How Natwest, Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC fired up the FTSE 100 in 2025 Banking If 2025 was supposed to be the year of the AI bubble, nobody told Britain’s banking giants. Amidst the noise of the US tech boom, the UK’s FTSE 100 banking heavyweights, Natwest, Lloyds, Barclays, and HSBC, have staged a formidable, if understated, rally. Lloyds delivered an astonishing 75.8 per cent gain, while Barclays surged 65 [...]
HSBC shares rise as Georges Elhedery’s pivot East beats the noise Banking HSBC’s pass through the third quarter was almost identical to the second. Despite another hefty hit to the firm’s bottom line, chief executive Georges Elhedery has quietly and effectively pushed ahead with his bold overhaul of the group. For the three months to September 30, HSBC took a 14 per cent profit beat falling to [...]
FTSE 100 banks outperform but face tougher waters ahead Banking The FTSE 100’s banking constituents breezed through the second quarter results season as interest income remained stable and trading income soared on the back of market volatility. The ‘Big Five’ banks of London’s flagship stock index – Barclays, HSBC, Natwest, Lloyds and Standard Chartered – pocketed a combined £12.8bn in the three months to June [...]
BP shares plummet as firm chops buyback amid weakened oil market April 29, 2025 British energy giant BP chopped its quarterly share buyback after President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff agenda sent the price of oil tumbling. BP cuts its buyback to $750m (£559m), compared to $1.75bn the previous quarter. The firm’s shares dropped nearly four per cent in early trading on Tuesday. This comes after the cost of a [...]
AJ Bell: Firm kicks off buyback as revenue hits record December 5, 2024 AJ Bell kicked off a £30m share buyback this morning as the investment platform reported record financial performance, with revenue shooting up 23 per cent.oc In its final results for the year ended 30 September 2024, the FTSE 250 firm reported a 29 per cent jump in profit before tax to £113.3m as it benefitted [...]
UK dividends fall sharply amid mining payout cuts October 24, 2024 UK dividends fell sharply throughout last quarter as the mining sector cut dividends by £2.6bn and a strong pound pushed down payouts. Dividends from UK companies totalled £25.6bn in the third quarter, down £2.6bn or 8.1 per cent from the same period last year, according to the latest Dividend Monitor report from Computershare. The drop [...]
Trustpilot shares jump on earnings beat and £20m buyback September 11, 2024 Shares in Trustpilot have jumped after the global review platform reported higher-than-expected earnings for the first half of 2024 and unveiled a new share buyback. The FTSE 250 firm gained as much as 9.3 per cent in early trading on Wednesday. Its stock price has surged 157 per cent over the last 12 months. Trustpilot [...]
Investors brace for wave of share buybacks from UK companies September 4, 2024 The UK is on the cusp of a “regime change” in corporate attitudes towards share buybacks, Panmure Liberum analysts have said. Looking through financial statements, Panmure Liberum analysts Joachim Klement and Susana Cruz found that mentions of buybacks have risen 144 per cent over the last year for FTSE 100 companies, with a 79 per [...]
Santander launches £1.3bn share buyback under new payout scheme August 27, 2024 Santander has launched a share buyback for up to €1.5bn (£1.3bn) as the banking giant fulfills its promises to boost investor payouts.
Riverstone Energy share buyback programme marches on after £158m spending spree August 21, 2024 Riverstone Energy’s underlying assets per share ticked up seven per cent over the last six months, as the company continued an aggressive share repurchase programme. Riverstone’s monster share buyback programme has helped the energy-focused investment trust outperform its peer group over the past one and three years. The trust’s share price has returned 42.2 per [...]