[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Brokers have a 12-month price target for Rolls-Royce shares of 1,075p. With a current (13 August) price of 1,098p, this suggests there’s no room for further growth. But given its post-pandemic performance – the group’s now worth around £90bn more than when it announced its life-saving rights issue and debt restructuring in October 2020 – this probably shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Having said that, the most optimistic broker reckons the shares are worth around 31% more. Something else However, there’s another FTSE 100 company that the ‘experts’ believe offers better value. Unlike…
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[ad_1] So far in 2025, the BP (LSE:BP.) share price has underperformed the FTSE 100. The energy producer has seen its stock increase in value by 3.5% compared to 10.8% for the wider index. Uncertain energy prices Unsurprisingly, the biggest influence on the group’s results (and consequently its market-cap) is the price of energy, in particular oil. The price of Brent crude has fallen 14% since the start of the year. At around $65, it’s now back to where it was before Russia invaded Ukraine. Due to its unpredictable nature, where it goes next is anyone’s guess. The US Energy…
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after days of gains driven by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates, while U.S. futures slipped. Bitcoin rose more than 3% to a new record of over $123,000, according to CoinDesk. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.3% to 42,705.36 as investors sold to lock in recent gains that have taken the benchmark to all-time records. The Japanese yen rose against the dollar after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview with Bloomberg that Japan was “behind the curve” in monetary tightening. He was referring to the…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I’m always mulling over new ways to build a steady and reliable passive income stream. Whether it’s sitting pretty on the sofa, walking the dog or simply sipping a pint, extra cash means more free time to do as I please. One popular and increasingly accessible way to do this is via small, consistent investments in dividend-paying shares. By cutting out just one or two small expenses a day and saving £5 to invest, the journey towards financial freedom could be within reach. Plus, by slowly reinvesting the dividends over time, the investment could rapidly…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I first bought FTSE 250 money manager aberdeen group (LSE: ABDN) after its demotion from the FTSE 100 in September 2023. It seemed to me that the automatic wave of selling that this triggered was unjustified by business fundamentals. These sales came from FTSE 100 tracker funds no longer able to hold the stock. Funds not mandated to invest in anything other than top credit-rated shares had to do the same. My purchase at that time turned out to be a very good move. The share price has jumped 24%, and the firm has paid…
[ad_1] Image source: NatWest Group plc This week, the NatWest Group (LSE:NWG) share price set a 52-week high. The bank’s stock is now (13 August) changing hands for nearly 60% more than it was a year ago. This puts it in the top 10 of FTSE 100 performers. Some of this rally appears to be due to the sector as a whole coming back in favour with investors. Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Chartered also recorded new one-year highs in August. Barclays did the same in July. Also last month, HSBC briefly became the UK’s most valuable listed company. But…
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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Finding a small-cap UK stock near the start of a multi-year growth trajectory can produce lucrative results. Recently, we saw this with Filtronic, a former penny share that’s surged more than 700% in just two years. I’ve been scouring the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to unearth a potential hidden gem. And I reckon I might have found one in the shape of Windar Photonics (LSE:WPHO), which has a modest £55m market cap. Let’s see why I’m bullish on this penny stock. The company at a glance Windar is a Danish firm that develops low-cost Light…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images HSBC (LSE: HSBA) shares fell after the 30 July release of its H1 results. This was to be expected, as they showed a 26% year-on-year fall in pre-tax profit to $15.81bn (£11.74bn). The number undershot analysts’ forecasts of $16.5bn. This largely resulted from $2.1bn of impairment losses at HSBC’s associated Bank of Communications (BOC). This is when an asset’s fair market value falls more than its book value previously stated in a company’s financial documents. BOC’s value hit came from its exposure to bad loans related to China’s real estate market. A risk for HSBC…
[ad_1] In a milestone for climate-smart agriculture, The Good Rice Alliance (TGRA) has received an ‘Ae’ carbon rating from BeZero Carbon, placing its credits in the top quartile of global voluntary carbon projects for quality and integrity. The recognition underscores TGRA’s role in transforming India’s rice farming from one of the largest agricultural sources of methane into a scalable climate solution.BeZero’s ‘Ae’ rating signals that TGRA’s credits meet stringent benchmarks for additionality, durability, and quantifiable emissions reduction—qualities increasingly demanded by institutional buyers and climate investors. For rice, which contributes roughly 10 per cent of India’s agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, this…