UK 19:34 Sunday, 27 September 2026
Breaking news and expert analysis on fast-moving AIM and LSE listed shares
Hello Share Collectors. A year ago I supported construction companies as governments, including the USA and Blighty, planned to start more big projects in the hope the extra spending would boost a jobs market hit by Covid. But the story has changed since then as politicians lean towards austerity instead. Nevertheless, some construction giants look to have been over-pummelled by these shaky times and their share prices look undervalued now.
Hello Share Wranglers. Like most infrastructure jumbos, Balfour Beatty (BBY) is making a strong recovery after the setbacks of Covid. So confident is the company that in the first quarter of 2022, it has re-bought nearly £20 million's worth of its own shares. And that's not all. It expects to have repurchased £150 million's of its stock by the year's end. The outfit happily boasts that it will continue to make higher profits for the rest of 2022.
I see a year ago that Malcolm observed ‘Balfour Beatty Set to Leap Ahead as Covid Restrictions Thaw’. He was absolutely right as reflected by a share price that has risen from 240p then to just over 300p today. Investors who bought the stock however may be thinking about what to do today given a 5% share price fall following the publication of half year results. So what is going on at the ‘leading international infrastructure group…(which) finances, develops, builds and maintains the vital infrastructure that we all depend on’?
Hello Share Tycoons. It’s possible you’re rather wary of construction companies, with the sector having had it tough in the last couple of years. And if Blighty encounters a post-covid recession, it’s likely that heavy building will be one of the first and worst areas to be hit. But if you’re in my camp that guesses there’ll be a coiled spring boom, then UK giants of the construction world could be among the stars.
Hello, Share Fans. Some companies which you might expect to have been knocked flat during the months of lockdown have not done all that badly, considering the dire situation which seemed to face them. One such outfit is Balfour Beatty (BBY), the construction giant...
Hello, Share Crackers. The budget promised loads of money for Blighty’s infrastructure. That’s good news for companies who do the construction. I’ve commended Balfour Beatty (BBY) to you before – and I’m even more confident in its prospects now. You may have noticed that the competition isn’t as strong as it was as some of its rivals have been in trouble...
Hello, Share Samplers. With the Footsie still on fire after the election, it’s not easy to pick out shares that might beat the pack as nearly every company is forging ahead. But Balfour Beatty (BBY) seems set to keep up with the best of them...
Hello Share Takers. Some construction giants have taken a share drubbing in the last couple of years. But Balfour Beatty (BBY) is now on the front foot – and likely to stay that way in my humble opinion...
Hello, Share Revellers. It might be tempting, without doing any research at all, to compare Balfour Beatty (BBY) to Carillion and the dire problems there were there. But not all construction engineers are in trouble. Balfour Beatty looks set fair, in my humble opinion, for an increased share price and dividends...
Hello Share Stripers. How's this for an encouraging set of results? Balfour Beatty (BBY) has announced that underlying operating gains for the first half of 2018 are up 69%. That brings them to £66 million. And what makes that mighty jump even more impressive is that it was achieved on less revenue.
