Burberry chair backs fashion houseN Brown former chair buys shares Billington and First Tin owners sellFashion firm Burberry (BRBY) received a vote of confidence from chair Gerry Murphy and chief financial officer Catherine Ferry who both bought shares in the company this month.Murphy picked up 20,000 shares at 725p on 16 July for a total consideration of £145,000 while Ferry acquired over...

Billington (BILN:AIM) 260.55pGain to date: 3.4%Original entry price: Buy at 252.2p, 24 August 2017Given the volatile performance of the wider market, the fact our positive call on structural steel specialist Billington (BILN:AIM) is in positive territory at all is some achievement.Full year results (27 Mar) revealed a 16% increase in pre-tax profit to £4.4m in 2017 and a maintained margin...

Billington (BILN:AIM) 280pGain to date: 11% Original entry price: Buy at 252.2p, 24 August 2017Barnsley-headquartered structural steel business Billington (BILN:AIM) is off to a good start as a constituent of our Great Ideas portfolio as first half results (19 Sep) get a positive reception.We correctly flagged those numbers as a potential catalyst for the shares in our original article on 24...

There are plenty of companies on the stock market unfamiliar to many investors, despite them having delivered solid capital gains and dividends for shareholders. It's our job to put these companies on your radar and this week we've selected Barnsley-headquartered Billington (BILN:AIM) which we consider to be an unsung hero.The structural steel specialist is now positioned for growth following...

London markets resume their positive momentum in early trade Tuesday, bucking the wider down trend of markets in the US and in trading in Asia. The UK's benchmark FTSE index rallies back over the psychologically important 7,000 again, rising around 25 points, or 0.3%, to 7,061, having first breached the landmark on Friday, closing at a record-breaking 7,022.51.Video games retailer GAME Digital...

A focus on more lucrative contracts - set against an improving industry backdrop - should continue to boost both earnings and operational performance at structural steel and construction safety solutions specialist Billington (BILN:AIM).Analyst Matthew Davis at house broker WH Ireland has increased its price target 10% to 220p ahead of year end results, due some time before the end of March....

Its second major discovery this year puts the shine on Petra Diamonds (PDL), up 3.4% to 182.8p after finding a massive 232 carat white diamond at its Cullinan mine in South Africa. For a reminder about the attractions of investing in the diamond space, read this article that we published in August.European retail meat packing business Hilton Food (HFG) falls 9p (2%) to 451p after guiding...

Doing your homework is the first rule of stock selection and information regarding a company's financial position, track record and prospects is readily available via data sources such as the website of Shares' sister publication MoneyAM (see www.moneyam.com). However, in addition to examining the fundamentals and wading through research issued by brokers, investors should always pay attention...