Netcall – this week’s Finals will report a record sales pipeline, supported by demand for cloud-based automation and AI-enabled solutions, shares look ready to run
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 05.10.2026 This Wednesday, 7th October, the £213m-capitalised Netcall (LON:NET) will be declaring its 2026 Final Results – they should be good and point toward even better times ahead. The intelligent software group has seen its shares advance from the 102p level when I commented upon the company in early March, they are now 125p and now they are looking even more appealing. The Business Founded in 1984 and based in Bedford, Netcall is a provider of i
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
