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Robinson – this group is actually doing very much better than appears and its shares at 120p are well below value, for the second time this year brokers raised TP to 155p

28.03.2025 Following yesterday's results announcement, this £20m-capitalised Chesterfield-based packaging specialist is in line to make...

SRT Marine Systems – better than expected H1 Trading Update news, swinging into big profits, with £320m Order Book and £1.2bn pipeline – shares up 7p to 53p could top 100p in 2025

27.03.2025 This morning Simon Tucker, CEO of the £132m-capitalised SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) stated that: "I am delighted with our...

AG Barr – aims to double in size and expand thereafter, drinks maker‘s excellent results to push shares now 610p, TP 810p

26.03.2025 The results announced yesterday by AG Barr (LON:BAG) , the IRN-BRU fizzy drinks maker, were excellent. The year to end-January...

AO World increases profits by 30% and predicts even greater sales this coming year

25.03.2025 This morning John Roberts, boss of AO World (LON:AO) , has declared that his electrical retail group is growing its profits...

Team Internet – CEO getting photo-opportunities at Davos, Vegas, Dubai and banking £1m pa – while £0.5m pa CFO was borrowing money to ‘buy-in’ millions of shares

Team Internet – what was Nero doing while Rome burned – CEO getting photo-opportunities at Davos, Vegas, Dubai and banking £1m pa – while...

Time Finance – next Tuesday’s Q3 Update should get the shares, now 50.50p, ticking higher, my 80p TP stays firmly in place, brokers TP still 112p

21.03.2025 I last featured this company six days before last Christmas, when its shares were 58p, with me calling them up to 80p in due...

James Fisher & Sons – a player in the Blue Economy, with growing demands from the Defence Sector, this group’s shares at 323p are a cracking portfolio ‘must’, brokers TP 466p

20.03.2025 After seeing this morning’s Final Results announcement from James Fisher & Sons (LON:FSJ) and talking with the group’s CEO...

Gulf Marine Services – after touching 19.25p on yesterday’s good news, its shares fell back on profit-taking to 18.40p, looking appealing ahead of its Finals, brokers TP 30p

20.03.2025 Yesterday saw analysts upping their estimates for the current year, following news from Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) that...

Mark Watson-Mitchell

Director of SQC Research

Mark, who has over sixty years’ experience in the UK stock market, established SQC Research in 1993. He previously worked as a dealer for four stockbroking firms and an investment fund management business. Prior to SQC Research he published financial and investment magazines and newsletters.

His writing portfolio has covered weekly feature articles on smaller companies for the Financial Weekly, Shares Magazine, Fleet Street Letter, USM Investor, Portfolio Intelligence, UK-Invest and other investment websites including watshot.com, and a number of monthly publications including Fleet Street Letter, Penny Share Focus, Penny Share Guide and the New Issue Share Guide.

His regular appearances on BBC TV, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, The Money Channel, Channel Four and BBC Radio always featured smaller companies and he also made several appearances on

Channel 4's 'Show Me The Money'.

Mark, who has held several directorships in AIM and other quoted companies, is now also a very regular contributing author to the UK Investor and masterinvestor.com websites.

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