Image source: Getty Images In recent years, the FTSE 100 hasn’t been renowned for its growth stocks. But they certainly exist. Pharma titan AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) has grown like fast in the century so far, and is part of the vanguard in propelling the Footsie to a record high of 9,400 as I write. With a £187bn market cap, AstraZeneca is now the largest FTSE 100 firm and therefore the largest publicly listed company on these shores. The funny thing is, it’s aiming for a lot more growth too. The firm’s goal of $80bn in sales by 2030 would surely…
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Image source: Rolls-Royce plc 2023 was a great year for Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR). And 2024? The same again. As for 2025, another great performance so far, with Rolls-Royce shares recently hitting an all-time high. The share price has moved up 97% so far this year, on top of its strong gains in the two prior years. For many Rolls-Royce shareholders, that may be thrilling. However, is the price still grounded in reality? Stock markets look forward more than back Historical data is used a lot by investors. My mention above of an all-time-high Rolls-Royce share price was an example. But what…
Image source: Getty Images Using dividend forecasts can be a great tool when trying to weigh up a potential investment opportunity. Based on data and analyst viewpoints, changes in dividends for the coming years can help assess the sustainability of the income going forward. When I spotted the forecast for this FTSE 250 stock, I decided to research it further. Income growth expected I’m referring to Harbour Energy (LSE:HBR). The UK-based independent oil & gas producer has a current dividend yield of 9.43%, with the share price down 26% in the last year. It primarily makes money from selling oil…
Image source: Getty Images Dividend stock M&G (LSE: MNG) has quietly become one of the stars of my Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP). Best known for its sky-high trailing yield of 8%, the fourth-highest on the FTSE 100, it’s also treated me to some decent capital growth in a relatively short time. The share price is up 23.5% over one year and 53% over five, which is impressive for what some might see as a stolid blue-chip. I bought the shares in the summer and autumn of 2023. M&G pays dividends in May and October, and so far I’ve received four payouts. The…
Image source: Getty Images I invest regularly in my Stocks and Shares ISA and SIPP, usually every month. But with the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 now sitting at record highs, finding buying opportunities has become more tricky (but not impossible). The flip side, however, is that some of my existing holdings have been quietly building wealth. Here are five shares in my portfolio that have recently hit fresh highs. AI stocks Let’s start with a couple of AI stocks: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM) and Nvidia. Shares of leading chip foundry TSMC are up 31% since the start of…
Image source: Getty Images With the right approach, a Stocks and Shares ISA can be a lucrative way to try and earn passive income. Of course, it helps to have realistic expectations and a long-term approach. Someone could target a four-figure monthly passive income in the form of dividends using a spare £20k to put such an approach into practice. Here’s how. Letting dividends earn dividends There are a couple of key elements that help explain how this plan works. One is dividends. A dividend is spare money a company has generated that it pays out to shareholders. This is…
Revenue increased 5.7% to $21.8 million in H1 2025 as compared to $20.6 million in H1 2024 Operating margin improved to (25.9%) in H1 2025 as compared to (27.0%) in H1 2024 Management Adjusted EBITDA margin, which adjusts for the impact of public company costs, improved to (6.5%) in H1 2025 as compared to (6.7%) in H1 2024 Net loss narrowed 27.2% to ($4.3 million) in H1 2025 as compared to ($5.9 million) in H1 2024 Outstanding debt reduced by approximately $5.0 million in H1 2025 Current cash balance of approximately $1.8 million as of September 30, 2025 Public listing…
Image source: Getty Images easyJet’s (LSE: EZJ) share price had fallen 16% from its 12 December one-year traded high of £5.90. This does not necessarily mean that it is now a bargain. It does not even necessarily mean it is more of a bargain now than it was before. The reason why is that a stock’s price is a different measure to its value. Price is just the level the market is willing to pay at any given time. But value reflects the true worth of the underlying business. So to ascertain whether it is, in fact, a bargain, I…
Image source: Getty Images Let’s talk about Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock. Consider a price-to-earnings ratio of nearly 200. Few companies around the world boast a valuation so eye-watering. One way of looking at that P/E ratio is that investors are paying almost $200 for every $1 of yearly profit. Sounds ridiculous? It probably should. Such relatively low earnings mean the share price has a long way to fall. The other side to this equation is that earnings must grow massively to justify the price. Old-school value investors would likely roll their eyes at the ‘value’ on offer with Tesla stock.…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of forest-based projects funded through the sale of carbon credits shows that 10% of them may have a net warming effect on the climate because of the way they alter Earth’s albedo, or how much sunlight is reflected back into space. The study led by scientists at the Oregon State University College of Forestry also offers recommendations for how to avoid this unintended climate warming by incorporating albedo accounting into carbon crediting protocols. Additionally, the research indicates most projects come with comparatively minimal albedo consequences. The study is published in Nature Communications. The collaboration,…