Metro Bank – firmly positioning as one of the UK market leaders, shares up nearly 20% in seven weeks and heading higher
Mark Watson-Mitchell – 17.04.2026 At the start of last month, we featured the shares of Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) ahead of the reshaped banking group announcing its 2025 Finals. The group’s shares were then trading at 122p, earlier this week they touched 148p, before closing at 141.60p last night. Yesterday the £953m-capitalised company sent out its 2025 Report and Accounts, with its AGM to be held on Tuesday, 2 nd June. 2025 Final Results On Wednesday 4 th March, the group
ASA International – shares up 246% at 214p, finals show real value with so much more upside, TP 370p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 15.04.2026 This morning the near £214m-capitalised ASA International (LON:ASAI) has announced its Final Results for the year to end-December 2025 – they were excellent. The group, which has a strong commitment to financial inclusion and socioeconomic progress, is one of the world's largest international microfinance institutions, providing small, socially responsible loans to low-income entrepreneurs, most of whom are women, across Asia and Africa.
Quartix Technologies – eagerly awaiting next week’s AGM Trading Update, shares 265p, brokers TP 400p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 14.04.2026 Capitalised at just £128m, Quartix Technologies (LON:QTX) is one of Europe's leading suppliers of subscription-based vehicle tracking systems, analytical software and services. It recently released a very good set of results for last year, and I am looking forward to the group’s pre-AGM Trading Update, due on Wednesday, 22 nd April, which could well help to push the group’s shares, now 265p after a 9% rise yesterday, back up towards the
Hunting – hopes for a promising AGM Trading Update due this week, shares 506p, brokers TP 540p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 13.04.2026 This coming Wednesday, 15 th April, will see the £740m-capitalised Hunting (LON:HTG) hold its AGM to cover its trading year to end-December 2025. It is also expected to issue a pre-AGM Trading Update, with the possibility of comment on the progress of potential new contract orders. This morning, against a lower market, the group’s shares have risen 16.50p to 506p – possibly in anticipation of some bullish comments. The Business Established
Concurrent Technologies – reporting better than expected results and increasing order intake, shares 195p, TP 270p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 13.04.2026 This morning the £169m capitalised Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) reported its 2025 results, showing a better-than-expected profits advance, up 25% on a 14% increase in sales. The Colchester-based group is a designer and manufacturer of leading-edge computer products, systems, and mission-critical solutions used in high-performance markets by some of the world's major OEMs. Concurrent reported a strong financial year with revenue increasin
The SQC Research 2026 Market Recovery Portfolio - up 12.73% in 14 trading days!
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 13.04.2026 The ten companies selected were as follows: AO World (LON:AO.) @ 85p now 95.50p +12.35% Ashtead Technology Holdings (LON:AT.) @ 390p now 472.60p +21.18% Chemring Group (LON:CHG) @ 485p now 547p +12.78% Costain Group (LON:COST) @ 177p now 197.60p +11.64% Currys (LON:CURY) @ 128p now 134.10p +4.77% Filtronic (LON:FTC) @ 145p now 194p +33.79% James Fisher & Sons (LON:FSJ) @ 470p now 481p +2.34% Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) @ 340p now
AO World – positive Update sees founder John’s Gran delighted and hopes his Mum is proud, while Trust Pilot to hit one million 4.9 ratings, shares 89p, new SQC TP 110p
Mark Watson-Mitchell – 10.04.2026 This morning AO World (LON:AO.) has announced its Full Year Post-Close Trading Update for its year to end-March, which should see the group’s shares recovering from the current 89p. The £495m-capitalised electricals retail group, which two weeks ago completed its share buyback programme, taking some 9.7m shares into treasury, has issued a very positive Update. Double-digit revenue growth and a 15% profit growth is on the cards for the grou
Concurrent Technologies – next Monday’s Finals to show good growth and record order intake, shares 192p brokers TP 270p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 09.04.2026 Next Monday, 13 th April, Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) will release its Final Results to end-December 2025, they will be good and show real progress going forward. The £167m-capitalised group is a designer and manufacturer of leading-edge computer products, systems, and mission-critical solutions used in high-performance markets by some of the world's major OEMs, At the end of February, the group’s shares were trading at a 278p High,
