Previous UK Stocks Shares Investment Tips complied by Money sorter at 15 6 2007

UK Stocks and Shares and Investment tips

Top of the Tips: Share Recommendations to week ending 15 6 2007

Ones To Buy

Standard Chartered

The Standard Chartered bank used to be a bit of an outcast - a non-participator in UK retail banking with most of its interests focused on overseas and emerging markets. This strategy is now beginning to pay off, delivering strong growth and a 19% increase in profits last year. Buy, suggests The Mail on Sunday.

Wincanton

One of the UK's largest logistics operators, Wincanton continues to struggle a little with its European operations but continues to do very well in the UK, where its operations achieve a 3.5% profit margin - and deliver two-thirds of the company's revenue. Overall prospects look good and at 15.5 times forecast earnings for the year, Wincanton's shares look undervalued. Buy, says The Times.

Halfords

Halford's core business is a good one - cars will always need bulbs, windscreen wipers and the like and today's car owners seem increasingly unable to manage without in-car DVD players, MP3 players and other gadgetry.

All of which means steady growth for Halfords, which is now expanding into Eastern Europe too. Buy, recommends The Telegraph.

Hamworthy

For almost 100 years, Hamworthy has been serving the global shipping market. Today, its complex technology is used in a wide variety of maritime applications. It has a strong order book, good products and stable management, yet its shares have stood still this year. Buy, says the Mail on Sunday.

Hampson Industries

Hampson makes aeroplane parts and enjoys a nearly 50/50 split in custom between the world's two largest aeroplane makers, Boeing and Airbus. This strategy alone seems likely to guarantee its fortunes, but it has several other promising projects in the pipeline too. Buy, says The Telegraph.

Ones To Let Go

Severn Trent

Water company Severn Trent have just published a solid set of full-year results - but this didn't stop the market wiping 3% off the company's value. There seems to be a growing feeling that the water sector has peaked in value, so now might be a good time for Severn Trent investors to take some profits. Sell, says The Times.

Blacks Leisure

Currently trading at 25 times earnings, Blacks Leisure's share price is almost entirely built on hopes of a takeover, rather than business progress. The company have just parted company with their chief executive and are struggling to compete with new entrants to their traditional markets. Sell while the price stays high, suggests The Telegraph.