The week’s best buys
Capital & Regional The Times
C&R owns seven value- and non-discretionary-focused shopping centres, where occupancy is at 95.5%, in southeast England. Its strategy of buying and improving is highly successful. Yields 6.6%. Buy. 55.25p.
Easyjet The Daily Telegraph
The low-cost airline took a huge hit in the wake of the Brexit vote. Yet it is attractively priced, operates strong routes, and competition is minimal as the gap narrows between easyjet and high-end providers including BA. Buy. £14.16.
Investors Chronicle
Eckoh provides secure payment technology for remote credit card transactions. Revenues are up 30%, with high-value contract wins up fivefold. With the growth of e-commerce it has massive potential, especially in the US. Buy. 47p.
ITV The Mail on Sunday
The broadcaster’s advertising figures should improve as consumer goods firms’ advertising budgets increase for the first time since 2011. Goldman Sachs believes weakness in the sector is temporary. Buy. 175p.
The Daily Telegraph
As the takeaway boom powers ahead, shares in the digital ordering service have doubled. Just Eat should further grow market share with the “richest sponsorship deal on TV – plastering its brand all over The X Factor”. Buy. 690p.
Marks & Spencer Group Investors Chronicle
The decline in general merchandise sales has slowed from a 5.9% fall in Q4 of last year to a 1.2% dip. Food sales have fallen 0.1%, and M&S still faces challenges, but shares now look well valued and yield a handsome 5.8%. Buy. 320p.