[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Aston Martin Lagonda‘s (LSE: AML) share performance has generated headlines ever since the company listed just over seven years ago. Sadly for anyone who bought the stock along the way, these have been consistently negative. And there’s been no let up in 2025. Another tough year Put simply, this firm can’t stop burning through cash, forcing analysts to continually ponder its financial stability. This hasn’t been helped by weaker-than-expected sales leading to profit warnings. To be fair, some of the company’s woes have been beyond its control. These include President Trump’s ongoing tariff tantrum and…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images If somebody had asked me five years ago if the Tesco (LSE: TSCO) share price would ever be called barnstorming, I’d have laughed in their face. Tesco? Fat chance. I’d have called it a weather-beaten, UK blue-chip with modest dividend prospects and even more modest share price growth potential. I thought its glory days were over, as dreams of global expansion collapsed and its market share was nibbled away by German discounters Aldi and Lidl. And you know what? I was completely wrong. High-flying FTSE 100 stock Tesco shares have stormed that barn and then some, doubling…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I was watching this FTSE 250 stock like a hawk, convinced it had massive recovery potential and fascinated by its king-size yield. Then the inevitable happened. I turned my back and it went gangbusters, rising 45% in the last year. Isn’t that always the way? The company in question is asset manager Aberdeen (LSE: ABDN). And it probably deserves its recent success, if only for refusing to collapse under the weight of investor derision aimed at it ever since the botched 2017 merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management. The ambition was to create the UK’s…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is one of those companies that grabs headlines, but one under-the-radar FTSE 100 stock deserves more coverage than it gets. Engineering and defence specialist Babcock International Group (LSE:BAB) has delivered stunning share price gains over the past five years. Although investors in Tesla stock would have enjoyed a very handsome return, those who opted for Babcock shares instead could have made more than twice as much! Let’s take a closer look at both businesses and where they could go next. Tesla’s triumphs Elon Musk’s electric vehicle giant has been on a volatile ride,…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Are Diageo (LSE: DGE) shares mega-cheap? Really? Or am I over-egging this? It is Christmas, after all. A time of excess and all that. Maybe I’ve had too many Captain Morgans. Diageo sells that. Yet I stand by it. The FTSE 100 spirits giant has had an absolute stinker of a year. All hangover, no kick. The shares are down 55% over three years and 33% in the last 12 months. I’ve held the stock for two whole years, having bought shortly after its initial profit warning in November 2023, and I’m suffering. So am I ready to sell?…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images According to the latest data from Bank of America, fund managers looking to stand out from the crowd in 2026 are looking at UK stocks. But should ordinary investors do the same? Earning above-average returns in the stock market involves doing something different. And that might be looking for undervalued opportunities in the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250. Outperforming the stock market Outperforming the stock market’s hard even for the best investors. But those who just buy funds that track an index give themselves zero chance of doing this. There’s nothing wrong with earning…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Some of the UK’s top-performing shares of 2025 have been defence companies. But Cohort (LSE:CHRT) hasn’t been one of them – the stock has fallen 20% since the start of the year. I think, though, that there isn’t a lot wrong with the underlying business. And I can see clear reasons for positivity in both 2026 and beyond as the new year comes into view. Defence spending One of the big investment themes of 2025 has been defence. With NATO members set to increase their spending, several military equipment and technology stocks have done well.…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When I look at Barclays’ (LSE: BARC) share price performance over the last year, I can’t believe my eyes. It’s up a staggering 80%. That would have turned £10,000 into £18,000, with dividends on top. Its two-year performance is even more sensational. It’s up 220% in that time, which would have transformed £10k into £32k, plus dividends. Can it keep up this blistering pace over the next 12 months? Some say FTSE 100 shares can’t match the growth prospects found in the US, that they’re solid blue-chips with no oomph. Tell it to Barclays. Or HSBC Holdings,…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When I was first trying to find my way in the stock market, I stumbled across some Warren Buffett videos. And it’s probably the best thing that could have happened to me as an investor. Listening to the billionaire investor has helped me avoid all sorts of schemes that are unlikely to produce long-term returns. But how would the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ start investing in 2026? Start small At the 2024 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, a shareholder asked Buffett how he’d start investing with a million dollars. And the answer was interesting. The CEO said…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images In recent months, I’ve bought three exciting value stocks for my portfolio, hoping they’ll swing back into favour and make me rich. Buying beaten-down FTSE 100 stocks is never risk-free. There’s usually a good reason why they’ve slumped. Turnarounds take time and patience is required. I may have to wait for these to come good. Cheap Bunzl shares The first is international distribution group Bunzl (LSE: BNZL). I’d wanted to buy this dark horse for years, as it’s delivered a terrific total return through steady share price growth and relentless dividend increases. The board’s hiked shareholder payouts every year…