Shares gain 289% over the past yearFurther contracts expected in space marketsTechnology roadmap progress madeShares in Filtronic (FTC:AIM) were up 8% to 77p in morning trading as the communications kit designer said it expects strong half-year results for the six months ending 30 November.It has been a stellar year for the firm which has seen its shares rise 289% due to a strong order flow from S

Stock prices in London opened lower on a busy Monday, as the UK's gross domestic product climbed by less than previously anticipated in the second quarter of the year.The FTSE 100 index opened down 13.45 points, or 0.2%, at 8,306.50. The FTSE 250 was down 117.28 points, or 0.6%, at 21,123.28, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.68 points, or 0.1%, at 746.33.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.1% at 831.73, the

Tech-oriented defence firm QinetiQ (QQ.) is scheduled to report on its first-quarter performance on 18 July amid robust demand across the industry backed by global geopolitical tensions.!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r

Defence and banks stocks top tableM&A wave creates big winnersConsumer stocks on the skidsIt hasn't been a vintage year for the UK stock market, but there are signs investors are coming back attracted by the cheap valuations on offer compared with the US as well as decent earnings prospects for UK companies.The FTSE 350 index is up 5.5% year-to-date, with the FTSE 100 large-cap benchmark up 5.6% j

Sales and earnings above consensus2025 guidance raisedMedium-term goals maintainedShares in QinetiQ (QQ.) jumped 12% to a new all-time high of 424p after the defence group delivered better than expected full year profit and raised guidance for the financial year to 31 March 2025.The shares topped the FTSE 250 gainers taking gains close to 40% over the last five years, comfortably outperforming the

London?s FTSE 100 opened sharply lower on Tuesday, as US interest rate worries and geopolitical tensions continued to cast a dark cloud over equity markets.Only Mondi traded higher, with even packaging peer DS Smith falling despite agreeing to a takeover from International Paper, the latest twist in a takeover saga that also involved Mondi. Mondi is yet to respond to the development.The FTSE 100 i

Conflict is always an unhappy subject, but it remains an area of real focus across the globe. Cross-border collisions of ideology, hegemony, raw materials, and even survival, mean national budgets reach astronomical levels, especially in the US, by far the world's largest military spender.In 2022, global military budgets hit an all-time high of $2.2 trillion, according to data released by the Stoc

Severn Trent CEO Olivia Garfield sells over £800,000 sharesQinetiq CEO cashes in on positive trading updateAO World CFO sells over £100,000 share due to schemeQINETIQ CEO BANKS COOL MILLION Stephen Wadey, CEO of UK defence technology company Qinetiq Group (QQ.) has sold 300,000 shares in aggregate for a total value of £1.036 million.The sale comes not long after the company's first quarter trad

As volatility returns, one way to protect your portfolio is to tap into returns that aren't reliant on the global economy or the direction of markets.We think Babcock International (BAB) is a good option as it undergoes an internally-driven, multi-year turnaround.The engineering support services play has had a difficult time. However, Shares believes a rebound from October 2022 lows has further to

Most investors will remember 2022 as being one of the toughest years for stock markets around the world in a long time. However, plenty of stocks have delivered positive returns.In this feature we look at the best performing London-listed stocks spread across four different parts of the market, covering small, medium and large sized companies.£5 billion+ market capIreland has been one of the stan

- Savvy stock-pickers are up this year- Mega-cap energy and value stocks top performers- Attractive valuations spur more M&A dealsWhile it hasn't been the best of years for investors, judging by the performance of the main stock market indices around the world, there have still been plenty of stocks that could have made you decent money.So far in 2022, the FTSE 350 index has fallen by 12%. That's

- Defence tech firm doubles US business at a stroke- Qinetiq actively ramping US exposure after exit in 2014- Shares have rallied 40% this year, eclipsing most UK equitiesIf investors had any doubts about Qinetiq's (QQ.) US ambitions, today's substantial acquisition will surely put them to bed. The UK defence technology company will pay $590 million for Avantus Federal, a deal that leaves little d

Mid-cap companies have always attracted investors. Seen as large enough to compete on a global scale, but not so big that their capacity for growth is capped, like many FTSE 100 stocks, an increasing number of investors spend time researching stocks on the FTSE 250 index, or simply buy the index through the handful of inexpensive targeted ETF tracker funds that are available.While many investors m

Healthcare and corporate fitness services provider Totally (TLY:AIM) said it expects full year profit to 31 March 2022 to be 'substantially ahead' of market forecasts.Today's announcement follows on from a brief trading update on 14 April 2022 when the company said performance was anticipated to be 'ahead' of market expectations.The shares gained 4% to 44p adding to recent momentum which has seen

After Monday's Martin Luther King day market holiday, US stocks resumed their downward trajectory on Tuesday extending last week's losses. By mid-afternoon the S&P 500 index was 1.8% lower and the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 index was 2.1% lower.The negative sentiment was exacerbated by a further rise in the yield on the benchmark 10 year Treasury note, which reached 1.843%, its highest level sinc

The major UK equity indices continued to encounter selling pressure at lunchtime on Tuesday, with investors taking the opportunity to lock-in recent gains as bond yields rose, with 10-year Gilts hitting a three-month high.The benchmark FTSE 100 closed Monday at its highest since January 2020, and the index has risen 5.2% in the past month.At midday, the FTSE 100 was trading 0.5% lower at 7569.55 a

Defence technology outfit QinetiQ (QQ.) was marked up 5% to 284.6p as it reaffirmed full-year guidance following a robust performance in the third quarter.The news helps arrest a recent slide in the shares after being hit by supply chain issues and write-downs at the back end of 2021.QinetiQ said it continued to achieve 'excellent' order intake, with orders now at more than £900 million, and reve

Major UK shares are under heavy selling pressure in early trading on Tuesday as traders dial down recent optimism, with shares of consumer firms and precious metals' miners leading the decline, while improving employment conditions in the UK and rising US Treasury yields signalled growing bets of tighter monetary policies.At 9.20am, the benchmark FTSE 100 is down 0.8% at 7,549.57 after the release

Constructed last December from shares in UK, European and US markets, Shares' 'Stock picks for 2021' portfolio was based on high conviction in 12 companies for the year ahead. While more than half of them have subsequently done well, there were a handful of disappointments.The net effect is a decent 8.6% return excluding dividends - that's higher the historical average 6% to 7% from equities inclu

Both the blue chip FTSE 100 index and the FTSE 200 mid-cap index were unable to maintain their earlier gains and finished Tuesday's trading session in negative territory.This was despite the latest employment data which showed the UK jobless rate had fallen to 4.2% from 4.3% with the claimant count falling by a better than expected 49,700.Market sentiment was negatively impacted by a warning from