One way to reduce the risks associated with less forgiving markets is to ensure you buy companies at the right valuation. With this in mind Shares has conducted a screening exercise of the market to identify stocks which in our view are too cheap and therefore represent attractive investment opportunities.After running the numbers on discounted stocks with earnings momentum and firms which...

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin (BRW) is paying £26m for an investment management division owned by conglomerate Camellia (CAM:AIM) as it looks to put a £175m cash pile to work.The Duncan Lawrie Asset Management (DLAM) unit is part of Camellia's private banking business and has £735m in assets under management alongside 1,000 client relationships.Analysts say the deal highlights Brewin's...

Following the vote for Brexit, visibility of big ticket items demand is limited and motor retailers have sold-off accordingly. However Swindon-headquartered Cambria Automobiles (CAM:AIM) is one industry consolidator with a proven track record in both favourable and difficult market conditions.Shares in the franchised motor dealer rebound 3.9% to 66.5p as the £2.1 million acquisition of a...

The stock market's smallest and riskiest companies have always held fascination for private investors. On the premise that 'elephants don't gallop, but fleas leap,' to borrow Jim Slater's often quoted phrase, it's easier for a tiny company to double its size, and investor's money, than for a big one. Let's face it, a blue chip company worth £1 billion will find it much harder to double or...