Stock Watch 13 July 2010

The Share Centre’s top 5 customer buys from the last 7 days

1. Barclays – Weakness has attracted new investment.
2. Tower Resources – Penny share punters react to resource estimate update.
3. Lloyds Banking Group – Interest in the sector post budget has remained.
4. Falkland Oil & Gas - Investors continue to speculate on the potential for oil discoveries.
5. BP – Rally after months of weakness, helped by reports that the well to cap the leak is ahead of schedule and speculation that the group is close to selling off its Alaska operations.



The Share Centre’s top 5 shares to follow:

1. Compass Group Lower Risk – CEO remains confident on sales and margin growth.
2. Reckitt Benckiser Lower Risk – Recent weakness could provide a nice entry level for investors.
3. Tui Travel Medium Risk – Recent fall in the share price puts company on attractive rating.
4. Mothercare Medium Risk – Growing international operations acts as a safeguard against UK consumer
5. Cape Higher Risk – Recent trading update was positive, following on from failed bid approach.


Ratio of buys to sells – 63:37

Top 5 most searched for companies on www.share.com


1. Xstrata
2. Opsec Security
3. Legal and General
4. Barclays
5. DSG International


The Share Centre’s Share of the Week
Company: Cape    Share price: 246.00p    Sector: Support services
Recommendation:    Buy
Risk category:    Higher
Investment class:    Balanced
Opinion:
There has been a lot to interest investors recently, with a bid approach, new contract wins in Abu Dhabi and Azerbaijan, along with a positive trading update. There is also the potential for more positive news flow from its strong position in the liquid natural gas market in the Pacific Rim. Net debt continues to fall and its past asbestos liabilities have now finally been capped. A forecast yield of a 3.4 pct further adds to the attractions.


THIS DATA IS PROVIDED BY GRAHAM SPOONER, INVESTMENT ADVISER AT THE SHARE CENTRE. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR AGREEMENT TO BUY OR SELL INVESTMENTS.


 

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