Image source: Getty Images Sage Group‘s (LSE: SGE) one of the most impressive growth shares on the entire FTSE 100. Its share price is up 20% over 12 months and 80% over five years, despite the wider economic turbulence. I first considered buying it two years ago while building my Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). On 16 June 2023, I noted on these pages that the shares had surged almost 50% in a year and were trading at a 22-year high. Sage’s on a roll The business was moving into a new phase, rolling out cloud-based services to small- and mid-sized firms…
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Image source: Getty Images Shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group (LSE:IAG) have climbed almost 100% over the last 12 months. But that doesn’t automatically mean the stock’s expensive or overvalued. Whether or not a stock’s a bargain depends on how much cash the company makes – and IAG shares look cheap at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 7. But I’m not so sure this is the case. P/E multiples A low P/E multiple can be an encouraging sign, especially for investors focused on value. It suggests a company doesn’t have to grow much for its cash flows to generate a…
Image source: Getty Images Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) remains one of the most volatile stocks out there. Indeed, according to Yahoo Finance, Tesla’s beta is 2.4, indicating that it’s more than twice as volatile as the broader market. That’s highly unusual for a mega-cap stock. But had someone invested in Tesla a decade ago, then departed to a desert island, they would have made 20 times their money while away. Very few stocks have returned this much over 10 years. In October 2015, just after our imaginary Robinson Crusoe left for the island, CEO Elon Musk predicted that fully autonomous cars…
Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – June 5, 2025) – Hempalta (TSXV: HEMP), an agricultural clean-tech company that leverages its value chain and knowledge to generate global carbon credit solutions from industrial hemp and other nature based solutions, announced today that it will be presenting at the 2025 Canadian Climate Investor Conference (CCIC), taking place on Wednesday June 11, 2025 at the Arcadian Court in Toronto, Ontario.For a complete agenda of the conference and to register, see the conference website here: https://events.tsx.com/ccic/.About HempaltaHempalta Corp. (TSXV: HEMP) is a nature-based carbon credit provider utilizing industrial hemp’s potential to sequester carbon. Through its subsidiary…
Image source: Getty Images Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW) shares offer one of the highest yields on the entire FTSE 100. They’re forecast to yield 8.25% in 2025, rising to 8.49% the following year. That’s a brilliant rate of dividend income. And it needs to be. Unfortunately, the Taylor Wimpey share price has fallen almost 25% over the last 12 months. This isn’t a one-off either. A decade ago, the shares were trading around 185p. Today, they’re closer to 115p, which is 38% lower. That’s a dreadful return over 10 years. Income positive, growth negative Housebuilders have taken a battering since…
Private credit has rapidly evolved from a niche asset class into a dominant force in the global lending ecosystem, now representing an estimated $2.5 trillion industry[1] rivaling traditional bank lending and public debt markets. For institutional investors navigating a shifting macroeconomic and regulatory landscape, the asset class presents both compelling opportunities and growing concerns. While private credit promises bespoke deal structures, superior yields, and diversification away from traditional fixed income, its accelerated growth — fueled by bank retrenchment and heightened investor appetite — raises critical questions about liquidity, transparency, and systemic risk. This transformation has been driven by structural shifts…
Calgary, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – June 5, 2025) – Hempalta HEMP, an agricultural clean-tech company that leverages its value chain and knowledge to generate global carbon credit solutions from industrial hemp and other nature based solutions, announced today that it will be presenting at the 2025 Canadian Climate Investor Conference (CCIC), taking place on Wednesday June 11, 2025 at the Arcadian Court in Toronto, Ontario.For a complete agenda of the conference and to register, see the conference website here: https://events.tsx.com/ccic/.About HempaltaHempalta Corp. HEMP is a nature-based carbon credit provider utilizing industrial hemp’s potential to sequester carbon. Through its subsidiary Hemp Carbon Standard Inc.…
Investors are pulling back from long-duration notes. by Alice Gledhill and Ruth Carson A spate of poorly-received longer-dated sovereign bond auctions worldwide has raised questions about the willingness of investors to fund the spending plans of governments from the US to Japan. Japan’s 30-year bond sale Thursday was the third in as many weeks to show signs of a cold shoulder from buyers, with one measure of demand the weakest since 2023. A post-auction rally suggested investor expectations of demand had been even lower. Meanwhile, Tuesday’s auction of 12-year Australian government debt saw the weakest demand in about six years and Wednesday’s post-election South Korean 30-year…
Image source: Getty Images The Wizz Air Holdings (LSE: WIZZ) share price slumped more than 25% when the market opened Thursday (5 June) and, as I write, it’s still hovering around that level. The reason? A 61.7% fall in operating profit for the year ended 31 March, to €167.5m (£150m at current exchange rates). That was caused in large part by a number of its aircraft being grounded due to problems with their Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. At year-end, 42 planes were still stuck on the tarmac. Conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine also had an impact on…
Image source: Getty Images FTSE 250 high-tech defence firm Chemring (LSE: CHG) is trading at a 14-year high of £5.54. The last time it traded at more than this was 1 September 2011, when it hit £5.65. That said, there can still be value left in the shares as price and value are different things. I took a deep dive into the business and ran the key numbers to get to the bottom of the firm’s valuation. Increased spending by NATO Chemring’s shares are trading at such lofty levels partly because of the increasing defence threat to the West. Most immediately…