The week’s best shares

FD Technologies

Investors’ Chronicle

A “welcome ray of light” amid the battered tech sector, FD’s KX software platform, which provides real-time performance data, has seen a 148% rise in subscriptions. A Microsoft partnership should boost margins. Buy. £24.80.

Grainger

The Times

The private rental landlord intends to double net income rental by adding 4,000 homes to an existing portfolio of around 7,400 properties. Occupancy is at a record 98% and divis are forecast to grow. Buy. 281p.

Oakley Capital Investments

The Mail on Sunday

This private equity firm, founded by an entrepreneur, helps business owners develop and grow their companies. Focused on online, digital and “quirky” firms, including a German golf ball-maker and Globe-Trotter luggage. Undervalued. Buy. 415p.

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The Daily Telegraph

The retailer has been hit by the cost-of-living crisis, but is lowly valued and set to generate surplus cash – handy for special divis, or to acquire stakes in third-party brands for its online “Total Platform”. Buy. £60.52.

Serco Group

The Sunday Times

The outsourcer, which runs prisons and detention centres, cleans hospitals and empties bins, has big new contracts and a mighty £9.9bn pipeline. Margins have improved and there’s a £90m buyback scheme. Buy. 148p.

Watches of Switzerland

Investors’ Chronicle

The luxury watch retailer is expanding into Europe and the US. Wealthy customers and “super high demand” for Rolex and Patek Philippe brands are strong hedges against a tough retail outlook. Shares have fallen. Buy. 931p.