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Rank Group: bingo! it is time to play the machines and read the cards, ahead of the AGM Update - UK Investor Magazine
I consider that the Rank Group (LON:RNK) is a real ‘money machine’ and that its shares at the current 130p are an absolute bargain. My last feature on them was on Thursday, 14th August, then at 137p, since when they hit 151.80p before easing back to the current 130p on the back of profit-taking. Next […]
FTSE 100: Three Paths the Market Could Take Next - UK Investor Magazine
by Russell Shor How to trade the FTSE 100 The FTSE 100 has had a strong 2025 so far, gaining 16% year to date. The index trades at around 18 times earnings and offers a dividend yield slightly above 3%, supported by forecasts of £80 billion in dividends and more than £39 billion in buybacks. […]
Tesla shares slump after underwhelming Model Y and Model 3 launches - UK Investor Magazine
Tesla investors were not impressed with the launch of the latest models of Tesla EVs and shares fell in an immediate reaction to the release of the low-cost Model Y and Model 3. Elon Musk’s Tesla is facing growing competition from Chinese players, such as BYD, which has overtaken Tesla in terms of sales in […]
AIM movers: WH Ireland could lose general meeting vote and Angle refines strategy - UK Investor Magazine
WH Ireland (LON: WHI) has confirmed that current levels of proxy votes indicate that the planned sale of the wealth management operations, departure from AIM and the winding up of the company will not be passed by shareholders. The outcome will not be certain until the general meeting tomorrow. The share price jumped 212.5% to […]
FTSE 100 powers to record highs as Lloyds gains - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 powered to record highs on Wednesday, with precious metals miners and Lloyds helping the index shake off a poor session in the US overnight. London’s leading index was trading at 9,532 at the time of writing. “After a miserable day on Wall Street yesterday, European markets opened with a spring in their […]
Aptamer Group secures contract with major pharma - UK Investor Magazine
AIM-listed Aptamer Group developer announces £360,000 deal with top-tier pharmaceutical company alongside strong commercial momentum. Aptamer Group shares jumped on Wednesday after announcing a contract worth £360,000 with a top three global pharmaceutical company to develop its Optimer® binders for radiopharmaceutical applications. The fee-for-service agreement focuses on therapeutic potential whilst retaining future licensing rights for […]
B&M shares sink as sales growth slows - UK Investor Magazine
B&M shares sank on Tuesday after the retailer said sales growth was slowing and revealed its ‘Back to B&M Basics’ plan to improve operations. B&M shares fell 15% after the discount retailer B&M unveiled a comprehensive operational overhaul following the reporting of weaker-than-expected sales growth and a significant decline in profits during the first half […]
AIM movers: Reabold Resources selling LNEnergy stake and First Development Resources drilling difficulties - UK Investor Magazine
Reabold Resources (LON: RBD) has entered an agreement with Beacon Energy (LON: BCE) for the sale of its 46.2% stake in LNEnergy, which has a 90% interest in the Colle Santo gas field, for an earn-out that is valued at €16m in contingent consideration and €700,000 in shares. Beacon Energy will initially acquire 49% of […]
IG offers new clients free shares worth up to £200 - UK Investor Magazine
IG is offering new clients a free share bundle worth between £40 and £200 when they invest at least £50 into a general investment account, ISA or SIPP before 31st October 2025. Open an IG account here. The investment platform has offered new clients a number of incentives in recent months. October appears to be […]
Imperial Brands delivers strong FY25 performance, £1.45bn Share Buyback announced - UK Investor Magazine
Imperial Brands shares rose on Tuesday after the group announced it is on track to meet its full-year guidance for FY25, driven by solid growth in both tobacco and next-generation products (NGP). Shares were 2% higher after announcing results and a £1.45bn share buyback program for FY26. The tobacco giant expects market share gains in […]
FTSE 100 flat again as Shell rises on strong energy trading - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 was largely flat again on Tuesday as investors held off making big bets, with the French political crisis continuing to rumble on and the US government shutdown extending into its second week. It was a busy day for earnings and trading statements in London, but positive updates were finely balanced with negative, […]
The UK property market and FTSE 100 housebuilders with Jeremy Naylor - UK Investor Magazine
We discuss the UK property market and explore what the future could hold for FTSE 100 housebuilders. Conscious of being overly political, we analyse the key drivers of the UK property market, touching on government policy, supply and demand dynamics and the immediate outlook for the market. We frame our conversation around the market opportunity […]
AIM movers: HSS hire transformation and Quartix upgrade - UK Investor Magazine
HSS Hire (LON: HSS) has returned from suspension having published its accounts for the 15 months to Mach 2025 and its digital marketplace subsidiary ProService has agreed a five-year commercial hire and services supply deal with Speedy Hire (LON: SDY). ProService will be provide training for customers. The deal is estimated to be worth at […]
Innovative Eyewear accelerates European growth plans - UK Investor Magazine
Tekcapital has announced that portfolio company Innovative Eyewear made significant strides in its European expansion at SILMO Paris 2025, the world-leading optics trade show held 26-29 September. After recording 88% revenue growth in Q2 2025, Innovative Eyewear has set its sights on Europe for the next leg of its global expansion. The smart eyewear manufacturer, […]
1Spatial wins £1m contract with UK Power Networks for Streetworks Platform - UK Investor Magazine
1Spatial has secured a £1m SaaS contract with UK Power Networks for its 1Streetworks platform. The 15-month agreement, which includes a one-year extension option, will help automate traffic management planning for the energy distributor’s extensive network maintenance operations. UK Power Networks maintains 190,000km of cables and carries out approximately 40,000 highway works annually across London, […]
Costain Group: after the recent sell-off, BlackRock SmallCap fund manager rates the shares, trading on 9.8 times earnings - UK Investor Magazine
A week ago, it was reported that fund manager Roland Arnold reckoned that the recent price fall in the shares of the Costain Group (LON:COST), my favourite infrastructure business, was ‘an overreaction’, having fallen from 166.80p on the day of its latest results, down to 124.40p three weeks later. Institutional Investor Comment Roland Arnold, boss […]
Shawbrook announces intention to list as London IPO activity shows early signs of momentum - UK Investor Magazine
Shawbrook has announced its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange, as London IPO activity shows signs of momentum following the listing of Beauty Tech Group last week and the announcement by Princes Group of its IPO plans. We’re going to need a more sustained flow of IPOs to call the recent spate of […]
FTSE 100 slips as French sell-off weighs on European stocks - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 was relatively steady on Monday as investors took the continued US government shutdown in their stride and looked to US earnings for the next source of optimism. There was, however, a marginal negative tone to trade as French stocks sank amid the latest bout of political uncertainty. The French CAC was down […]
Aquis weekly movers: Richmond Hill returns from suspension after prospectus launched - UK Investor Magazine
Richmond Hill Resources (LON: SHNJ) shares returned from suspension 58.6% higher at 1.15p following the publishing of a prospectus for the acquisition of 145 map designated mineral exploration titles in an area of copper mineralisation in Quebec and the move to AIM on 15 October. A placing will raise £1.4m at 1p/share. This values the […]
AIM weekly movers: Hydrogen storage prospects improve for UK Oil and Gas - UK Investor Magazine
UK Oil and Gas (LON: UKOG) shares returned from suspension 224% higher at 0.033p, having been as high as 0.0535p. A subsidiary has executed a memorandum of understanding with National Gas Transmission, which is developing a 100% hydrogen pipeline system. The strategy is to connect the company’s planned onshore salt cavern hydrogen storage facilities in […]
FTSE 100 rebounds from early losses as Tesco gains - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 rebounded from early losses on Thursday as strong results from Tesco and a broker upgrade for 3i helped offset weakness in Experian. London’s leading index was 7 points at the time of writing and was tiptoeing towards another all-time record closing high. Thursday’s trading was dominated by stock-specific stories as investors waited […]
Beauty Tech Group prices IPO at 271p with £300m valuation - UK Investor Magazine
Beauty Tech Group has wrapped up its IPO funding round, securing a £300m valuation as it embarks on the next chapter of growth in the at-home beauty devices market. Beauty Tech Group shares were priced at 271p per share for its IPO, with a total offer of £106.5 million comprising freshly issued shares and the […]
Wetherspoon shares slip despite profit and margin improvement - UK Investor Magazine
Wetherspoon shares slipped on Friday as investors fretted about costs despite the pub group reporting very respectable profits and margin expansion during the 52 weeks to 27th July. JD Wetherspoon has reported a 4.5% increase in revenue to £2.13bn for the year ended July 2025, with pre-tax profit climbing 10.1% to £81.4m before exceptional items. […]
AIM movers: Polar Capital upgraded - UK Investor Magazine
Shares in Bezant Resources (LON: BZT) continue to rise following the sale of 53.4 million Blackstone Minerals shares that raised A$3.75m (£1.84m). The remaining shareholding in the ASX-listed company is 80.6 million shares. The share price added a further 14.3% to 0.08p. Deutsche Bank has upgraded its Polar Capital (LON: POLR) recommendation from hold to […]
Targeting 100x growth through ride-hailing AI optimisation with Odysse - UK Investor Magazine
The UK Investor Magazine was delighted to welcome Anant Prakash, CEO of Odysse, to discuss the company’s vision, milestones, and live crowdfunding campaign. Odysse is building the UK’s first all-electric, AI-powered ride-hailing fleet, already achieving ~£1M annual revenue and a five year contract with Bolt. In this episode, Anant explains the inspiration behind Odysse, the […]
Princes Group fires starting gun on London IPO - UK Investor Magazine
Princes Group, a major UK and European food and beverage company, has announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. The group owns and distributes well-known brands such as Princes, Napolina, Branston, Batchelors, Flora and Crisp ‘N Dry. Princes is a group of significant scale. The firm generated £2.1 billion in revenue […]
FTSE 100 surges to record high after US tech rally - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 surged to fresh record highs on Friday as the index rode the coattails of an AI-inspired US tech rally overnight, which also saw the S&P 500 scale record levels. UK investors will be delighted to see the FTSE 100 trading just a whisker away from 9,500 in a broad-based rally. “The FTSE […]
What to Look for When Choosing a Crypto Platform as a UK Investor - UK Investor Magazine
As cryptocurrencies gain broader acceptance in the UK, more investors are seeking trustworthy platforms to trade digital assets effectively. The rise in popularity of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other altcoins has led to a surge in trading activity, prompting a need for platforms that combine regulatory compliance, security, and ease of use. With the market offering […]
The top 10 best performing UK All Companies funds of 2025 - UK Investor Magazine
UK stocks have had a remarkably strong year. After living in the shadow of US growth-focused indices during the AI boom, the defensive attributes of UK stocks led to outperformance of the FTSE 100 in the early stages of 2025. Trade tariffs and geopolitical concerns drove investors into safe-haven shares, which London has in abundance. […]
OpenAI becomes world's most valuable private company after $6.6bn share sale - UK Investor Magazine
OpenAI has overtaken SpaceX as the world’s most valuable private company after a $6.6 billion share sale at a $500 billion valuation. OpenAI’s new $500 billion valuation significantly surpasses its previous valuation of $300 billion and leapfrogs SpaceX’s $400 billion valuation. Bloomberg reported that existing employees were given the opportunity to cash in some of […]
FTSE 100 surges to record high as pharma stocks shine - UK Investor Magazine
The FTSE 100 surged to fresh intraday record highs on Wednesday as pharmaceutical stocks rallied on plans for a US direct-to-consumer sales platform London’s leading index was trading at 9,420 after reaching a high of 9,424. A close above 9,350 would be a fresh closing record high. The FTSE 100’s heavy weighting towards pharmaceuticals meant […]
Aberdeen's Active ETFs provide investors with exposure to key themes of 'nearshoring' and 'tech wars' - UK Investor Magazine
Aberdeen Investments has launched two actively managed ETFs targeting investment themes that the asset managers identify as reshaping the global economy: trade tensions, intensifying “tech wars,” and surging demand for new materials. The abrdn Future Supply Chains UCITS ETF and abrdn Future Raw Materials UCITS ETF are designed to provide investors with exposure to Aberdeen’s […]
Tesco profit upgrade supports further gains for shares - UK Investor Magazine
Tesco shares could have further to run after the supermarket reported rising sales and increased its profit guidance for the year. After a strong run for the stock so far in 2025, today’s update had the potential to spark a wave of profit-taking. However, Tesco marginally beat profit estimates as sales rose 5.1% driving a […]
AIM movers: Boku is AIM company of the year and ex-dividends - UK Investor Magazine
Bezant Resources (LON: BZT) has sold 53.4 million Blackstone Minerals shares and raised A$3.75m (£1.84m). The remaining shareholding in the ASX-listed company is 80.6 million shares. Johnathan Swann has increased his shareholding from 5.19% to 6.57%. The share price increased 27.3% to 0.07p. Local payments technology services provider Boku (LON: BOKU) won the company of […]
UK average house price growth increases to 2.2% - Nationwide - UK Investor Magazine
The UK average house price has grown 2.2% on an annual basis as activity picks up despite broader concerns about the economy, according to the latest data from Nationwide. The 2.2% annual growth rate in September represented an acceleration from the 2.1% recorded in August. “The annual pace of UK house price growth was little […]
AIM movers: SEEEN grows revenues and Billington hit by delays - UK Investor Magazine
Clinical diagnostics for organ transplants developer VericiDx (LON: VRCI) reported a rise in interim loss from $1.3m to $3.1m after a 43% decline in revenues to $1.9m. The company does have two commercial products and full year revenues are expected to rise to $4.14m. The share price rebounded 28% to 0.8p. Video marketing platform operator […]
Ramsdens Holdings: Pre-Close Trading Update due with days, shares at 375p – up 53% this year - UK Investor Magazine
Within days I am expecting the £122m-capitalised Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) to be announcing its Pre-Close Trading Update for its Trading Year to end-September. And with the way that the price of gold has risen so dramatically, and so too with silver, it leads me to expect some excellent business indications for that year and for […]
AIM movers: UK Oil and Gas collaboration with National Gas Transmission and Litigation Capital Management loss - UK Investor Magazine
UK Oil and Gas (LON: UKOG) shares returned from suspension 257.8% higher at 0.0365p. A subsidiary has executed a memorandum of understanding with National Gas Transmission, which is developing a 100% hydrogen pipeline system. The plan is to connect the company’s planned onshore salt cavern hydrogen storage facilities in Yorkshire and Dorset. Tertiary Minerals (LON: […]
Greggs shares jump as guidance maintained despite slowing growth - UK Investor Magazine
Greggs shares jumped on Wednesday as the sausage roll maker reassured investors they were on track to meet full-year guidance despite the rate of third-quarter growth slowing. The firm’s total sales increased by 6.1% for the 13 weeks to September 27, 2025, and by 6.7% year-to-date. This compares to 7% growth in the group’s first […]
New product launches and an AI platform approach to growth with GenIP - UK Investor Magazine
The UK Investor Magazine was delighted to welcome Melissa Cruz, CEO of GenIP, to discuss recent results and plans for new product launches. GenIP CEO Melissa Cruz joins us to discuss the company’s milestone first half-year as a publicly listed entity. Fresh off releasing their inaugural half-year financial results, Cruz offers a candid assessment of […]