Image source: Getty Images Shares in Google’s parent company Alphabet (NSADAQ:GOOG) trade at a (forward) price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17. Based on the last five years, that’s unusually low. The business is growing well and stock looks like a no-brainer.…
Image source: Getty Images On the face of it, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) ought to be on my list of shares to buy. The company has a market value of $69bn and has generated just under $6bn in free cash in the…
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 250 has a fair few names that would be immediately familiar to many in the UK. Some that do well go on to the big league, namely the FTSE 100. Noteworthy examples include JD…
Image source: Vodafone Group plc On 1 January 2023, the Vodafone (LSE:VOD) share price was 84.2p. That was the day Margherita Della Valle was promoted to chief executive of the telecoms giant. As I write (late on 19 June), the…
Image source: Getty Images Liontrust Asset Management (LSE: LIO) offers a huge forecast dividend yield of 19%. If it comes good, £10,000 invested today could turn into £11,900 in a year. If it continues at that rate for the next…
Image source: Getty Images When evaluating UK shares, I tend to look beyond sensational headlines and instead focus on fundamentals and valuation metrics. Examples include the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, which shows how much investors are paying for each pound of…
Image source: Getty Images I like to keep an open mind when it comes to UK stocks, but some still instinctively worry me, including these two FTSE 100 giants. I’ve never owned either, but I’ve been sorely tempted at times.…
Image source: Getty Images Wise has recently joined the ranks of businesses looking to list their shares in the US, rather than the UK. And at least for the time being, the direction of travel seems to be one-way. A…
Image source: Getty Images The Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) share price is up nearly 40% in 2025 so far, making it one of the standout performers in the FTSE 100. After years of lagging behind, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender has…
Image source: Getty Images I’m a huge fan of passive income — earnings that come other than from paid work. Types of unearned income include cash interest, bond coupons, rental income, and share dividends. My favourite passive income is the…