The author is the financial editor at Finixio, the publisher of buyshares.co.uk, stockapps.com, learnbonds.com and insidebitcoins.com. Gary was the cryptocurrency analyst at the UK's second-largest investment platform, interactive investor, from 2017 to August 2020. Gary is the winner of the Best Cryptocurrency Writer 2018 ADVFN International Awards
Games Workshop (GAW) is the king of wargaming. For those that don’t know, this is – in its purest form – a pastime where hobbyists get together to join battle in grandiose fantasy world board games with metal minature figurines. Sounds geeky but it is big business. The figurines and other models are painted, collected […]
Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) is a quality company at a good price and currently presents an especially attractive entry price, after its value declined from the end of July – but has not violated a bullish trend that began in March this year. The rising fortunes of the stock of the Harry Potter publisher this year, […]
UK online fashion retailer Asos (ASC) is facing both ways at the moment. In its 15 July trading statement the company reported sales were up 21% as a result of the “stay at home” shift. Revenues were also higher and beat estimates. In the four months to 30 June it pulled in £1.29 billion pounds […]
Tripadvisor (TRIP) reports on Thursday 5 August after the bell so there may be some heightened volatility around the price but we rate it a buy at current prices, despite the continuing uncertainties around the Covid pandemic. This makes this stock tip on the riskier side, so if you don’t like the binary nature of […]
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 […]
