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12 days ago

Hunting – “full year trading statement”, still an asset-supported and growth value Buy

‘Precision engineering’ company Hunting (HTG) has issued a trading statement including “total cash and bank / (borrowings) of c.$59 - $61 million at year-end, reflecting strong cash collection in final quarter, and after net acquisition, dividend, treasury share and share buyback outflows totalling c.$138 million” and that it expects good organic growth this year. What about the statement in the context of the company’s valuation at an around 400p share price?

28 days ago

The ShareProphets share tips of the year 2026 No 16 is a BUY from the Team at N50

Between Christmas Eve and January 2nd the team will be publishing 18 share tips of the year. Next up is a BUY from the team at N50

30 days ago

BP – “agrees to sell 65% in Castrol to Stonepeak”, further simplification and debt reduction progress

BP (BP.) has announced that, “following a comprehensive strategic review of Castrol”, it has reached an agreement to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol, arguing that it “represents a significant milestone in bp’s commitment to accelerate its strategy, including simplifying the portfolio, strengthening the balance sheet, and focusing the downstream on its leading integrated businesses”. What about that and a slightly higher share price at 428p in response?

46 days ago

Amaroq – more stunning drilling grades and news, this time from Nanoq

Amaroq (AMRQ) has announced drilling results from its Nanoq gold project in Greenland, emphasising “the outcomes have exceeded our pre-drill expectations and provide us with strong confidence in Nanoq’s potential to host a material gold deposit”. What’s the significance of this relative to the valuation from an up to 94.5p share price?

49 days ago

Duke Capital – interims, still a value and high yield Buy

Recent 27.5p offer price tip, “hybrid capital” for SMEs business, Duke Capital (DUKE) has announced results for its half-year ended 30th September 2025 emphasising that it “is well placed to build on its strong foundations”. How are the results and outlook relative to the valuation at a now 28.25p share price?

53 days ago

Victrex – full-year results, a 9%+ dividend yield recovery Buy

‘High performance polymers’ company Victrex (VCT) has announced results for its year ended 30th September 2025 and new plans including for profit improvement and capital allocation. What’s the outlook of those relative to the valuation from a 655p share price?

54 days ago

easyJet – full-year results, still a value growth Buy

easyJet (EZJ) has announced results for its year ended 30th September 2025 headlined that it “reports 9% earnings growth in FY25, with easyJet holidays target achieved ahead of schedule and upgraded to £450m PBT by FY30”. So how does the performance and outlook compare to the valuation from a 485p share price?

56 days ago

Ariana Resources – further potential to extend Kiziltepe mining, Buy

Ariana Resources (AAU) has issued a “Kizilcukur Drilling Identifies Potential Extension”-titled announcement, which is potentially significant as Kizilcukur is being advanced towards providing satellite ore feed to the nearby producing Kiziltepe mine.

60 days ago

Phoenix Group Holdings – income value

Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX) has emphasised “a strong first half performance with progress against all key financial metrics we use to drive the business, demonstrating continued momentum towards our 2026 targets”. The following is why that suggests a valuation meaning a prospective above 8% dividend yield looks too harsh.

64 days ago

Ariana Resources – Tavsan catalyst adds to Dokwe potential catalyst, Buy

Ariana Resources (AAU) has announced “high-grade gold in expansion & infill drilling at Tavsan Mine… expected to facilitate an expansion of the Resource and ultimately the Reserve in this area, as we continue to work towards further increases to the expected total 8-year life of mine”. How does this, from the company’s 23.5% owned venture in Turkey, compare to the valuation at an up to 1.475p share price?

68 days ago

Amaroq – Q3 results, still a cash flow potential Buy

Amaroq (AMRQ) has announced its third quarter of 2025 results and adds that “in October 2025, ahead of the planned shut-down of operations, gold production had already reached approximately 5,000 oz, in line with our revised 2025 production guidance. With the shutdown period now complete, and following the restart of operations, we now expect 2025 full year gold production to be 6,000 to 7,000 oz”. With also it stating that it is on track to achieve nameplate throughput of 300 t/d by year-end at Nalunaq in Greenland, the following is why there still looks strong value from a 93.5p share price.

71 days ago

Lucian was right, so a UK AI play to short for 75% to 90% share price collapse

It is currently the bitcoin bubble that seems to be bursting, the AI bubble was flagged up by Lucian here last week, it is deflating too. You may find it easier to short the big US AI plays such as Nvidia, but if you are looking for a UK short here is one where my pal Evil Banksta is short and where I see the shares falling by at least 75% if not more.

74 days ago

RS Group – interims, still income and recovery value

Industrial products distributor RS Group (RS1) has announced results for its half-year ended 30th September 2025 and emphasises that its “initiatives are driving improvements in some of our key underlying operational metrics and providing resilience in financial performance”. What about this from a currently falling share price after it reached 595p?

76 days ago

Amaroq – re-assayed bulk samples further add to Black Angel mine potential, Buy: target at least 150p

Amaroq (AMRQ) has issued an update announcement on its ‘West Greenland Hub’ emphasising that it “is pleased to announce results from re-assayed bulk samples from the Black Angel mine, as well as the fulfilment of all conditions precedent in relation to the previously announced acquisition of the Black Angel mine”. The shares are 91p on the back of this but, although we are almost 100% ahead on this share tip, we still think they are cheap.

81 days ago

BP – Q3 results, further capital and dividend upside from a winning share tip

BP (BP.) has announced its third quarter 2025 results, including emphasising strengthening balance sheet and increasing cash flow and returns “good progress” and that it is “looking to accelerate delivery of our plans, including undertaking a thorough review of our portfolio to drive simplification and targeting further improvements in cost performance and efficiency”. How is its performance relative to the valuation at a current 458.7p share price?

90 days ago

Amaroq – new gold discoveries across Greenland, Buy

Amaroq (AMRQ) has announced “New Gold Discoveries Across Greenland with Grades up to 38.7 g/t Au”. With that a very high grade of gold, it immediately suggests yet more significant potential beyond the company’s flagship Nalunaq project in Greenland.

91 days ago

Ariana Resources – potentially “significant Dokwe exploration update”, Buy for upside of 100% or more

Ariana Resources (AAU) has announced what it describes as a “Significant Dokwe Exploration Update”. What’s the detail of this and what about the shares at 1.6p in response? Are they still too cheap?

92 days ago

Hunting plc – “Q3 2025 Trading Update”, still a “strong year-on-year growth” Buy

‘Precision engineering’ company Hunting plc (HTG) has issued a “trading update” including that, though its 2025 EBITDA outturn is expected to be at the lower end of its published guidance range of $135-$145 million, it’s still “strong year-on-year growth compared to 2024”. The shares are up on the news at 351.5p.

99 days ago

Capital Limited – increasing guidance again from this winning share tip

Mining services company Capital Limited (CAPD) has issued a “Q3 2025 Trading Update” noting the “highest quarterly revenue in its operating history” and “robust revenue and margin growth across all business divisions and expect to finish the year strong, accelerating into 2026”. What about those statements and the shares rising to 120p in response?

103 days ago

Serabi Gold – quarterlies, let’s not look a gift horse in the mouth

Serabi Gold (SRB) has announced pretty good Q3 numbers – record gold production of 12,090 ounces, a 27% increase from Q3-2024. Cash at the period end was $38.8 million vs $30.4 million, three months prior. And it says that it is on track to hit FY guidance of 44,000-47,000 ounces of gold production. There was also some decent, if not spectacular, drilling grades announced.

104 days ago

Ariana Resources – “Rig Mobilisation for Drilling Programme at Dokwe”, a potential further share price catalyst: Buy to double or more!

Ariana Resources (AAU) has issued a “Rig Mobilisation for Drilling Programme at Dokwe”-titled announcement, stating it’s “to test several targets… expected to yield initial assay results before the year end”. What potential does this add from a 1.76p share price, £41.2 million market cap?

237 days ago

Elementis – Talc business sale and share buyback, a winning share tip with further to go

Elementis (ELM) has announced it has commenced a share buyback programme after now completing the sale of its Talc business for an enterprise value of $121 million. What’s the outlook now from a 142.8p share price, £845.8 million market capitalisation?

242 days ago

Always listen to Mr Bond! – this duo could be zeros

The price of any financial asset is set by the marginal buyer or seller. For companies capitalised at less than a few hundred million that almost certainly means private investors who are, shall we say, folks who cover a spectrum of intelligence. The bond markets are inhabited by far smarter fellows.

243 days ago

Amaroq Minerals – “strategic services” heads of terms agreement, a winning share tip Buy at 91p with a target of at least 150p

Amaroq Minerals (AMRQ) has announced a “heads of terms” agreement with construction industry-expert family office JLE Group on a special purpose vehicle for support services and supplies to the Greenland resources sector, including for JLE to invest £4 million for a 10% shareholding in the special purpose vehicle and an option to proportionally increase that up to £12 million.

252 days ago

H&T Group – recommended bid means a now 62.5% less than one year offer to bid price profit

We recommended shares in the UK’s largest pawnbroking and jewellery and watches retailing group H&T (HAT) again at a 395p offer price just under a year ago, considering that they then again appealed on a valuation and income basis. We most recently reiterated that view in March this year with the shares then still below 400p… and now a recommended offer at 650p per share from Nasdaq-listed FirstCash. So with the shares now at 642p to sell, what to do?

256 days ago

Victrex – interims, recovery and 7%+ income Buy

‘High performance polymers’ company Victrex (VCT) has announced results for its half-year ended 31st March 2025 and that, amidst macroeconomic uncertainty, it is looking to be “driving some PBT growth in constant currency on a full year basis”. How does that compare to the valuation at a 813p share price?

256 days ago

Morgan Advanced Materials – trading “as expected” suggests still an income and recovery Buy

Manufacturer of carbon and ceramic materials for “complex and technologically demanding applications”, Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) has issued an “AGM Trading Update” concluding that its “decentralised organisation, cost management and strong balance sheet will provide us with the flexibility to navigate through this difficult period and deliver earnings growth with improving demand”. How is that relative to a 204p share price, £572 million market capitalisation?

270 days ago

Elementis – “First quarter trading update”, a catalysts ahead Buy

Specialty chemicals company Elementis (ELM) has issued a “First quarter trading update” headlined “Profit growth with margin improvement in line with expectations; CMD objectives on track”. So how good is this news from a just above 125p share price?

270 days ago

Urban Logistics REIT – “possible offer” means another winner on which to bank gains

We recommended shares in Urban Logistics REIT (SHED), describing itself as “the only London-listed REIT to focus on specialist last mile/last touch logistics assets”, just in March at a 115.6p offer price, concluding that with an “above 25% discount to the noted net tangible assets and a now-improving interest rate environment and a favourable demand/supply mismatch for the type of space the company specialises in, we see 20%+ share price upside here and that dividend whilst waiting. Therefore, at up to 117.5p, a value and income Buy”. What about now a “possible offer” that “it would be minded to recommend” and the shares up to comfortably above 140p to sell?

273 days ago

A nil brainer short thanks to a rare chance when a company tells you that its shares are 75% too high!

For shorters, this is a nil brainer. Rarely does a company explicitly tell you that its shares are 75% overvalued but that is exactly what has happened here.

277 days ago

Hilton Food – full-year results and “2025 trading has started well”, income value Buy

‘Meat, seafood, plant-based foods and pre-prepared meals’ food producer Hilton Food Group (HFG) has announced its results for the year ended 29th December 2024 and that “2025 trading has started well”. What upside does that suggest from an 864p share price?

295 days ago

Capital Limited – “major mining services contract”, a recovery Buy

On end of last month-announced 2024 results from mining services company Capital Limited (CAPD) and with the shares around 60p, we concluded there was, post-the-current-year, profit recovery potential to significantly above 2024’s. There’s now announced a “material” mining services contract for what is stated as being “set to be the next truly major copper operation in the world”.

304 days ago

Bloomsbury Publishing – trading update suggests a current value opportunity Buy

In a presently clearly highly challenging macro environment, “ahead of consensus expectations… strong performance” trading is noteworthy and with such trading recently announced by this company with a strong longer-term track record also and its shares having fallen in the last month to levels of, not before then, early last summer, we suggest there currently a value opportunity here.

316 days ago

Bakkavor – already a winning share tip, now “Possible Offer” news takes the gain to 29% in just five weeks

On 7th February this year we wrote that shares in international provider of fresh prepared food Bakkavor (BAKK) were a growth and income Buy at a 139.5p offer price and up to 145p, concluding that a share price return to 175p+ looked quite possible and there also a, growing, likely 5.5%+ dividend yield. The shares had already responded up to a recent close 151p but it’s now clear we’re not the only ones to see further value here...

318 days ago

Hunting – 2024 results and acquisition, value growth Buy

‘Precision engineering’ company Hunting (HTG) has followed its results for the 2024 calendar year with an acquisition and the shares are currently around 290p in response. This is the wrong share price.

319 days ago

Coats Group – 2024 results, a value Buy?

‘The world's leading industrial thread and footwear components manufacturer’, Coats Group (COA) has announced its results for its year ended 31st December 2024 and states that it anticipates another year of financial and strategic progress in 2025.

322 days ago

Vesuvius – 2024 results, remains a recovery and income Buy

Molten metal flow engineering and technology company Vesuvius (VSVS) has announced its results for the 2024 calendar year and that it currently anticipates its 2025 trading profit will be at a broadly similar level to 2024 on a constant currency basis and with cashflow significantly ahead of 2024, benefitting from a working capital focus and a more normalised level of capex. Is that discounted in an around 400p share price?

323 days ago

Elementis – 2024 results suggest further upside ahead from this winning share tip

Specialty chemicals company Elementis (ELM) has announced its results for the 2024 calendar year including that “in recognition of our strong balance sheet and the positive outlook for the business, the board will evaluate a range of options for additional shareholder returns”. We are well ahead on this tip but, at a 154p share price, are the shares still cheap?

327 days ago

Johnson Service Group – 2024 results strong progress and looks further progress ahead, Buy

Textiles rental and related services business Johnson Service Group (JSG) has announced its results for the 2024 calendar year and emphasises “well placed for continued progress and margin improvement in FY25… further share buyback programme”. How good is this news then from a 142.5p share price?

340 days ago

Sylvania Platinum – interims show progress, recovery growth Buy

Sylvania Platinum (SLP) has announced its results for its half-year ended 31st December 2024 and that it “continues to fund capital expansion projects and process optimisation projects from cash reserves and aims to support growth initiatives in order to unlock value for shareholders”. How positive is this from a 46.4p share price?

341 days ago

OptiBiotix Health – first USA partner launch, Morepen excitement to follow! Strong Buy

OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has issued a “Launch of Daily Nouri FeelFull product in America”-titled announcement. What is the significance of this from an up to 16p share price, £15.7 million market capitalisation, in response?

370 days ago

Amaroq Minerals – new licence awarded, surely non-gold assets now bulked up enough for spin off? Still a winning share tip Buy

Amaroq Minerals (AMRQ) has announced that its 50% owned Gardaq JV which focusses on non-gold targets, mainly copper and rare earths, in Greenland has been awarded another license: the Johan Dahl Land licence (MEL 2025-17), expanding its interest in the South Greenland copper belt.

376 days ago

B.P. Marsh & Partners – has been an excellent winner for us, but...

Investment company in early stage financial services businesses B.P. Marsh & Partners (BPM) has been an excellent winner since being added to the portfolio at a 268p offer price in February 2020 and we noted on its latest half-year results in October fully diluted net asset value per share up to 658.5p and that its track-record suggested further upside.