SRT Marine Systems – looking for momentum to accelerate into the future, 2026 Finals due shortly should please investors and show substantial prospects
SRT Marine awareness in operation Mark Watson-Mitchell - 02.10.2026 I always like to see ‘Company Insiders’ committing to their equities. So, when I noted a couple of months ago that Oliver Plunkett, a Non-Executive Director at SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) had added another 190,456 shares to his holding, paying 77.96p each for his purchase, I believe that it emphasised his confidence in the group. Plunkett is a board member of and CEO of the Ocean Infinity Group, the Company'
JD Wetherspoon - 28% fall in 2026 profits after 5.2% sales increase - but this year looking better
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 02.10.2026 This morning the pubs and hotels group J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) has reported preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended July 26, 2026, showing a 5.2% increase in revenue to £2,238m, driven by a 4.2% rise in like-for-like sales. However, profit before tax decreased by 28.0% to £58.6m, and operating profit fell 17.9% to £120.2m, with basic earnings per share down 16.6% to 42.4p. Despite these profit declines, free cash inflow per share signifi
Filtronic – with increasing orders - expect a gradual upward price move ahead of the AGM Trading Update at the end of this month
Mark Watson-Mitchell - -01.10.2026 Many investors in the £520m-capitalised communication products group Filtronic (LON:FTC) must be hoping for another big share price run like that enjoyed from end-March to end-May this year. It was in that period the market got over-excited about the US launch of the SpaceX IPO, taking any shares in companies with an extra-terrestrial connection to new price Highs. In those two months the shares of Filtronic, the designer and manufacturer
JD Wetherspoon – just how will its shares react to this Friday’s Finals?
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 30.09.2026 You have to admit it – that Tim Martin, boss of JD Wetherspoon (LON:JDW), is a ‘one-off’, always able to generate column inches upon any news from his pubs group, whether good or bad. J D Wetherspoon is a leading pub operator in the UK and Ireland. In late March after the group announced its Interim Results for the 26 weeks to 25th January – showing a 5.7% rise in revenues and a 31.9% fall in pre-tax profits, slashing earnings to 15.5p (21.
Avingtrans - broker ups Target Price to 878p (770p) after today's excellent Finals
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 30.09.2026 Avingtrans (LON:AVG) has this morning reported record revenue of £163.3m for the year to end-May, a 4.4% increase from the previous year, with gross margin improving to 32.8%. Its Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations reached £20.7m, exceeding market expectations, driven by strong performance in the Energy (AES) division which saw an 11.7% uplift in adjusted EBITDA to £24.0m. Adjusted profit before tax was £12.5m, and adjusted diluted ea
DSW Capital – an increase in M&A activity will show through to increase the bottom line, shares are undervalued at 45p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 29.09.2026 Tomorrow, Wednesday 30th September, the £11.5m-capitalised DSW Capital (LON:DSW) will hold its AGM for its year to end-March, I look for some positive corporate comment to follow, which should help to push its shares higher in price. The Group is a profitable, mid-market, challenger professional services licence network and owner of the Dow Schofield Watts and the DR Solicitors brands. DSW provides a very useful range of advice for companie
Winvia Entertainment scores a 21% gain in just one day
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 29.09.2026 I have to say that I am delighted for SQC Research followers who took heed of my comments yesterday after the announcement of the results from Winvia Entertainments (LON:WVIA). The conclusion to yesterday morning's article on the gaming group's figures was to state clearly that I stuck to my 300p Target Price for its shares, then 247.50p. Just before 3pm today that 300p price tag was scored, before easing back to 296p as I write. I have a str
CML Microsystems – return to operational profitability likely to be achieved earlier in the current financial year than previously expected
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 28.09.2026 Over 50 Years at the Heart of Critical Communications Standards “Fifty years ago, critical communications relied on dependable voice analogue radio networks. Today, the sector is defined by global standards, sophisticated semiconductor technologies and increasingly complex hybrid communications architectures supporting emergency services, transport networks, utilities, defence organisations and critical national infrastructure worldwide.
