Sunday newspaper share tips

THE following is a round-up of share tips from the Sunday papers. Tips from the Financial Mail on Sunday‘s Midas column appear elsewhere on This Is Money. Follow the link on the left hand side of the News & Markets section or use the link at the bottom of this page.

Below are tips from papers that published tips this weekend.

Sunday Telegraph

Signet

THE Ernest Jones and H Samuel jeweller has just posted a 14% rise in half-year profits and should enjoy a strong Christmas as it looks to maintain margins despite rising gold prices. The shares are a buy at 110.75p.

Meggitt

WITH more orders from Airbus and Boeing due next year, shares in the engineering group are a long-term buy at 240.5p. Last month Meggitt boosted its business with the design and manufacturing arm of Dunlop Standard Aerospace.

Hammerson

SHARES in the property company are still worth tucking away at 759p, even though the stock has risen by 40% in the last year. Recent half-year results showed a 36% leap in profits while Hammerson said City rents would rise.

Whatman

THE technology supplier to the life sciences industry, has shown signs of benefiting from a restructuring. Good half-year figures are expected later this month and investors should consider adding more shares, currently at 202p.

Financial Object

SHARES in the financial services software company have shown signs of recovery. It is in the black and has won new orders, including a £2.9m deal with a building society. Brave investors should buy at 43p.

Mail on Sunday

United Drug

THE group has carved out a strong position as Ireland's biggest pharmaceutical distributor and is a big player in Britain. With demand for drugs expected to grow in the next ten years, the shares are a buy at 202.5p.