Stocks

Every investor in Seplat Energy Plc (LON:SEPL) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 47% stake, private companies possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk). Individual investors, on …

Investors are often guided by the idea of discovering 'the next big thing', even if that means buying 'story stocks' without any revenue, let alone profit. Unfortunately, these high risk investments often have little probability of ever paying off, and many investors pay a …

We're definitely into long term investing, but some companies are simply bad investments over any time frame. It hits us in the gut when we see fellow investors suffer a loss. Spare a thought for those who held Metals X Limited (ASX:MLX) for five …

The worst result, after buying shares in a company (assuming no leverage), would be if you lose all the money you put in. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. To wit, the Emerald Resources …

While it may not be enough for some shareholders, we think it is good to see the Helloworld Travel Limited (ASX:HLO) share price up 20% in a single quarter. But over the last half decade, the stock has not performed well. After all, the …

Generally speaking the aim of active stock picking is to find companies that provide returns that are superior to the market average. And in our experience, buying the right stocks can give your wealth a significant boost. For example, long term Duxton Water Limited …

Australian Vintage Ltd (ASX:AVG) has announced that it will be increasing its periodic dividend on the 16th of December to A$0.034, which will be 26% higher than last year's comparable payment amount of A$0.027. This takes the dividend yield to 5.3%, which shareholders will …