Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Hays Plc (LON:HAYS) Earnings CommentBritish recruitment companies are basking in a purple patch at the moment, largely thanks to their expansion into faster-growing overseas markets. Germany now...

Can Barratt Developments find the materials for a rebuild in next Wednesday’s full year results?It hasn’t been a great year to be in the UK house-building sector, with falling prices in...

Hays (LON:HAYS) reported a 15% jump in full-year operating profit to £243.4 million, which was slightly ahead of the £240.9 million expected by analysts. Net fees for the year ticked up by...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The recovery is already threatening to roll over as a failure to breakout above 12,600 again has pulled the profit-takers back in once more. Is this an opportunity for renewed...

It was another stellar session last night for US stocks. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ racked up all-time highs again, as optimism about a trade deal with Canada and positive broker recommendations for...

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is probably one of the most complex stocks on the Street to analyze. On the one hand, it's a company that's building products which have the potential to revolutionize the...

It’s been a turbulent year for the FTSE 100 firm. Starting at an opening price of £13.43 it had spiked to a 6 month peak of £14.76 in mid-February, boosted by decent numbers from its...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The outlook changing impact of the recent breakout remains on track. A trend higher of the past eight sessions remains intact and the bulls have still got a grip on the recovery...

Accounting software firm Sage has generated dividend growth of more than 8% per year over the last decade. That’s impressive, but is it enough to justify the company’s measly 2.4% dividend...

After an early dip the FTSE turned the corner helped by some new enthusiasm in the US stock markets generated by Monday’s trade deal between the US and Mexico which is also lifting the Dow Jones...

There’s been a pretty positive start to the new trading week for stocks in London with the FTSE 100 reopening after the long weekend and rising by around 30 points at the time of writing. The...

It’s a tough time to be a restaurant group, not just the Restaurant Group (LON:RTN). Yet it hasn’t all been one-way traffic for the company market-wise. Though it got off to a poor start,...

The FTSE 100 is playing catch-up with the rest of Europe following the UK bank holiday yesterday. The positive sentiment in the US on the back of the trade deal with Mexico has boosted sentiment in...

DAX Xetra (cash index)After a period of consolidation and searching for direction, the outlook has been significantly improved from one strong positive candle that has decisively taken the market...