Image source: Getty Images I suspect the ConvaTec Group (LSE: CTEC) share price has slipped under the radar for many investors. It had for me. Yet the company saw its shares climb 45% in the five years to June’s 52-week high of 311.2p. That was before a sharp dip to 238.8p at close on Monday (28 July) however. But we’re looking at a 1% rise at the time I write on first-half results morning (29 July). Progress since 2016 ConvaTec’s a medical products and technologies company, specialising in long-term care for wound, ostomy, incontinence and infusion patients. It floated on…
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Image source: Getty Images The AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) share price got a modest boost Tuesday morning (29 July) from first-half results, up 2% at the time of writing. It’s been effectively flat for around three years, so maybe the valuation had been getting a bit rich? The shares got a push from AstraZeneca’s vaccine efforts in the Covid pandemic. But they’d already been gaining prior to that. And the long-term rise has pushed the forecast price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to 23 for the current year. Forecasts have it falling to under 17 by 2027 based on earnings growth, and that’s not…
Image source: Getty Images Taylor Wimpey shares (LSE: TW) are (as Winston Churchill once said of the Soviet Union’s policy pre-WW2) a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. I bought them a couple of years ago when the yield topped 7%, and the stock traded at just six or seven times earnings. It felt like a bargain. Solid balance sheet, defensive business model, generous dividends. The payout looked sustainable too. What could go wrong? Today, the yield’s an eye-catching 8.7%, and while the price-to-earnings ratio’s crept up to 13.8, that still looks modest to me. Yet the share price…
Peat core, Congo. Credit: Greta Dargie A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study. An international team of researchers has shown that the tropical peatland complex, which is the world’s largest, began forming about 42,000 years ago, more than 20,000 years earlier than previously thought. Dr. Greta Dargie of the University of Leeds, School of Geography, led the study. She said “These peat swamp forests are a globally important carbon store, holding the equivalent of three years of…
Image source: Getty Images A Stocks and Shares ISA can be an excellent tool for investors to build wealth over time. Although some prefer to invest and forget about it, the ISA can be a way to generate regular monthly tax-free income through dividends. In fact, by reviewing an existing ISA, it could be surprising just how much it could make. Minor changes to boost yield I’m going to assume that an investor has a pot of £40k already, built up over several years. If it’s a mix of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 stocks, they should already be making…
Biggest S&P 500 Movers on Monday 11 hr 6 min ago Advancers Shares of server maker Super Micro Computer (SMCI) surged more than 10%, notching the S&P 500’s top daily performance. Supermicro is set to release its quarterly results on Aug. 5. Monday’s push higher for the stock followed reports that President Donald Trump has loosened restrictions on technological exports to China in a move to bolster trade negotiations with the country. Shares of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) gained 4.3%. According to reports, AMD raised pricing on its Instinct MI350 AI chip, suggesting the company is confident in the capacity…
Image source: Getty Images According to Moneyfacts.co.uk, the average Stocks and Shares ISA has returned 6.19% a year since 2019-20. In any single year though, the average return’s rarely been close to this number. Aside from the 2021-22 financial year, results have generally been much higher or much lower. And that tells investors a lot about how to invest in the stock market. Stock market returns A 6.19% annual return isn’t bad by any means. That’s especially the case during a period when interest rates have been unusually low, causing cash returns to be weak. On closer inspection however, it’s…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100 recently surged to an all-time high above 9,150 points, riding the wave of a global stock market rally. Investors seem more enthusiastic about stocks as optimism grows around central bank rate cuts, particularly in Europe. The seven-day rally has since taken a breather but not before pushing the Footsie to record territory. But that doesn’t mean every UK stock has benefited equally. In fact, some have stumbled. Centrica and SSE both declined amid pressure on energy prices, along with several FTSE 100 firms with US exposure. JD Sports Fashion, AstraZeneca and GSK have…
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s bond market faces stern tests this week, from domestic political ructions and a possible hawkish shift at the central bank to global risks stemming from the Federal Reserve. Japan’s long-dated government bond (JGB) yields remain near record peaks after the ruling coalition lost its majority in upper house elections. Opposition parties advocating debt-funded tax cuts have strengthened, adding pressure on fiscally conservative Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to step aside. Meanwhile, short-dated JGB yields rose to multi-month highs following a trade deal with the United States, which removes an obstacle for the Bank of Japan…
Image source: Getty Images In April, a few days after President Trump unveiled his tariff plans, the JD Sports Fashion (LSE:JD.) share price fell to a 52-week low. Since then, the stock’s risen more than 50% and currently (28 July) changes hands for around 91p. But the ‘King of Trainers’ share price remains shy of 100p. The last time it was above three figures was at the start of trading on 21 November 2024. By close of business that day — after announcing that earnings for the 52 weeks ended 1 February 2025 (FY25) would be at the lower end…