15 October 2026

Look out today for the October issue of cityconfidential!!

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JD Sports looks cheap! 78.5p

28 September 2026 - Shares in the sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion (78.5p) fell back on the announcement of its interim results last week.  These covered the 26 weeks to 1 August 2026 and revenues for the period declined 0.7% to £5.9bn with adjusted pre-tax profits falling by 19.7% to £282m.  Earnings...

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AIM MARKET

James Halstead 50 not out! – 131.5p

15 October 2026 - final results The commercial floor covering group James Halstead has announced its final results for the year to 30 June 2026 and these...

Audioboom trading at record levels – 505p

14 October 2026 - trading update The global podcast company has announced a trading update covering the three months to 30 September.  This has shown...

Synectics seeing improving trends

6 October 2026 - 193p The security and surveillance group Synectics has issued a positive trading update for the financial year that ends on 30 November.  Revenues...

MAIN MARKET

More good news for Smiths News – 78.1p

15 October 2026 - new contract Following the positive recent trading statement, Smiths News has announced that it has won a new contract with Telegraph Media to...

A toast to Marston’s 55.3p

13 October 2026 We recommended shares in the pub group Marston's (55.3p) on 18 September when they were 45.9p.  We suggested then that the shares were a...

Reach making progress – 47.5p

13 October 2026 - trading update The newspaper group Reach, publisher of the Mirror, Express and Daily Star, as well as many other publications, has...

Positive progress at VP

12 October 2026 - trading update 524p The specialist equipment rental business has issued a positive trading update covering the six month period to 30...

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