Sunday newspaper share tips

12 April 2012

Every weekend, This Is Money brings you a round-up of the shares being tipped in the Sunday newspapers. Click here for Financial Mail on Sunday's Midas column .

SUNDAY EXPRESS
With the prospect of a bidding war for Express Dairies focusing attention on the UK's dairy sector, investors should not lose their appetite for Dairy Crest, a star performer last year. Shares should continue north from 451p.

Shares in wing pizza and pasta firm Ask Central should be on the buy menu at 191 1/2 p. The shares have recovered from initial concerns of a downturn following September 11, and customer loyalty has driven strong sales growth.

The housing market is going from strength to strength, which is good news for Countrywide Assured's estate agency business. Shares at 122p have room for improvement.

Shares in technology firm BTG have been on a downward spiral for much of the past year, but the group has brought forward the commercialisation date for its Varisolve varicose vein technology. Shares are an attractive longer-term buy at 640p.

Fleet telematics group Minorplanet has steered a largely upward course since October and strong revenue growth is set to continue. Shares, at 337 1/2 p, should have further to travel.

INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Outsourcing services group Capita saw shares fall hard early this year following termination of a contract. But now the City is beginning to realise the punishment might have been overdone. It is to announce full year figures soon, at which point punters may want to take profits and run, although the stock's history proves it is worth holding onto for the long run as well.

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Keep buying specialist mortgage lender Kensington. Last month it reported stronger-than-expected full-year profits as well as a start in paying dividends. The other bonus is that it could be a takeover target. Shares are at 298p.

Keep a watch on Parthus Technologies, the Dublin-based firm which designs chips for the mobile Internet market and computer games consoles. It looks to emerge relatively unscathed from the tech crash. Shares are at 37p.

Robotic Technology Systems, the Aim-quoted robot and software group has seen shares slump since the height of the tech boom but with tentative signs of recovery in the US, optimistic investors may be tempted to follow the Benetton family's lead which picked up a 4% stake last week.

Bad news from sports and media firm Sportsworld wiped more than 10% off rival World Sport Group last week. But investors should not lose faith. The paper says keep buying the shares, at 74 1/2 p.

Shares in train sets-to-Scalextric firm Hornby, at 259p, are off their high and represent a good buy.

SUNDAY TIMES
On Thursday, BT's new boss Ben Verwaayen has his first chance to open a new chapter for the group, when he announces third-quarter results. Bad as the telecoms market seems, and high though BT's debts are, the group is financially stable. If Verwaayen can find a way forward, the shares will look cheap at 236p.

Shareholders in plant and machinery hire firm Ashtead have had a hard time of late, but directors have shown their confidence by adding to their holdings. This could suggest the share price has bottomed out. Shares closed on Friday at 50p.

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