[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Across a wide range of metrics, Lloyds (LSE:LLOY) shares look dirt cheap even after their stunning price gains in 2025. The bank’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is an undemanding 10.2 times, while its P/E-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.6 is even more impressive. Any reading below one indicates a share is cheap relative to predicted profits. Its price-to-book (P/B) multiple also falls under the benchmark of one, at 0.9. Yet even these numbers aren’t enough to encourage me to invest. Indeed, I believe Lloyds’ low valuation instead reflects its uncertain profits (and by extension share price) outlook.…
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[ad_1] Despite mounting political volatility and climate policy setbacks—such as the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Agreement once again—corporate engagement in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) is holding steady.A new report from climate solutions provider Patch shows that the number of companies retiring carbon credits rose by 6%, even as the total volume of credits retired declined by 17% year-over-year. This reflects a fundamental shift: companies are favoring high-quality, lower-volume credits over bulk purchases of cheaper, lower-impact options.This shift marks a structural evolution from traditional “neutralization” strategies toward contribution-focused models, where the emphasis lies in funding meaningful climate projects…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 ‘Big Four’ bank NatWest (LSE: NWG) released another strong set of results on 2 May. Profit soared 35.9% year on year to £1.341bn, while total income jumped 14.5% to £3.98bn. Over the same period, operating expenses fell by 3.6% to £1.979bn. A risk in the shares could come from further decreases in UK interest rates as these could squeeze its net interest income (NII). This is the difference in money made from the interest on deposits and loans. However, its Q1 results showed that NatWest’s NII increased over the period by 14.1% to…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Diageo (LSE:DGE) has been one of the FTSE 100’s top passive income stocks, but the company has been struggling recently. The most recent results, however, are very positive — at least at first sight. Organic sales growth in the most recent quarter came in strong. But there’s still a lot of uncertainty ahead for the company, especially in the short term. Results Diageo reported overall organic sales growth of just under 6%, which is very good. Importantly, there were also positive results in geographies that have been struggling recently. The US is the company’s largest…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) share price is known to be volatile. It’s surged 11% over the past week. Over the past year, the stock’s doubled. Investors are keenly watching out for an important event next month, which promises to help set the stage for another large move in the stock price. Back to the future I’m referring to the highly anticipated robotaxi service launch, which will take place in Austin, Texas, at the beginning of June. This pilot programme marks a significant step toward the company’s vision of a fully autonomous ride-hailing network. The service will…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Diversification is an important factor to consider when investing. During uncertain economic times like today, reducing risk within one’s Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is especially critical. SIPP investors can mitigate their risk effectively by purchasing pooled investments like exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and investment trusts. These have the ability to spread individuals’ wealth across a range of holdings, which can help them diversify across industries, regions, and asset classes. With this in mind, here are two top ETFs and investment trusts to consider in June. Discount trust Renewed market appetite means FTSE 100 investment trust Alliance…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Next’s (LSE: NXT) share price is up 47% from its 25 July one-year low. I am not surprised, as the FTSE 100 fashion, home and beauty products retailer has delivered consistently strong results over the period. In the full-year 2024/25 numbers released on 27 March, it broke the £1bn barrier for profit before tax. This came on the back of an 8.2% increase in sales over the financial year, to £6.321bn. As a result, pre-tax earnings per share jumped 11.6%, to 845.2p. Its Q1 2025/26 update published on 8 May showed sales rising 11.4% year…
[ad_1] ADVERTISEMENTFollowing a broad weekly rally on Wall Street amid a de-escalation in the US-China trade war, risk-off sentiment once again prevailed in global markets following a major downgrade of US credit ratings by Moody’s. Global equity indices fell during Monday’s Asian session as sell-offs in US assets resumed, with US stock futures, the dollar, and government bonds all declining.Moody’s downgrades US credit ratingsOn Friday, Moody’s Ratings, a major American credit rating agency, downgraded the “US long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings” to Aa1 from the top-tier Aaa due to mounting concerns over rising government debt and widening fiscal deficits.The…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Currys (LSE: CURY) is one stock in the FTSE 250 Index that has caught my eye of late. The electricals retailer’s value has been on the march, climbing 55% to £1.23 a share before the market open on 19 May. Investors who’ve been along for the ride are sitting pretty. But with the stock now trading near its 52-week high of 124p, is there still value left or has that ship sailed for those waiting on the sidelines? What’s happening to the price? The company’s recent share price surge has come on the back of…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Among other things, a growth stock’s expected to achieve a bigger increase in sales than the average for the industry in which it operates. And on this measure, Babcock International Group (LSE:BAB) just about meets this definition. In its most recent trading update, the defence group said it’s expecting to report revenue of £4.83bn for the year ended 31 March (FY25), when its numbers are finalised at the end of June. If realised, this would be a 10% increase on FY24. In 2024, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, global military spending saw…