The week’s best buys

Cape The Times

Shares in the industrial services provider are “entirely unloved” owing to exposure to North Sea oil and gas, and falling UK margins. But the group is performing well in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and yields 7.5%. Buy. 201p.

Concepta The Mail on Sunday

Concepta has developed a testing kit to help women with unexplained infertility issues. Having already received regulatory approval in China, plans for Europe are well advanced. Shares “should go far”. Buy. 12.63p.

DS Smith Investors Chronicle

This provider of corrugated and plastics packaging has doubled revenues in five years, and is growing organically and via acquisitions. Resilient, as most of its products are staples such as food containers. Yields 3.4%. Buy. 417p.

Persimmon The Times

The fall in housebuilders’ prices after the EU referendum left them looking “stupidly cheap”, given that the housing boom shows no sign of ending. Persimmon’s margins are exceeding expectations and it yields 5.9%. Buy. £18.70.

The Mail on Sunday

Liberum admires the budget airline’s “lean operating model” and extensive network. Tough trading conditions amid terrorism fears are an opportunity to expand at the expense of weaker rivals. Buy. s11.99.

The Gym Group The Sunday Times

Shares in the low-cost fitness operator have been volatile since the April float. But the group is “fighting fit”, with more than 80 sites, a surging membership, strong cash generation and aggressive expansion plans. Buy. 203p.