Image source: Getty Images Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) stock is down 33% over the past year. Even though it’s a familiar name for many of us who use the company’s products, the share price performance has been underwhelming. Yet when I consider the fundamentals of the business and where we could go next year, I think it has a strong case for being a bargain buy right now. Recent underperformance One concern that has weighed on the stock is AI uncertainty amid rising competition. Investors worry that generative AI threatens incumbents (I prefer the phrase old-school) like Adobe. Of course, Adobe is…
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Image source: Getty Images ITV (LSE: ITV) is probably one of the oldest dividend shares in my portfolio, one I’ve been holding since the early days. It’s been through a lot of ups and downs in that time but it has always maintained a higher-than-average yield. This year has been particularly challenging for the business, facing fierce competition from digital streaming services. As traditional broadcasting revenue slips, it’s been focusing on its ITV Studios division. The cost pressures mean the share price has struggled to regain its pre-Covid highs. Subsequently, it hasn’t raised its full-year dividend in three years. Could…
Image source: Getty Images Michael Burry might not be the first talking head to predict a stock market crash in AI growth stocks, but he might be the most prominent. The American investor made his name by anticipating the 2008 crisis ahead of time. His prescience with regard to the ‘Great Recession’ earned billions for his fund. His portrayal by Christian Bale in the 2015 movie The Big Short was pretty good too. Now he’s set his sights on the happenings in 2025. His latest moves involve ‘short selling’ two of the biggest AI companies. If the artificial intelligence bubble…
Image source: Getty Images When it comes to income stocks, UK investors could be forgiven for spending most of their time researching stocks on the FTSE 100 or FTSE 250. Yet in reality, there are good dividend options listed in the US. Based on the dividend forecast by analysts, here’s one company that looks attractive. Key details to note I’m referring to Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), the well-known global biopharmaceutical company, with its revenues coming mainly from developing, manufacturing, and selling prescription drugs and vaccines. Its business model relies on both innovative new medicines and long-established products that generate steady cash…
Image source: Getty Images Is the FTSE 250 better than the FTSE 100 for dividends? As London’s leading index, the FTSE 100 gets most of the attention from dividend hunters. Folks who chase a big cash return from their portfolio naturally turn towards those massive global enterprises. But the FTSE 250 has a strong claim to offer better yields. As the leaves change colour and November arrives, the FTSE 100 offers five dividend yields above 7% at the moment. The FTSE 250, on the other hand, offers 26 with several of the yields going a good sight higher than that.…
Image source: Getty Images The BT (LSE: BT.A) share price has defied gravity in recent years. Today, it’s defying sense. After years of poor performance, as investors shunned its sprawling, unfocused operation, BT Group shares have taken off. A good deal of that turnaround has come since CEO Allison Kirkby took the helm in February 2024. She’s cut costs, streamlined operations and refocused the business on profitable areas, while improving transparency for investors. That’s helped the shares recover from bargain-basement levels, when the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio slumped to just six or seven, while the dividend yield shot towards 7%. I…
Image source: Getty Images On 28 October, I wrote that the Diageo (LSE: DGE) share price is driving me to drink. After Thursday’s (6 November) first-quarter update, mine’s a double. Diageo shares have now slumped to a 10-year low, a remarkable fall for a company once regarded as one of the safest FTSE 100 blue-chips. Investors have had to swallow one disappointment after another, and today was no different. Diageo cut its full-year guidance, citing weakness in Chinese white spirits and a slowdown in North America. Organic net sales are now expected to be flat to slightly lower for 2026, with…
Image source: Getty Images Next week’s another bumper one for UK shares, with several major companies announcing results and trading updates. Two of the biggest on the UK stock market include BAE Systems (LSE: BA.) and Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR.). Let’s take a look at what to expect and whether now’s a good time to consider these stocks. BAE Systems In July, BAE Systems reported strong first half results with an 11% sales increase and a 13% rise in earnings before interest and tax (EBIT). At the same time, it upgraded its full-year sales guidance to an increase of 8%-10%, and…
The shares prices of both BAE Systems (LSE:BA.) and Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR) have performed tremendously over the past year. BAE’s is up 48.6% while Rolls-Royce has more than doubled (+109%). For reference, the FTSE 100 has risen by around 20%. But what about the next 12 months? Where might each land by the end of 2026? Let’s see what the experts think. Latest targets Before turning to the latest broker forecasts, it’s important to remember that they could turn out to be wrong. Therefore, I would never use them alone to form the basis of an investment. That said, they can…
Image source: Getty Images Wow! It’s not been a good week for Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) stock. The stock fell 19% in after-market trading on Tuesday (4 November) and opened around 21% down a next day. The sell-off followed the company’s slightly disappointing third-quarter results coupled with below-consensus guidance for Q4. The social media firm posted earnings of $0.38 per share — up from $0.32 a year ago, but around $0.04 shy of expectations. On a brighter note, adjusted EBITDA jumped 24% year-on-year to $306.1m, coming in $9 million ahead of forecasts. That pushed its adjusted EBITDA margin up to 29%, a…