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Last Updated: July 15th, 2021
US delivery giant FedEx (FDX) is trading off its all time highs on the back of being a pandemic winner but it is also an inflation winner, which makes it an enticingly strong buy. Risk-averse investors will be attracted by its inflation-proof earnings potential, while those looking for capital growth can rest assured that the […]
Barrick Gold (GOLD) is the largest gold miner in the world. To underscore that, the Canadian gold and copper miner is the majority owner of Nevada Gold Mines in a joint venture with Newmont, which is considered to be the largest mining complex in the world and one of the most profitable. The Nevada operation […]
Whirlpool (WHR), the US household appliance maker, has pulled back from the all-time high at $246 it hit on 21 April, after it posted stellar earnings and forecast more good news to come. But the shares are still a buy and here’s why. First-quarter revenue topped estimates, with North America revenue up nearly 20% and […]
Computacenter (CCC) is an IT infrastructure company focused mostly on European markets, with its home base in the UK, that delivers consistent profits. Capitalised at £3 billion, the company is highly profitable with a return on equity employed of 26% and a track record of strong free cash flow growth over the past few years. […]
With the move to online showing no sign of slowing, PayPal is going from strength to strength, judging by its first quarter results. Earnings per share of $1.22 was above analyst expectations of $1.01, while revenue came in marginally ahead of predictions at $60.3 billion, which compares to Wall Street’s $59 billion. Meanwhile, net profit […]
It is time for investors to take the prospect of higher inflation seriously and with that in mind we select US drug company Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as one of our stock picks this week. Inflation is something investors haven’t had to worry about for a while and might be forgiven for thinking the current chatter […]
Luxury car maker Daimler reported an explosion in sales and earnings for the first quarter as demand picks up strongly for its cars and vans. Earnings per share leapt 4,355%, from €0.09 in Q1 2020 to €4.01 and the company expects sales margins to increase for the first time since it sold off Chrysler back […]
Sitting in the basic materials sector, Swiss-based Ferrexpo, as its name suggests, is in the iron ore business. It makes iron pellets for the metallurgical industry – the pellets are consumed by blast furnaces. With resources stocks continuing to outperform on hopes of the recovery in industrial production spreading out from China to the rest […]
Computer-vision chip designer Ambarella (AMBA) may be a niche player in the chip sector, with a market cap of $3.6 billion, but it imminently threatens to become a much more significant player. Growth companies promising jam tomorrow are a tiresome facet of stock research, but in the case of Ambarella there is evidence of future […]
Croda International (CRDA), the UK chemicals company, sounds like a dusty industrial stock – not very exciting but a steady earner and payer of dividends. Well Croda certainly pays a dividend, although with a lowly yield of 1.7% and its earnings are consistent and predictable, and have been on an upward growth curve for the […]
