Image source: Getty Images Just when you think Aston Martin Lagonda (LSE: AML) shares can’t go any lower, they do. Now at 66p, they’re down 39% in six months, 56% over a year, and 98% since listing in late 2018. The share price trend seems so bearish that any positive news at all could spark a sudden turnaround. Therefore, I’ve been digging into the FTSE 250 struggler again to see if it might be worth me buying a few shares for my ISA. Top brand There are a few things that I like about Aston Martin. The most obvious is…
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By Nimesh Vora and Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s foreign exchange and interest rate traders have turned cautious on fears of a possible escalation in tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad following a deadly militant attack in India’s Kashmir region. Suspected militants killed 26 men at a tourist destination in Kashmir on Tuesday in the worst attack on civilians in the country in nearly two decades. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that there was cross-border involvement in the attack. New Delhi has suspended a six-decade old river-sharing treaty and closed the only land crossing between the nuclear-armed rivals. A…
Image source: Getty Images In my experience as a former senior investment bank trader and longtime private investor the FTSE 250 is a good place to find tomorrow’s stars today. This could well be the case with high-tech defence firm Chemring (LSE: CHG), in my view. Its core capabilities include latest technology systems for active cyber defence, electronic warfare, and aerial and naval countermeasures, among others. It is a global leader in countermeasures systems, supplying 85% of NATO’s air fleets and 60% of its naval fleets. It is a key supplier of precision technology to NASA and SpaceX, providing 230 products…
Image source: Getty Images 2 April was dubbed a ‘Liberation Day’ by the US administration. On that day, President Trump announced a wide range of tariffs to be imposed on nations around the world. The FTSE 100, along with other global financial markets, fell in the immediate aftermath. The volatility in the weeks since has been high. But if an investor had bought an index tracker on the day, here’s how it would currently look. A wild ride I will assume the investor bought at around 9am on the fateful morning, with a buying price of 8,591 points. Using the…
Image source: Getty Images Barclays’ (LSE: BARC) share price has fallen 7% from its 3 March 12-month traded high of £3.15. This has been caused mainly by two key factors, in my view. The first was the decline in UK interest rates, which is broadly negative for banks’ net interest income (NII). This is money made from the different rates charged and loans and paid on deposits. The second was the heightened risk of a US-led global recession following the imposition of tariffs on 2 April. Banks generally reflect the economic health of the countries in which they operate, both…
Home > Funds Management > Saudi alts manager expands into Australian private creditSidra Capital, a Saudi Arabia-based alternative investments manager, has launched a new private credit investment fund focused on Australia’s mining and energy sector. The Sharia-compliant Sidra Asia Pacific Private Investments Sub-Fund I will be domiciled in Singapore and managed by its local team. The multi-asset, low-volatility fund invests US$15 million (AU$22.5 million) in Australia’s mining sector, offering investors, Sidra says, a “secured and stable revenue stream over a three-year period, underpinned by strong tailwind in the Australian mining sector”. The fund targets a return of 9.75% per annum…
Image source: Getty Images When things get tough in the stock market, investors often turn to gold. And while that’s worked very well recently, I’m looking at UK shares as a better long-term opportunity. The price of gold has surged in an uncertain macroeconomic environment, but I think assets that generate cash for investors are a better choice. And the FTSE 100 is where I’m looking. Going for gold? Owning gold has worked out very well for investors recently and that’s not an accident. It tends to hold up strongly – much better than equities – in times of macroeconomic…
Image source: Getty Images Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says most people should invest in a diversified index, like the FTSE 100 or the S&P 500, instead of individual stocks. But there are three reasons I don’t do this. I don’t think this is a bad plan. But its financial strength, subsidiaries, and structure are why I prefer buying shares in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) – Buffett’s company. Balance sheet I usually view it as a bad sign when stock analysis starts with the amount of cash on a company’s balance sheet. It’s often a sign there isn’t much else that’s good…
Image source: Getty Images A decade ago, NatWest (LSE:NWG) shares (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland) were still recovering from the aftermath of the global financial crisis and government bailout. A £10,000 investment in NatWest shares 10 years ago would now be worth approximately £12,400, excluding dividends. While that’s hardly a market-beating performance, it’s not a disaster either. Especially considering the bank’s turbulent history and the challenges faced by the UK banking sector. Importantly, this figure doesn’t include dividends. NatWest has been a fairly consistent dividend payer over the period with the exception being the pandemic years. Factoring in reinvested dividends,…
Image source: Getty Images My investment hero, Warren Buffett, argues that investors should “never bet against America”. He also states that an investor’s simple goal should be to “buy stocks in good companies at fair prices”. Thus, I’ve been trawling through the US S&P 500 index looking for great businesses with (temporarily) depressed share prices. In other words, I’m on the hunt for what I call ‘fallen angels’ — solid companies whose stocks have been affected by selling pressure or negative sentiment. And I believe I’ve found one such candidate within the group of mega-cap tech stocks known as the…