[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Prudential’s (LSE: PRU) share price is close to its 13 November 12-month traded high of £11.09. This, though, does not mean no value is left in the stock. There could be lots, or none, but assessing which has little to do with a share’s price. This is just whatever the market will pay at any given moment. Value reflects the true worth of the underlying business’s fundamentals. So, how do these look in Prudential’s case, and what does it mean for the stock’s true value? Core business outlook The Q3 performance update released on 30…
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[ad_1] This story was originally published by ProPublica, where former Streetsblog reporter Jesse Coburn now works.On its face, the rule proposed in July by the country’s pipeline-safety regulator seemed innocuous. The regulator, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation called the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, was proposing what looked like minor, bureaucratic changes to its process for issuing regulatory waivers. Between the lines, agency watchers saw a much more consequential effort — one that would curtail the power of agency experts to impose conditions aimed at preventing catastrophic pipeline failures.The rule was signed by Ben Kochman, whom…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images We’re now in the last month of the year. It’s natural to have one eye on 2026, especially when it comes to deciding where the stock market could head. When it comes to stocks for passive income, I think next year could be very important for yields, as I expect the Bank of England base rate to fall. So I turned to my old friend ChatGPT to see if it had any wise words on what to consider. A financial heavyweight The AI bot pointed me towards Legal & General (LSE:LGEN), which it said was…
[ad_1] They say there is no such thing as free money, but passive income comes pretty close in my book. It arrives periodically in the form of dividends paid by many stocks, and consequently I am a big fan. Ultimately, I expend little effort to secure this additional income beyond choosing the stocks. This income will become increasingly important as I move into retirement. It should enable me to have a better time than might otherwise be the case. A fixture of my passive income portfolio has been FTSE 100 commodities giant Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO). So, how much has…
[ad_1] Image source: BT Group plc As the UK’s largest communications provider, BT (LSE: BT.A) shares have long been a staple of UK income portfolios — particularly within retirement portfolios. The company’s commitment to dividend returns has attracted yield-hungry investors for decades. However, despite its long history as a safe income stream, it may not be as sustainable as many think. With growth slowing since the pandemic, there may be deeper issues that demand closer scrutiny. So is BT still worth considering as part of a retirement portfolio? Let’s find out. An alluring yield When it comes to income stocks,…
[ad_1] Image source: Rolls-Royce plc Although I admit I was late to the post-pandemic party, Rolls-Royce Holdings‘ (LSE:RR.) shares remain the best performer in my ISA. But having been rallying for the past five years – the group’s share price has increased over 700% since December 2020 – I’m starting to question whether I should sell. Let’s see. Like-for-like A good way of assessing whether a stock’s expensive is to compare its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to that of a similar company. With Rolls-Royce this isn’t as easy as you might think. Although each of its three divisions – civil aerospace,…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images At the time of writing (1 December), Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) shares are changing hands for around 95p. This means they’re just 5.3% away from reaching the psychologically important barrier of £1. Will they get there? Or could they go in the opposite direction? Let’s review the evidence. The bearish view Based on the forward (2025) price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios of the FTSE 100’s five banks, Lloyds’ shares are the most expensive. If they were rated in line with the average, they would be around 25% cheaper, at 76p. Source: London Stock Exchange Group/company reports Looking…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Tesco (LSE:TSCO) shares have been on a tear in 2025, climbing by over 20% since January, outpacing the FTSE 100. And those who have been reinvesting dividends paid along the way have enjoyed even further gains, transforming a £15,000 initial investment into roughly £18,585. That’s quite a change of pace compared to the stock’s long-term track record. And it’s yet a further continuation of market momentum that kicked off back in late 2022. Fun fact: Tesco shares have more than doubled in the last three years. So what’s behind this stellar performance? And can it…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Investors in Greggs (LSE:GRG) haven’t had much to celebrate for a while, with the shares down nearly 41% since the start of 2025. Yet the struggling FTSE 250 stock has enjoyed a strong uplift recently, rising 15.6% in just the past week. This means someone who invested £5,000 in Greggs seven days ago would now have almost £5,800. But what has happened to cause this bounce? And does the stock still look cheap today? Enter activist investors The reason for the stock’s leap appears to be related to activist investors. One is hedge fund Silchester…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images FTSE 100 stock Kingfisher (LSE: KGF) jumped to the top of the index leaderboard on 26 November. The share price flew up as the firm raised its profit outlook. While the rest of the index (and country!) were fretting about the newly released Autumn Budget, the owner of Screwfix and B&Q shrugged off any concerns, posting a 7.4% increase in the share price on the day. With a dividend yield of over 4% and a share price up 22% in the last year, the stock looks attractive at first glance. But on closer inspection, we…