Join more than 165,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with the latest financial news, insights and expert analysis to help you understand what really matters when it comes to your finances.
You are now subscribed
Your newsletter sign-up was successful
Want to add more newsletters?
An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
A round-up of share tips from the financial press
The stocks and shares the British press is tipping – and recommending you avoid – this week.
The stocks and sharesthe British press is tipping and recommending you avoid this week.
Three to buy
Land Securities
The Times
Property giant Land Securities, the firm behind the "Walkie Talkie" tower, has £14.5bn of property in London. But it is surprisingly well positioned against a downturn in "speculative" office space, having off-loaded over £1bn of assets in recent months, including Haymarket House in Piccadilly, citing risks to the commercial property market if Britain votes to leave the European Union in June. 1,162p
Try 6 free issues of MoneyWeek today
Get unparalleled financial insight, analysis and expert opinion you can profit from.
Sign up for MoneyWeek’s free twice-daily newsletter.
Join more than 165,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with latest financial news, insights and expert analysis to help you understand what really matters when it comes to your finances.
Join more than 165,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with latest financial news, insights and expert analysis to help you understand what really matters when it comes to your finances.
Orders continue to rise at Just Eat, the online takeaway firm. It charges restaurants a commission of 14%, making the business ultra-cash generative. It has so far resisted paying shareholders a dividend, in favour of ploughing its cash into further expansion, but as the company's cash balance continues to swell to £193m, future payouts could be tasty. 405p
Braemar Shipping
Shares Magazine
The shipping industry has taken a battering in recent years, but shipping services group Braemar looks well positioned. The company is benefiting from low oil prices and recent profits were up 20%, thanks to strong tanker volumes. Broker Stockdale puts the shares as high as 575p. 453p
Three to sell
Thomas Cook
The Sunday Times
Recent terror attacks in Egypt, Tunisia, Paris and Belgium tragically underline the threats faced by Thomas Cook's tourism business.Its summer bookings are down by 5%, pushing shares to a three-year low, and package holidays appear to have had their heyday, alongside high-street travel agents, as online giants muscle in on the company's turf. 70p
Premier Foods
The Daily Telegraph
After another set of lacklustre results, the cake and custard maker is struggling to justify why it batted off a takeover approach earlier this year. Chief Executive Gavin Darby collected £1.7m for running the business last year, but it is "safe to assume" that if the offer had been accepted, the current board's "services might not have been required".38p
Motorpoint
Shares Magazine
Shares in the second-hand car retailer "do not deserve" their rich valuation of 17 times predicted earnings. Motorpoint, which only recently listed, admittedly has a strong business with high profit margins. But the company is trading at twice the rating of its competitors, even though the used-car market is oversupplied. "The price is wrong."227p
And the rest
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Arm Holdings
The chipmaker is using deals to expand into robotics (IC) 941p
Brooker
Its acquisition of retailer Budgens should deliver good growth (Times) 175p
Burberry
The fashion brand is finally getting serious about cutting costs (IC) 1,116p
Carr's
Its livestock feed division is a resilient business (Shares) 142p
Grainger
The property firm has always been deft at flipping houses (Times) 233p
Greggs
Its shops have been modernised and sales are rising (IC) 1,096p
Marston's
The pub group is bumping up margins by rolling out pizza ovens (Times) 153p
NewRiver Retail
The property firm has one of the highest dividends in the sector (Telegraph) 314p
Swipe to scroll horizontally
DCC
Shares have doubled in two years and it's time to take profits (Times) 6,385p
InterContinental Hotels
Its hotels in the Middle East are suffering with the oil price (IC) 2,639p
Mitchells & Butlers
Sales are sliding at the pub operator and the future looks "bleak" (IC) 283p
SSP
Recent terrorist attacks have hit business at the airport retailer (Times) 309p
Directors' dealings
A German view
Another key division, Kabi, which specialises in infusions and liquid generics, benefited from newly approved drugs and rivals' supply shortages. Fresenius' hospital business, Helios, looks set to keep growing by 3% a year, reckons Wirtschaftswoche. Sanford Bernstein's target for the stock is €73.
Sign up for MoneyWeek's newsletters
Join more than 165,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with the latest financial news, insights and expert analysis to help you understand what really matters when it comes to your finances.
MoneyWeek is written by a team of experienced and award-winning journalists, plus expert columnists. As well as daily digital news and features, MoneyWeek also publishes a weekly magazine, covering investing and personal finance. From share tips, pensions, gold to practical investment tips - we provide a round-up to help you make money and keep it.
