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Joined May 2011
Raspberry PI above £10 a share for first time Trading on 65x two-year forward earnings Has $RPI gone too high?
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Will Europeans ever embrace the stock market like Americans do? (Chart via Berenberg)
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Europe pre-market broker calls: Bodycote -5-15%: Apollo withdraws offer interest Resolute Mining -7-10%: Q2 production warning Oxford Biomedica +1-5%: Open to takeover offers Prudential -1-2%: China regulatory concerns Standard Chartered -1-2%: China regulatory concerns HSBC Holdings -1-2%: China regulatory concerns Air France-KLM -1%: Barclays downgrades stock Airbus +1%: May deliveries increase Eiffage +1%: Wins German contracts Givaudan +1%: Acquires Eurofragance stake Pirelli +1%: Challenges short seller claims Somero Enterprises +1-3%: Positive trading momentum STV +1-2%: Advertising revenue beats Rolls-Royce -1%: Nuclear outsourcing criticism
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AIM/UK small cap pre-market broker calls: #EVOK Evoke +10-25%: Recommended Intralot takeover #RPI Raspberry Pi +2-15%: Strong H1 profitability outlook #ALRT Defence Holdings +5-10%: Ministry contract transparency notice #FORG Forgent +5-10%: Drilling starts within weeks #IOF Iofina +5-10%: Additional brine supply agreement #KEN Kendrick Resources +5-10%: Rare earth discovery potential #ADME ADM Energy +10%: Increased Vega investment #REVB Revolution Beauty +5%: FCA probe closed #ANIC Agronomics +5%: Positive portfolio updates #GDR Genedrive +5%: HMRC tax credit received #URU URU Metals -15%: Weaker Target 2 anomaly #CTL CleanTech Lithium -15%: Discounted fundraising announced #BTG BTG Consulting -2% to +2%: Acquires MVLOnline website #RSG Resolute Mining -7-10%: Q2 production warning #SOM Somero Enterprises +1-3%: Positive trading momentum
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Man United shares up 14% as @hellierd reports some members of Glazer family have been debating whether to sell stake Stock hits highest since August 2023 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… $MANU
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Panmure Liberum recommends selling Ceres Power shares but not shorting them Says 700% rally ignores execution risks “Given share price has been sentiment driven, it is too risky to short” Via @Bloomberg_JoshW #CWR bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Same $SIVE exec that sold stock last week also sold $900,000 worth of shares in March Would have been worth about $6 million today
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Europe pre-market broker calls: Formpipe Software +50%: Tabellae bid offer Universal Music -6%-8%: Pershing Square stake sale Sivers Semiconductor -8%: Wireless head sells shares $SIVE Burckhardt Compression -7%: Revenue outlook disappoints CMC Markets +1%-3%: Positive FY27 outlook Remy Cointreau +2%-3%: Profit beats expectations EasyJet +2%-3%: Castlelake eyes MSC partnership S4 Capital +1%-3%: FY revenue in line Partners -2%: Withdrawals pressure funds Mitie +1%-2%: Buyback extended Great Portland Estates +1%: City Tower lettings HgCapital Trust +1%: Strategic investment increase ISS +1%: Defence partnership expanded UCB +1%: Positive Phase 3 study
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AIM/UK small cap pre-market broker calls: #PMP Portmeirion -40%: Placing at 50p #TM1 Technology Minerals -20%-25%: Conditional fundraise proposed #MET Metir +10%-20%: First PFAS detector sale #TYM Tertiary Minerals -10%-15%: Placing at 0.05p #NEO Neo Energy Metals -15%: Regulatory delays acquisition #CRTX Crism Therapeutics +5%-15%: Grant award received #INC Incanthera +10%-15%: Skincare acquisition announced #ALRT Defence Holdings +5%-10%: Strategic partnership signed #REE Altona Rare Earths +5%-10%: Rare earth enrichment confirmed #GMET Guardian Metal Resources +3%-10%: Tremor Zone discovered #HAMA Hamak Gold +2%-10%: High-grade gold hits #HE1 Helium One Global +5%-10%: Offtake agreement secured #GTLY Gateley -5%-3%: Mixed trading update #AET Afentra -5%-2%: Placing completed #PMI Premier Miton -5%-1%: Dividend rebased #AEO Aeorema Communications +3%-5%: Cannes activity record #AURR Aurrigo International +2%-3%: Results ahead expectations #JLP Jubilee Metals +3%-5%: Roan operations resumed #SPR Springfield Properties +2%-5%: Debt eliminated #SWT Switch Metals +2%-5%: Drill targets confirmed #HUI Hydrogen Utopia International +2%-5%: Defence subsidiary launched #OBI Ondine Biomedical +5%: Revenue growth reported #V3TC Vaultz Capital +5%: Chairman bought shares #PEN Pennant International +2%-4%: Auxilium Phase 3 launched #BRES Blencowe Resources +3%: Broker note published #SSTY Safestay +3%: Berlin lease terminated #EAH Eco Animal Health +2%: Credit facility renewed #FIN Finseta +2%: Revenue rose 9% #HGT HgCapital Trust +1%: Strategic investment increase #RHR Richmond Hill -2%: Funding need likely #VLG Venture Life +2%: Chairman bought shares #HUI Hydrogen Utopia International +2%-5%: Defence subsidiary launched
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Any mention of data centers can send a stock soaring Valeo +18% following JPMorgan comment Will be French car parts maker's biggest gain since 2020
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Hearing of a few shortsellers in Investec today Follows takeover speculation that some are dismissing Stock 7% below spike after initial headlines
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Europe pre-market broker calls: B&M European Value Retail -5% to +3%: FY results mixed Inditex +2% to +5%: Strong Q2 start Partners -3% to -1%: Redemption requests rise Ninety One -3% to +2%: FY profit miss discoverIE +1% to +3%: Orders ahead of sales Howden Joinery +1% to +3%: Buying DIY Kitchens Voestalpine +1% to +2%: FY results beat Wolters Kluwer +1% to +2%: OpenAI collaboration expands Energean -1%: Angola deal uncertainty Currys +1%: Names new CEO Elementis +1%: Buyback commenced Eiffage +1%: Wins French contract Geberit +1%: New share buyback Tritax Big Box REIT +1%: Logistics assets sold UCB +1%: Positive Bimzelx data Ubisoft +1%: GameStop read-across
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AIM/UK small cap pre-market broker calls: #BSFA BSF Enterprise -25% to -20%: Discounted placing announced #CINH Cindrigo Holdings +20%: Investment funds expected #FCM First Class Metals +10% to +20%: Ontario asset sale #DEBS Debenhams +3% to +10%: Returns to growth #ITM ITM Power +1% to +5%: Protium partnership agreed #RKH Rockhopper Exploration -5% to +5%: FY results mixed #RFX Ramsdens Holdings +5%: Raises profit guidance #RBD Reabold Resources +5%: Zenith exclusivity agreement #VLG Venture Life +5%: FemiClear acquisition #VNET Vianet +5%: Contract renewal agreed #AEG Active Energy +5%: Bahrain meeting invitation #MAC Marechale Capital -5%: Acquisition share issue #NESF NextEnergy Solar Fund -5%: NAV declined #TAND Tan Delta Systems -5%: FY revenue update #DSCV discoverIE +1% to +3%: Orders ahead of sales #G4M Gear4music +2% to +3%: Buyback announced #ATC ATC Music +2%: Revenue growth continued #AVAP Avation +2%: Lease agreement signed #FEN Frenkel Topping +2%: FCA clearance received #GFM Griffin Mining +2%: Buyback programme reinstated #HUD Huddled +2%: Revenue increased #SKA Shuka Minerals +2%: Encouraging drill results #SRVL Serval Resources +2%: Namibia exploration results #ZEN Zenith Energy +2%: Daybreak exclusivity agreed
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$SIVE short squeeze in full swing 43% rally with 17% of free float shorted Painful morning for some
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JPMorgan warns against piling into $SOI rally "Some of the euphoria around the shares unreasonably diminishes the risk of price erosion and market share loss due to competition" Notes Soitec's big premium versus peers
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Europe pre-market broker calls: Abivax -15% to -25%: Obefazimod drug trial data $ABVX Avolta -4% to -7%: Richemont share placing BW LPG -5%: Q1 earnings miss STMicroelectronics +1% to +5%: Raises data center forecast British American Tobacco -3% to +2%: Reiterates FY guidance Paragon Banking +1% to +2%: Dividend hike, buyback extended Barry Callebaut -2% to +1%: Mid-term growth targets Kering +1%: Appoints McQueen CEO British Land +1%: Names new CEO Saab +1%: Wins air defense order Siemens Energy +1%: Acquires Camlin Group TeamViewer +1%: Sales issues addressed Wizz Air +1% to +2%: May traffic up 26% Chemring -1% to +2%: H1 revenue miss BP -1%: Backs chair search Murapol -1%: Overnight share placing Nokia +1%: AI demand supports semis $NOK
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AIM/UK small cap pre-market broker calls: #AURA Aura Energy +10%: Nuclear funding discussions #LIKE Likewise +10%: Revenue growth accelerates #GELN Gelion +10%: Nissan battery partnership #HEX Helix Exploration +10%: Strong helium results #SATS Satsuma Technology +10%: Potential capital return #GBG GB Group -10% to -5%: Higher FY27 investment #CPP CPP Group -10%: Liquidity concerns persist #TRP Tower Resources -10%: FY loss reported #VRCI Verici DX +5% to +10%: Additional AMA codes #EXR Engage XR +5%: Expects H2 improvement #MAC Marchal Capital +5%: New senior adviser #TMO Time Out +5%: Spanish partnership deal #VSA VSA Capital +5%: Director purchases #ASIC Sterling Digital +5%: First gas site contract #ELM Elementis +2% to +5%: Pharma sale, buyback #GEO Geo Exploration +2% to +5%: Survey completed #IHC Inspiration Healthcare -5%: Product transfer announced #CAML Central Asia Metals -3%: Cygnus acquisition proposed #PANR Pantheon Resources -2%: Farm-out talks continue #PLSR Pulsar Helium -2%: Exploration investment rises #CMRS Critical Minerals +2%: Morocco drilling update #FMET Fulcrum Metals +2%: Encouraging sampling results #GANA Gana Media +2%: Strategic partnership signed #GHH Gooch & Housego -1% to +2%: FY expectations unchanged #GSCU Great Southern Copper +2%: Drilling commenced #PALM Panther Metals +2%: Encouraging drill results #POW Power Metal Resources +2%: FY profit growth #SML Strategic Minerals +2%: Redmoor project progress #BOKU Boku +1% to +2%: Buyback extended #CHG Chemring -2% to +2%: FY outlook unchanged #PAG Paragon Banking -2% to +2%: Dividend hike, buyback extended #NRR NewRiver +1%: Results meet forecasts #SQZ Serica Energy -1% to +2%: CMD, guidance reiterated #IQE IQE +1%: AI demand supports semis $IQE
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$SOI -14% Bank of America calling the valuation "full" can't help Yet BofA's PT has upside What else explains the drop?
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DNB Carnegie warns high-end $SIVE growth estimates could be challenging given competitors' larger resources/existing customer bases $SIVE generated ~$10m of photonics sales last year versus ~$1.6b at $LITE
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