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Proton Motor Power Systems (LON:PPS) adds UK£19m to market cap in the past 7 days, though investors from three years ago are still down 84%
Proton Motor Power Systems Plc (LON:PPS) share price climbed by 29%. But only the myopic could ignore the astounding decline over three years. Share price is down 84% in the last three years, so it sure is nice to see a bit of an improvement. Only time will tell if the company can sustain the turnaround.
Highcroft Investments' (LON:HCFT) investors will be pleased with their decent 56% return over the last three years Highcroft Investments Plc (LON:HCFT) shareholders have seen the share price rise 29% over three years, well in excess of the market return. During three years of share price growth, Highcroft Investments moved from a loss to profitability. So we would expect a higher share price over the period. Long term shareholders have made money, with a gain of 6% per year over half a decade.
Shareholders in James Cropper (LON:CRPR) are in the red if they invested three years ago James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) shareholders have had that experience, with the share price dropping 34% in three years, versus a market return of about 18%. More recent buyers are having a tough time too, with a drop of 22% in the last year. With a rather small yield of just 1.0% we doubt that the stock's share price is based on its dividend.
Kistos Holdings Plc (LON:KIST) is definitely on the radar of institutional investors who own 42% of the company Institutions hold 42% of Kistos Holdings Plc (LON:KIST) The group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises or falls. The top 10 shareholders own 51% of the company. Insiders have a UK£33m stake in this UK£162m business.
What Is Trifast plc's (LON:TRI) Share Price Doing? Trifast plc (LON:TRI) saw a decent share price growth in the teens level over the last few months. According to my valuation, the intrinsic value for the stock is £1.16, which is above what the market is valuing the company at the moment. This indicates a potential opportunity to buy low.
Here's What We Like About Hill & Smith's (LON:HILS) Upcoming Dividend Hill & Smith PLC (LON:HILS) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 3 days. The company's next dividend payment will be UK£0.15 per share. Hill & Smith has a trailing yield of 2.0% on the current share price of £18.64.
Record plc (LON:REC) Looks Like A Good Stock, And It's Going Ex-Dividend Soon Record plc (LON:REC) is about to go ex-dividend in the next 3 days. The company's next dividend payment will be UK£0.021 per share. Record has a trailing yield of approximately 8.0% on its current stock price of £0.664.
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Lords Group Trading's (LON:LORD) Returns On Capital Lords Group Trading (LON:LORD) has an ROCE of 12%. That's a relatively normal return on capital, and it's around the 14% generated by the Trade Distributors industry. Given the stock has declined 26% in the last year, this could be a good investment if the valuation is appealing.
Those who invested in London Security (LON:LSC) five years ago are up 84% London Security plc's (LON:LSC) share price is up 56% in the last 5 years. However, the stock has returned just 41% in last year, including dividends. There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at London Security's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) shareholders have endured a 18% loss from investing in the stock five years ago Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) shareholders have lost 28% over a half decade. The share price has fallen by 16% each year over the last five years. The fall in the EPS is worse than the 6% compound annual share price fall. The relatively muted share price reaction might be because the market expects the business to turn around.
boohoo group (LON:BOO) investors are sitting on a loss of 89% if they invested three years ago The share price of boohoo group plc (LON:BOO) has declined 89% in the last three years. While a drop like that is definitely a body blow, money isn't as important as health and happiness. Let's look at the company's fundamentals to see if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business.
Severn Trent (LON:SVT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.4674 Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) has announced that it will pay a dividend of £0.4674 per share on the 10th of January. The payment will take the dividend yield to 3.9%, which is in line with the average for the industry. We would be a touch cautious of relying on this stock primarily for the dividend income.
Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) investors are sitting on a loss of 72% if they invested five years ago Watkin Jones Plc (LON:WJG) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 27% in the last month. But will that heal all the wounds inflicted over 5 years of declines? Unlikely. The recent bounce could signal the company is turning over a new leaf, but we are not so sure. The important question is if the business itself justifies a higher share price in the long term.
ITV (LON:ITV) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return ITV's (LON:ITV) ROCE is 16%. In absolute terms, that's a satisfactory return, but compared to the Media industry average of 11%. ITV has declined 49% over the last five years. If that's what you're looking for, we think you'd have more luck elsewhere.
Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.0095 Victorian Plumbing Group plc (LON:VIC) has announced that it will pay a dividend of £0.0095 per share on the 8th of March. Based on this payment, the dividend yield will be 2.3%, which is lower than the average for the industry. Earnings per share is forecast to rise by 10.6% over the next year.
Revolution Bars Group plc's (LON:RBG) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment Revolution Bars Group plc (LON:RBG) has reported total annual CEO compensation of UK£610k for the year to July 2023. CEO Rob Pitcher directly owns UK£62k worth of shares in the company. Shareholders may want to question the board on the future direction of the company at the upcoming AGM.
Investors in Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (LON:SREI) have seen notable returns of 46% over the past three years Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited (LON:SREI) shareholders have seen the share price rise 23% over three years, well in excess of the market return. More recent returns haven't been as impressive as that, with the stock returning just 2.9% in the last year, including dividends.
Oakley Capital Investments Co-Founder Acquires 1.6% More Stock Oakley Capital Investments Limited (LON:OCI) recently bought a whopping UK£1.3m worth of stock, at a price of UK£4.42. That is a big swing by our standards. It's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year in the chart below.
Is There An Opportunity With Loungers plc's (LON:LGRS) 45% Undervaluation? Loungers plc's (LON:LGRS) share price signals that it might be 45% undervalued. Analyst price target for LGRS is UK£3.29 which is 20% below our fair value estimate. We will use the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model.
Nostrum Oil & Gas Reports Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Nostrum Oil & Gas (LON:NOG) Third Quarter 2023 Results. Revenue is expected to fall by 7.9% p.a. on average during the next 3 years. The company's shares are down 2.8% from a week ago.
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