The week’s best buys

Clarkson The Daily Telegraph

The ship broker has strong cash flow, no debt and a rising 3.1% yield. It’s gaining market share and is set to grow when global trade volumes recover. Successful managers and board directors own significant stakes. Buy. £19.75.

Dekeloil Public Shares

Rising global demand, and a premium-priced bid for peer MP Evans, bode well for this West African palm oil minnow, which has completed its Ayenouan mill and refinanced. Cantor Fitzgerald forecasts a jump in profits. Buy. 11.75p.

Homeserve The Mail on Sunday

The household emergencies insurance provider is growing steadily, and expanding in partnership with water and energy firms. Leakbot, a new leak-detecting smart device, is already in demand. Profits are rising. Buy. 595.5p.

Next The Times

Shares in the retailer have fallen a long way. But it’s well managed, with the support of a £294m share buy-back programme, and is cutting costs and outperforming peers. Profits are stable and it yields more than 6%. Buy. £49.79.

Regional Reit Investors Chronicle

This Real Estate Investment Trust has a diverse portfolio of offices and industrial units, mostly bought from distressed sellers outside the M25. Occupancy levels, at 81.5%, are rising. Yields a sectorleading 7%. Buy. 107.5p.

Tate & Lyle The Times

T&L is focusing on its highgrowth, high-margin speciality food ingredients arm, as the bulk ingredients side (providing sweeteners to the US drinks industry) becomes less cyclical. Analysts are raising profit forecasts. Buy. 778.5p.