I think there are plenty of opportunities in the stock market to capitalise on at the moment. As such, I’m on the lookout for the best-quality value stocks to buy in the coming weeks. Here are two for savvy investors to seriously consider. ITV There’s no hiding it, ITV’s share price performance has been terrible in the last five years. During that time, it has lost 39.7% of its value. But now trading on just nine times earnings in 2025 and 7.5 in 2026, I think the stock could be one of the best bargains on the FTSE 250. Granted, in the months to come it’ll continue to face challenges. The tr ..read more

I’m looking to build out my portfolio with growth stocks. Two in particular have caught my attention. I’m talking about JD Sports Fashion (LSE: JD) and Games Workshop (LSE: GAW). They’ve both offered investors incredible returns over the years. But I think they’ve got more to give. If I had the cash, I’d pick them up in May. JD Sports Fashion Let’s get the ball rolling with JD. In the last decade, the retail giant’s stock has climbed an impressive 597%. By comparison, that’s way more than the return of the FTSE 100 (20.5%). That said, in the last 12 months, the JD share price has fallen 29.7 ..read more

It might have been a bank holiday here in the UK yesterday (6 May) but the stock market on the other side of the pond was open. More than that, the last few US companies reported results as the earnings season draws to a close. One that caught my eye was Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR). The Palantir share price is down almost 10% in after-hours trading. Is this a dip I should look to buy? Details of the results On the face of it, the results for Q1 were very good. Revenue for the period came in at $634m, which was growth of 4% versus last quarter and up 21% year-on-year. It recorded another ..read more

Finding shares that offer a nice second income from dividends can be challenging. Primarily, this is because companies that make generous payouts to shareholders often aren’t appreciating in value. I like to look for opportunities where there’s a decent track record of dividends but also a history of growth in the share price. Those companies are rare, but give me the best of both worlds and can make my investing journey smoother than otherwise. The best of both worlds The company I’ve found today is Spectris (LSE:SXS). It’s a supplier of measuring instruments for a wide range of research and ..read more

I sold my Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) stock recently because it trades too much like a ‘penny share’ for my liking. Strictly speaking, it is not one as its market capitalisation is too big. But at just 52p a share, every penny it moves is nearly 2% of the stock’s value! Additionally, several FTSE 100 stocks look much superior to it on my three key investment criteria. These are dividend yield, earnings and revenue potential, and undervaluation against peers. Legal & General (LSE: LGEN) is one, so I bought more of it with some money from the Lloyds’ sale. Earnings growth potential Consensus analyst ..read more

Legendary investor Warren Buffet has best encapsulated the idea of passive income. He said: “If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.” The best way I have found of making money while I sleep is by investing in shares that pay me dividends. As I am reducing my working commitments having turned 50 a while back, the higher the dividends the better. But I also look for a strongly growing company to support high dividend payments into the future. I recently added to my holding in British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS), based on these key factors.  ..read more

Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX) does not attract the attention it merits as a giant FTSE 100 insurance firm, in my view. I think this is because many people do not realise it owns famous brands such as Standard Life and SunLife. I did not either, incidentally, until my stock screener started flashing green early last March, indicating I should buy it. The reason was that it was yielding over 10% — one of the highest payouts in any FTSE index. This is key for me, as I want a high-yield portfolio that allows me to keep reducing my working commitments. The stock also looked very undervalued a ..read more

There’s a first-quarter earnings release due from airline operator IAG (LSE: IAG) on 10 May, and the share price is around 179p (6 May). But the chart below shows the stock above 400p just before the pandemic hit. Can the upcoming trading announcement help to propel the stock back towards previous highs? Maybe. City analysts predict a decline of about 11.5% for normalised earnings this year with a bounce-back of about 9.5% in 2025. However, any positive news or improvement in the outlook statement this coming Friday may cause the market to reassess the stock and move it higher. Dividends are ..read more

The BT (LSE:BT.A) share price is near the bottom of its five-year trading range. Over the last half-decade, the stock’s swung between 100p a share and 200p a share. So are we looking at a buying opportunity? What City analysts say When I’m looking to understand how much a stock should be worth, City analysts’ own targets can be a good place to start. The consensus of the 18 analysts covering BT shares suggests the stock’s vastly undervalued. There are currently 10 ‘buy’ ratings, four ‘outperform’, two ‘hold’, one ‘underperform’, and one ‘sell’ rating. Moreover, the average share price target ..read more

Share prices are soaring again across the FTSE 250 as hopes of interest rate cuts intensify. At 20,164.54 points, the UK’s mid-tier share index is now sitting at 14-month highs. Source: London Stock Exchange The FTSE 250‘s printed significant gains over the past six months, as the chart above shows. Yet despite this, the index remains packed with top bargain stocks for investors to consider. An investing opportunity Why’s this important? Over the long term, value stocks have historically outperformed growth shares. This is because — as the market corrects and a cheap company’s true value’s re ..read more