 8,083.21. The FTSE 250 was down 3.41 points at 19,796.31, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.1 of a point at 754.97.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.5% at 807.00, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.2% at 17,1

Stock prices in London closed up on Friday, but investors remained tentative as Israel carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran.The FTSE 100 index closed up 18.80 points, or 0.2%, at 7,895.85. The FTSE 250 ended down 59.37 points, 0.3%, at 19,391.30, and the AIM All-Share closed up 0.38 of a point, 0.1%, at 745.67.Across the week, they were down 1.3%, 1.7% and 1.4% respectively.The Cboe UK 100 ende

Q1 revenue higher than expectedBack to year-on-year growth from Q2Target to increase margins by 1% a yearOnline gambling firm 888 Holdings (888) said first quarter revenue came in higher than its guided range and it expects to return to year-on-year growth from the second quarter onwards.The slightly higher revenue outcome and positive outlook was enough to send the shares up 3.4% to 82.5p, althou

THIS IS AN ADVERTISING FEATURE Abby Glennie and Amanda Yeaman, managers of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth TrustThe long-awaited turnaround in smaller companies is unlikely to happen just because shares are lowly-valuedHowever, an improving economic and interest rate backdrop could spark renewed interest in the sectorM&A activity is also providing support for the smaller companies sectorInvest

Rewind to 2020, five years on from the landmark Paris Agreement to combat climate change, and aside from the pandemic the big stories in markets were the ?climate emergency? and the ?energy transition?.Although the Glasgow COP26 conference had to be postponed until 2021 due to Covid, there was no shortage of high-profile events from Manchester?s virtual four-day Green Summit to the WEF (World Econ

Continued strong trading in first five monthsRecord gold price boosts gross profitBoard highly confident in meeting full year expectationsPawnbroker and financial services provider Ramsdens (RFX:AIM) said trading in the five months to 29 February continued to be strong, positive news that boosted the shares by 5% to 190p.In a statement ahead of the company?s annual general meeting, the board said

Q4 sales beat consensus estimatesNet profit tops ?1 billionLong-term targets reiteratedShares in Ferrari (RACE:NYSE) raced 13% ahead to a new all-time in US trading (1 Feb) after the iconic Italian luxury car maker topped analysts? fourth quarter estimates and said its order book remained strong.News that seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will move to Ferrari from Mercedes in 2025

Prices are turning positive againLower mortgage rates helpingActivity seen picking up this yearHousebuilders and housing-related stocks got a lift going into the Bank of England?s monetary policy meeting thanks to a positive read on the property market from the latest Nationwide house price survey.Shares in Barratt Developments (BDEV), Crest Nicholson (CRST), Persimmon (PSN), Redrow (RDW), Rightmo

THIS IS AN ADVERTISING FEATUREUK companies have delivered strong operational performance, dividend growth and record levels of buybacksInvestors remain wary on the UK market despite huge cash generationThere are tentative signs of sentiment improving as stability is restoredTo paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the demise of UK equity markets have been much exaggerated. Over 2023, UK companies have

2024 earnings guidance lowered to bottom of rangeFull year 2023 revenue falls 8% to £1.71 billionStrategic update expected with full results on 26 MarchShares in gambling and gaming company 888 Holdings (888) sank by a tenth on Wednesday after the company reduced 2024 profit guidance to the lower end of current market expectations.The shares are down around 19% over the last year compared with a

Stock prices in London returned from a Christmas break by posting solid gains on Wednesday, as the holiday-shortened final week of the year kicked off positively on US interest rate cut hope.Recent data, including Friday?s personal consumption expenditures print, has aided the ?soft-landing? narrative. There is an 87% chance that Fed cuts rates in March, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.The FTSE

London and other European markets followed Asia and the US higher early Wednesday, reopening after a four-day weekend with fresh impetus, after a US inflation report added to hopes for interest rate cuts in the new year.The FTSE 100 index opened up 50.73 points, 0.7%, at 7,748.24. The FTSE 250 was up 60.43 points, 0.3%, at 19,691.38, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.44 points, 0.2%, at 755.84.The Cb

Tentative signs of sustainable margin improvement and market share gains, combined with the tailwind provided by continued recovery in elective procedures, should provide medical products company Smith & Nephew (SN.) with positive momentum heading into 2024.The shares are trading close to 10-year lows, and from a valuation perspective have rarely offered better value relative to the UK market and

The FTSE 100 edged upwards at Monday?s market open in London, buildings on last week?s gains, as stocks elsewhere declined.The FTSE 100 index opened up 12.80 points, 0.2%, at 7,589.16. The FTSE 250 was down 20.90 points, 0.1%, at 19,188.07, and the AIM All-Share was down 1.18 points, 0.2%, at 738.13.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.3% at 758.18, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.1% at 16642.63, and the Cboe Smal