[ad_1] Image source: International Airline Group One common valuation metric for shares is the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. Rule of thumb is that the lower it is, the cheaper a share is. To illustrate, consider British Airways’ parent International Consolidated Airlines Group (LSE: IAG). The IAG P/E ratio at the moment is just six. So could now be the moment for me to scoop up this apparent value share? Difficult business sector for investors My answer is no. Before I get into the specifics of the current IAG share price, I ought to mention that I have owned the share in…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Is Bunzl (LSE: BNZL) the best share to buy today? That’s a bold question to ask for any stock, so let’s see if I can answer it. The international distribution and services group has been on my radar for years. I’ve even called it the FTSE 100’s greatest dark horse on these pages. Bunzl rarely makes headlines, yet it’s been quietly delivering for decades. Strong fundamentals It isn’t a household name and never will be. It specialises in providing essential non-sale items to businesses – think disposable gloves, cleaning supplies, and packaging materials. These are the…
[ad_1] Premium Bonds savers have been issued a stark warning that for many their holdings are “losing value over time”.The savings scheme sees all the Bonds go into a monthly prize draw with each £1 Bond having an equal chance of bagging a prize, which range from £25 to the £1million jackpot.But the reality is you can go many months or even years without winning a penny. Tom Francis, head of advice at Octopus Money, said: “If you’re thinking of them as a way to grow your savings or keep up with rising costs, they’re probably not your best bet.”They…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When the stock market enters a period of volatility, as it has done over the past several months, it can be a scary time for investors. Portfolio values can suddenly drop dramatically. For a long-term investor, that may not matter – after all, a paper loss is only a paper loss. But psychology can be powerful and it is not always easy for investors to ignore rapid falls in share prices. Is stock market turbulence necessarily a bad thing though? No. In fact it can be a way for the long-term investor to grow their…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Finding the right passive income strategy is a great way to prepare for a financially secure future. High-yield savings accounts are one option. They’re useful for short-term goals, but long-term investors will likely see their wealth eaten away by inflation. A buy-to-let property might be a good alternative. However, high UK house prices put that beyond reach for those with just £10,000 to invest. That’s why I think buying dividend stocks is a superb passive income option to consider. Using this method, patient investors could eventually aim to generate £1,500 per month from a five-figure…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Greggs (LSE: GRG) share price was red hot for a while, attracting a huge amount of attention for a supposedly humdrum high street chain. The FTSE 250 stock’s success was driven by the board’s rapid growth strategy, which capitalised on a brilliant marketing push that radically transformed the company’s reputation in a way that’s actually pretty rare. People went from sneering at Greggs to cheering it, thanks to the cheeky marketing masterstroke of the vegan sausage roll and other successful ventures. Yet I looked at the stock several times last year and began to…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When the market wobbles, it can be unnerving. Over the past few months, we have seen the market more than merely wobble. The US S&P 500 entered market-crash territory, although it has since recovered some ground. The UK market has been seeing a fair bit of turbulence too. But I view that as a potential bargain-hunting opportunity and have been looking for shares to buy for my portfolio. During stock market turbulence (and at other times too) though, it is important for investors to remember a key distinction: price and value are not the same…
[ad_1] Image source: Olaf Kraak via Shell plc The Shell (LSE: SHEL) share price jumped 3% Friday morning (2 May) on the back of first-quarter results for fiscal 2025. CEO Wael Sawan said: “Our strong performance and resilient balance sheet give us the confidence to commence another $3.5bn of buybacks for the next three months.“ The company posted adjusted earnings for the quarter of $5.58bn. That beats the $3.66bn reported for the final quarter of 2024. But it falls 28% short of the first quarter last year, which brought in $7.73bn. Shell set the Q1 dividend at 35.8 US cents…
[ad_1] It is easy to think that owning shares in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has always been a lucrative choice. Indeed, Amazon stock has soared 777% over the past decade. But, like any share, its price can go down as well as up. In the past couple of months, for example, the share price has dropped by over a fifth. Step back even further, to the dotcom boom in 2000, and the performance was far worse. From early 2000, Amazon stock plummeted 90% by the next year. Long-term investors who held their nerve have been handsomely rewarded though. Amazon shares could…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images UK stocks still look cheap after the recent bout of volatility, even though the FTSE 100 hasn’t been hit as hard as US markets. So far, our domestic stock market has shown bags of resilience, possibly boosted by overseas investors giving it a second look, tempted by today’s low valuations. Yet I can still see heaps of shares trading at bargain prices that could fly when markets rally. Here are three to consider for a Stocks and Shares ISA. Banking on Barclays? Barclays (LSE: BARC) is one of the UK’s major high street banks but…