Ashtead Technology - building unrivalled capability, positioned for growth, shares 393p offer big upside, brokers' average TP is 653p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 19.03.2026 On Tuesday 26 th August last year, I featured again the shares of Ashtead Technology (LON:AT.) , then with its shares at 344p, it was capitalised at £276m. The shares went on to score Lows of 297p last November and repeated in January this year, since when they have rebounded to 445p – showing that there is quite an active market range for the company’s equity. On Tuesday of this week, the group reported an impressive set of Final Results
James Fisher - broker lifts Target Price to 790p, shares now 542p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 19.03.2026 After the recently announced results from the marine services group James Fisher & Sons (LON:FSJ) , James Fisher - submarine rescue analyst Thomas Rands at Berenberg, has substantially raised his Target Price for the group's shares to 790p. The £271m-capitalised group's shares are currently trading at 542p. The Business This global company provides services such as engineering, inspection, installation, commissioning, operations, maintenan
Ramsdens Holdings - yet again another positive upgrade, shares 375p, TP 550p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 18.03.2026 The £125m-capitalised Ramsdens Holdings (LON:RFX) has this morning announced a further upgrade to its full-year profit expectations for FY26, now anticipating profit before tax to be at least £24m and potentially up to £28m, driven by strong trading across its core income streams and a sustained high gold price. The average gold price year-to-date is approximately 50% higher than the prior year, contributing to increased purchase volumes
Costain Group - wins more business, shares 196p, TP 297p
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 18.03.2026 This morning Costain Group (LON:COST) , the infrastructure company, has announced yet another contract win for its already record Order Book. It has secured a new contract valued at approximately £45m with Severn Trent to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades at the Rugby Newbold Sewage Treatment Works, with work scheduled to continue until 2028. As the principal contractor and designer, Costain will focus on constructing new faciliti
Trustpilot Group – excellent results, shares up nearly 48% in one week, now 232p, brokers TP 423p
Trustpilot – excellent results, shares up nearly 48% in one week, now 233p, brokers TP 423p Mark Watson-Mitchell – 18.03.2026 Up 47.7% in just eight days! At the beginning of last week, on Monday 9 th March, SQC Research featured the shares of Trustpilot Group (LON:TRST) , the world’s largest open customer feedback platform. “Trustpilot Group – further growth to come, Finals next week, shares 157.30p offering quick upside, SQC TP 195p” Yesterday the company reported
Gattaca – next Tuesday’s results should see shares improve, now 104p, brokers TP 160p
Mark Watson-Mitchell – 17.03.2026 Next Tuesday, 24 th March, Gattaca (LON:GATC) will be declaring its Interim Results for the six months to end-January this year. Capitalised at £32m, I believe that the specialist staffing solutions business will announce a promising set of half-time figures, which should help to point towards a higher share price than the current 104p. The Business For over 42 years, Gattaca has been helping clients across the world grow by solving the
J D Wetherspoon – Up or Down, Tim is well worth following, Interims due this week, shares 643p, brokers average 741p TP
Mark Watson-Mitchell - 16.03.2026 At the end of this week, on Friday, 20 th March, Tim Martin will deliver to the market the Interim Results for his £677m-capitalised J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) pubs and hotels group. It almost does not matter whether it will be good or bad news, of one thing you can be assured – it will certainly create a mass of column inches in the financial media. As an example of Tim’s media attention, when commenting upon surging oil prices, he was qu
SRT Marine Systems - strong Interims point to further growth ahead, shares 86p, SQC TP 150p
Mark Watson-Mitchell – 16.03.2026 This morning my favourite Marine Domain Awareness specialist group, SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRC) , has reported a strong first half for the six months to end-December 2025. It showed revenues increasing by 95% to £51.1m and profit before tax rising by 48% to £3.1m. The company's gross cash position grew by 86% to £41.6m. Importantly, the group stated that it maintains an active contract order book of £350m from five sovereign customers.
