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Kenmare Resources in ‘strongest ever position’ with extremely strong pricing says Davy analyst

Kenmare Resources plc (LON:KMR) provided a trading update for the full year and fourth quarter ending 31 December 2021 and production guidance for FY 2022 last week. DirectorsTalk caught up..

Likewise acquisition enhances growth says Zeus Capital

Likewise Group plc (LON:LIKE) announced (15thDecember 2021) the acquisition of Valley Wholesale Carpets (VWC) for a maximum consideration of £30.0m. The business expands the company’s footprint through its operations in..

Quarterly Technology review from Zeus Capital: January 2022

Zeus Capital provides its Technology Quarterly Review for Q1 2022. All subsectors de-rated in the quarter, largely driven by companies specific issues. Top share price performance was led by rebounds..

Symphony Environmental “now appears well placed to generate improved returns over the medium-term” says Zeus Capital

Symphony Environmental plc (LON:SYM) has provided a pre-close update for the full year. Results missed our estimates mainly due to one-off factors outside of the Group’s control. Hence, sales were..

Kenmare Resources: healthy future dividends driven by strong prices and cash flows says Peel Hunt

Kenmare Resources plc (LON:KMR) is the topic of conversation when we caught up with Peel Hunt Mining Research Analyst Peter Mallin-Jones. Q. How will the tender offer impact the company?..

AFC Energy “enormous potential for products in Data Centres and Maritime” says Zeus Capital

AFC Energy plc (LON:AFC) update expresses confidence in achieving published FY22 revenue forecasts and reveals a new Hybrid Fuel Cell. The update summarises the group’s agreements with ABB, Urban-Air Port,..

Devolver Digital “has a highly differentiated philosophy and culture that has driven a virtuous cycle of success” says Zeus Capital

Devolver Digital Inc (LON:DEVO) is an award-winning, high-profile video game publisher and developer that consistently publishes highly-rated indie games and is backed by industry pioneers: 1) Devolver was named 2021..

tinyBuild revenue visibility increasing as part of renewed subscription services says Zeus Capital

tinyBuild plc (LON:TBLD) announced that Hello Neighbor 2 (NH2) will be available for pre-order on 7 April 2022. Based on the growing popularity of other titles in the Hello Neighbour..

Vertu Motors forecasts upgraded by Zeus Capital increasing FY22 PBT by 7.7% to £70.2m

Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU) has released a trading update increasing FY22 underlying PBT guidance to “no less than £70m”, up from prior guidance of “at least £65m”. This was driven..

Bank North: Major steps forward

Bank North has now raised c.£30m of capital and secured its banking licence (24 August 2021). What was an uncertain “jam tomorrow” story will soon be generating income. Bank North..

Premier Miton Gervais Williams: Outlook for equities in 2022

Gervais Williams, head of equities at Premier Miton, discusses the outlook for UK equities, taking a more bearish stance than previous interviews...

Cizzle Biotechnology: News flow driven by deals

Cizzle Biotechnology Holdings plc (LON:CIZ), focused on cancer diagnostics, was spun out of the University of York to exploit the biomarker, variant CIZ1b, for early detection of different forms of..

Pantheon International: Primary platform + active management = value add

In this note, we demonstrate how the strength of Pantheon International plc (LON:PIN) primary platform and the active management of its portfolio add value in the attractive secondary (30% of..

Palace Capital: Interim results – ammunition for major dividend rises

Palace Capital plc (LON:PCA) 15 November interim results have led us to upgrade our profit and dividend forecasts modestly. Commercial property income is robust, and Hudson Quarter (HQ) residential profit..

International Biotechnology Trust: Access to fast-growing biotechnology companies

International Biotechnology Trust plc (LON:IBT) was established in 1994 to provide institutional and retail investors with the opportunity to participate in global biotechnology and life science companies, from venture-stage (via..

ICG Enterprise Trust/Intermediate Capital Group: Friends with benefits

This note analyses the unique advantages that Intermediate Capital Group (ICG plc) has brought to ICG Enterprise Trust plc (LON:ICGT) since becoming the manager in 2016 and contributing to the..

Chesnara: Could be the least worrying dividend you’ll get

Life assurance consolidators should be boring most of the time, perhaps apart from when they do some M&A. Operationally, Chesnara Plc (LON:CSN) has been close to achieving that, although recent..

Cornerstone: Steppingstone to core enterprise systems

Cornerstone FS plc (LON:CSFS) is a provider of foreign exchange (forex), payment and currency risk management services, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) internationally. As one of..

Esken’s Tilbury green energy power plant visited by Zeus Capital

Zeus Capital visited Esken Ltd (LON:ESKN) wood biomass storage and processing operations at the Tilbury renewables energy power plant. The company, through its Stobart Energy unit, is the leading supplier..

Volta Finance: Simple Simon Says

In this note, we explore three aspects of Volta Finance plc (LON:VTA) portfolio, highlighting their simplification – simplified. Firstly, unless there is a compelling, opportunistic case, new investments will be..

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