Aviva (LSE:AV.) shares have been getting a lot of attention from investors in 2025. And with the insurance giant’s share price rising by 36% since the start of the year, along with an extra 7% from dividends, it isn’t hard to see why. A £5,000 investment in the last 12 months is now worth around £7,150. But if the analyst team at RBC Capital Markets is correct, even more growth is coming around the corner. Let’s take a look at how much money these experts think investors could make with Aviva shares in 2026. Aviva’s 2026 growth potential Mandeep Jagpal…
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Image source: Getty Images Like other London-listed insurance giants, 2025’s been a great year for Phoenix Group (LSE:PHNX) shares. Even with the FTSE 100 climbing by over 17% since January, Phoenix has marched ahead, climbing 47.5% when counting dividends, transforming a £5,000 lump sum investment into £7,375. This stellar performance puts the business firmly ahead of its top-tier rivals like Legal & General. Yet, when looking at some of the latest analyst forecasts, even more growth could be on the horizon. In fact, the experts at Berenberg Bank believe Phoenix shares could climb yet another 25.5% by this time next…
Image source: easyJet plc Down 67% over five years, my easyJet (LSE: EZJ) shares are one of the worst-performing holdings in my portfolio. It seems the long-suffering budget airline can’t catch a break. Just last month, it had to recall all its Airbus A320 aircrafts for a software update. Fortunately, the issue didn’t cause any disruptions but it was just one hiccup in a litany of troubles affecting the company. Still, analysts expect the stock to rise an average of 28% in the coming 12 months. Let’s have a look at why it’s so beaten-down and if the issues really…
Image source: Getty Images The BP (LSE:BP.) share price has been on a bit of a rally. Since taking a tumble in April, the oil & gas giant has recovered and continued to grow by almost 34%. And that’s before counting the extra gains from dividends. But will this momentum continue into 2026? And could the rally accelerate to the point where BP shares double next year? How the shares could double Expanding from a £70bn enterprise into a £140bn one is no easy task, even with market momentum on its side. So if BP wants to try and pull…
Image source: Getty Images Even with the stock market reaching record highs this year, not all FTSE shares have been so fortunate. In fact, there’s a long list of businesses struggling to keep up with the outperformance of large-cap enterprises. And among the most painful declines is Trustpilot (LSE:TRST), down 47%, along with Trainline (LSE:TRN), which has also seen its market-cap slashed in half. But as painful as these losses undoubtedly are, the best buying opportunities are often among the stocks that have suffered a massive downturn. Just take a look at what happened to Rolls-Royce shares over the last…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 is packed with dividend-paying stocks to buy and earn a passive income. And right now, Foresight Solar Fund (LSE:FSFL) stands out with one of the highest yields in the index. At 12.4%, for every £1,000 invested in this renewable energy enterprise, £124 is earned through dividends. And what’s more, the stock is also trading at a massive 36% discount to its net asset value. Of course, experienced investors know that a double-digit yield and a dirt-cheap valuation can be a signal of trouble ahead. Yet looking at Foresight’s financials, the company continues to…
Image source: Getty Images 2025 hasn’t been a stellar 12 months for the Marks and Spencer (LSE: MKS) share price. The stock has fallen from 376p to 316p, turning a £5,000 investment at the start of the year into around £4,200 (note that investors would have also received/been entitled to 3.8p per share in dividends). So, what has gone wrong here? And more importantly, can the Footsie stock perform better in 2026 and beyond? Why has the stock fallen? There are a few things that have hurt Marks and Spencer shares in 2025. One major factor has been the cyberattack…
Image source: Getty Images Amcomri Group‘s (LSE:AMCO) a growth stock that a lot of investors probably haven’t heard of. It only appeared on the stock market a year ago, but it’s already climbed 136% since. That’s a big move, but the underlying company has a business model that some of the UK’s most successful companies have employed. And this one might just be getting started. Buying and building Amcomri’s a small-cap, a collection of 12 smaller businesses that focus on supplying industrial products or services in highly specialised markets. And this is a structure I like very much. Operating in…
Image source: Getty Images There’s more than one way to earn passive income in the stock market. And this is something investors worried about artificial intelligence (AI) stocks might want to take note of. It’s no secret that valuations in some sectors look stretched and there’s a real possibility share prices could fall sharply. But this is something investors can try to use to their advantage. Covered calls Selling ‘call options’ is a strategy that’s been gaining popularity. These give the owner the right (but not the obligation) to buy a stock at a specified price before a certain date.…
Image source: Getty Images Let’s be real. £2,000 a month in passive income is a nice chunk of change. In my opinion, one of the best ways to earn passive income is from dividends. But how much would an investor realistically need to save to earn £24k a year? Well, that depends. If the investor wanted to start earning this passive income immediately, then my trusty calculator tells me they would require a £600,000 pot. But hold on a minute. £600k?! Now that’s a hefty chunk not typically found down the back of a sofa. Passive income tricks from dividends…