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The Mail on Sunday

Pod Point has installed over 90,000 electric vehicle chargers across the UK. Most are set up in individual homes, but they’re increasingly being installed in car parks, shopping centres and petrol stations. It’s “on the right side of the government’s green agenda” and scope for growth is vast. This young business is “not without risk”, but the shares are worth a punt (203p).

Shares

Virgin Wines’ shares dropped after a “mild” profit warning. Profit and sales for the year to June 2022 are set to be “slightly below” consensus estimates, but brokers still expect an improvement for the next three years. “The share-price fall looks overdone.” Buy (153.5p).

The Daily Telegraph

Sentiment towards pub operator Fuller, Smith & Turner soured after it revealed a dip in business last month due to Covid-19. But this is “surely no surprise”, and the stock continues to offer “long-term value to contrarian investors” as profits recover. Challenges remain, but the business “still has every chance of raising a cheer”. Buy (662p). i3 Energy has been buoyed by strong production from its Canadian and North Sea oil fields. It has committed to monthly dividend payments and the targeted payout for 2022 equates to just over 1p a share, a yield of 6.4%. Buy (18.8p).

Investors’ Chronicle

The “reduced need for fervent coronavirus-related cleanliness” was clear in PZ Cusson’s halfyear results; the Carex hand wash manufacturer announced a 16% fall in hygiene revenue. However, the company still saw increased profits as beauty products grew by a fifth. On 13 times forecast earnings and with sales in Africa improving, it’s a speculative buy (195p).