Image source: Getty Images Few shares have traded for pennies for as long as Lloyds (LSE: LLOY). The ‘great recession’ brought the share price from £3 all the way down to 27p, and it has stuck below the pound mark ever since. That’s 17 years of anaemic growth and 17 years of a share price counted in pennies. That could all be changing however. The shares are up 62% in a year. They’re up 224% in five years. The FTSE 100 bank is in a better place than it has been in decades. And its current 89p share price looks…
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Image source: Getty Images Marks and Spencer’s (LSE: MKS) share price remains 8% below its 22 April one-year high. To me, that suggests an additional 8% discount to the ‘fair value’ already evident back then. This is particularly true as the H1 results released on 5 November looked very solid to me. So, exactly how undervalued is the stock right now? The post-cyberattack numbers Back in April, the British retailing institution revealed it had been hit by a cyberattack. It added that this would have an impact of about £300m on its 2025/26 operating profit. In the event, its recent…
Image source: Getty Images The Stocks and Shares ISA is an incredible vehicle for our investments. It’s protected from capital gains and taxes on dividends. This means it can grow unimpeded by taxation and we can withdraw an income on it… without being taxed. Now, according to reports, the government is set to target people with incomes over £46,000 in the upcoming Budget. So, that got me asking… how much money would you need in a Stocks and Shares ISA to take a tax-free income worth £46,000 per year? Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of…
Image source: Getty Images UK dividend shares are a very popular pick among Stocks and Shares ISA investors aiming for long-term income. Returns depend on the dividend yield we can achieve. But what actually is that? It’s the dividend per share divided by the share price. So if a share costs 100p and pays a 5% yield, that’ll be 5p per share per year. Analysts forecast a 3.2% average dividend yield from the FTSE 100 for the current year — though it varies a bit depending on who we ask. Index returns That means if we spread our cash across…
Image source: Getty Images Chatter about an impending stock market crash has risen dramatically as many shares march higher. Both the S&P 500 and FTSE 100 are up 25%+ since April lows. The Nasdaq Composite has surged more than 50%! One thing adding uncertainty is artificial intelligence (AI). Some prominent investors think AI-related stocks are in bubble territory. And with the Magnificent Seven tech stocks making up about 37% of the S&P 500, the ingredients for a huge market crash are in place. Should investors be worried? Here’s my take. AI infrastructure investments At the risk of inviting egg on my…
Image source: Getty Images Premium content from Motley Fool Share Advisor UK Investors following the Fire style are accepting higher risk with the goal of attaining higher returns over time. So this approach requires a higher risk tolerance, and the willingness to accept significant volatility in share prices. In October 2019, we also expanded the range of our Fire shares to also include potential recommendations from the US stock market, which tends to include a better variety of “growth” stocks. We suggest that investors that primarily buy Fire shares should be particularly mindful of diversification in their portfolios. With sufficient…
Image source: Getty Images Being a good investor involves taking opportunities to buy stocks when they present themselves. And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing with three UK shares. I’m convinced that all three are good value at the moment, but I’m not sure how much longer they’re going to stay that way. So I’ve bought the trio within in the last week. JD Wetherspoon The market keeps thinking JD Wetherspoon (LSE:JDW) is set to put up a bad earnings report, but it hasn’t happened. As a result, the stock trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11. A number…
Image source: Getty Images Even though the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 have recently hit fresh record highs, it doesn’t mean there are no cheap shares left to buy. The beauty of the stock market is that there’s such a wide range of listed companies out there. When searching for potentially undervalued stocks, I’ve identified a couple that I believe are worthy of consideration. A niche financing firm First up is Distribution Finance Capital Holdings (LSE:DFCH). With a market cap of £85m and a share price of 52p, DFCH is technically a penny stock. Given the company’s small size, it’s…
Image source: Getty Images The Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) share price has been flying high in 2025, leaving many investors wondering whether there’s still room for the company’s market cap to soar even further. Let’s take a look at what’s been happening to the FTSE 100 market darling so far this year and whether it’s still one for investors to consider despite the recent gains. What’s happening to the Rolls-Royce share price? The turnaround story at Rolls-Royce has been remarkable. The company posted a 50% jump in underlying operating profit for the first half of the year, rising to £1.73bn from £1.15bn…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250‘s delivered some exceptional returns over the last year. It’s gained 6.3% in value since 10 November a year ago, which — combined with a dividend yield above 3% — means investors have been able to target total returns approaching double-digit percentages. On the one hand, the index’s rise is mighty impressive given market concerns about growth-crushing trade tariffs and rising inflation. There’s a good chance it will keep storming higher, too, given the enduring cheapness of UK mid-cap shares. But can we expect the FTSE 250 index to hit new record highs any…