Many investors define successful investing as beating the market average over the long term. But the risk of stock picking is that you will likely buy under-performing companies. Unfortunately, that's been the case for longer term Workspace Group plc (LON:WKP) shareholders, since the share …
The big shareholder groups in Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) have power over the company. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time. Warren Buffett said that he likes "a business with enduring competitive …
Long term investing is the way to go, but that doesn't mean you should hold every stock forever. We don't wish catastrophic capital loss on anyone. For example, we sympathize with anyone who was caught holding Energy World Corporation Ltd (ASX:EWC) during the five …
Insiders who acquired AU$661k worth of SomnoMed Limited's (ASX:SOM) stock at an average price of AU$2.29 in the past 12 months may be dismayed by the recent 11% price decline. Insiders buy with the expectation to see their investments rise in value over a …
Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' When we think about how risky a company is, we always like to look at its use of debt, since debt overload can lead to ruin. As with many other companies GR Engineering …
For many, the main point of investing is to generate higher returns than the overall market. But in any portfolio, there will be mixed results between individual stocks. So we wouldn't blame long term Mattioli Woods plc (LON:MTW) shareholders for doubting their decision to …
A look at the shareholders of Elanor Commercial Property Fund (ASX:ECF) can tell us which group is most powerful. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. Companies that have been privatized tend …
A look at the shareholders of Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX) can tell us which group is most powerful. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones. Companies that have been privatized …
We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining exploration companies often lose money for years before finding success with a new treatment or mineral discovery. Nonetheless, only a fool would ignore the risk that a loss …
Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Adore Beauty Group Limited (ASX:ABY) as an investment opportunity by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to today's value. We will take advantage of …