American growth | Appealing dividends | Musical chairs
A manufacturer of infection prevention products looks well-placed to grow in North America, but it might take a while; thankfully, other markets offer plenty of promise as well. It’s a contrasting story from two fund managers; while one continues to attract plenty of new business the other struggles. Both offer attractive dividends. Read on here for our thoughts on this and other news.
YouGov: in a tough spotFull year results from YouGov (AIM:YOU), the international research and data analytics group, brought a sharp sell-off in its shares which, having started to recover earlier in the year, have now fallen back close to 8 year lows. It’s easy to see why the market was disappointed and the content of the results statement was certainly different to what was implied in the August trading update. The €315m acquisition of CPS at the beginning of 2024, since renamed YouGov Shopper, helped lift revenue for its year to the end of July by 16% to £388.9m, but…