Sunday newspaper share tips

12 April 2012

EACH week, This Is Money brings you a round-up of who is being tipped in this weekend's City pages. Click here for the Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column.

Sunday Telegraph
Insurance group Ockham Holdings (35 1/2p) could finally become a profitable stock after the appointment of Ross Dunlop as executive chairman last week. He plans to slash costs and return Ockham to its core motor insurance business. Buy.

British Land chairman John Ritblat has been given a rough ride by activist investor Laxey Partners recently but the shares (529p) have gone up 10% since January and property companies continue to be a safe haven. Buy.

Brave souls looking for recovery stocks may want to take a punt on media and market research firm Aegis (87p). The company is generally considered a bid target and is still highly favoured by analysts.

Natural resources investment company Golden Prospect has 14 projects in its portfolio, providing a good spread of exposure to the mining exploration sector. With the price of gold remaining strong the shares (15 1/4 p) should have further to go.

RingProp, which has patented a new motor boat propeller, will brave the market turbulence this week by floating on AIM. The company already has orders from the Australian army and investors should pick up a few shares before they race to a premium.

Orthopaedic company Corin Group should gain from NHS guidance last week which recommended the use of metal-on-metal hip replacements for patients likely to outlive conventional treatments and the shares look good value at 125 1/2 p.

Sunday Express
Shares in home shopping to educational supplies group Findel (307 1/2p) have come off a high but it is well positioned to gain from increased government spending in schools and the company looks good value.

The World Cup and Jubilee will have knocked around £200,000 off first half profits at nightclub and bars operator Springwood but the group is confident of an upturn in the next six months. The shares are worth a look at 112p.

AIM-listed Australian oil and gas explorer Hardman Resources has been boosted with a large offshore exploration permit in the South Falklands basin. A speculative buy at 27p.

Uncertainty over economic recovery may hinder progress at office equipment group Danka Business Systems, but cost-cutting and margin improvements should boost the bottom-line performance. Risky buy at 41 1/2 p.

Aerospace to precision engineering group Hampson Industries is ahead of the game with its restructuring post September 11 and is well placed to capitalise if conditions improve. Patience required for buyers at 15 1/2 p.

Sunday Times
Bid talk may give wings to airports operator TBI. French transport group Vinci still holds 15% of the business and could make another hostile raid from September. Others circling are German group Hochtief and Spanish rival Ferrovial. A bid could be pitched at 90p per share. TBI closed last week at 68p. Buy.

ICI (315 1/4 p) has outperformed the market this year and as debt worries recede may finally have the chance to prove the sense of its decision to focus on chemicals for adhesives and food flavouring. Analysts at J P Morgan believe investors can look forward to a modest re-rating and the prospect of positive cash flow from operations next year.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in