The week’s best buys

Card Factory Investors Chronicle

This greetings card retailer holds a market-leading position and is growing impressively with 30 new stores, and another 50 due. Cash-generative, yields 7.7%, and analysts expect special dividends. Buy. 337p.

Charles Taylor The Times

Charles Taylor provides technology solutions to the insurance industry. It has suffered accounting write-offs after acquisitions, yet there’s plenty of potential, including a possible Lloyds contract. Yields 4.5%. Buy. 240p.

Medica Group Shares

Floated in March, Medica provides teleradiology services and consultant radiologists to the NHS to help provide early diagnosis of diseases. Growing rapidly, thanks to strong demand and lack of supply. Buy. 210.2p.

Micro Focus International The Times

After a “wildly erratic share price” this summer, the purchase of Hewlett-packard’s software arm is complete – and fears seem overdone. Margins have improved from 17.8% to 24.9%, and the rating is undemanding. Buy. £23.36.

Randgold Resources The Mail on Sunday

Geopolitical tensions have driven up the price of gold – as Kim Jong Un flaunts his nuclear prowess – and shares in Randgold. Pricey, but the miner is a “solid gold stock” with an “enviable reputation”. Buy. £81.25p.

Redrow Investors Chronicle

The appetite for new homes is driving Redrow’s profits and earnings. Completions are up 15%, selling prices up 7%. Margins are rising and the order book is a record £1.1bn. “There’s more to come.” Buy. 639.5p.