Wednesday tips round-up: Aegis, Endace, SSE

2nd Nov 2011 06:28

The Independent looks at the media marketing agency Aegis which upped its guidance on profits for 2011 yesterday.Although the shares fell slightly yesterday revenue growth grew 11.2% and the global reach of the company, with established operations in Brazil and China suggest it can weather Europe's current economic storms (despite a bad performance from the French division).With contract wins from behemoths including Diageo and Disney The independent says Aegis is a buy.The Times looks down under for profits as it asseses the New Zealand firm Endace, Revenues have grown nearly 40% and margins are at 72.6% against 66.1% last year. The computer security company has a clever way of detecting hacking attacks against important IT assets. It monitors when their processing speed slows down, an indicator that something is amiss.A recent UK government conference highlighted the current cyber threat to national security, exactly the kind of PR that Endace benefits from. It is also the only Kiwi company on the LSE, so perhaps one for the expat patriots. Buy.The Telegraph's Questor column looks at volatility in the various sectors of the UK stock market and concludes that utilities are the safest place to be. The stocks like Scottish and Southern Energy and Pennon are all about dividends with some saying they will raise the return to shareholders above RPI...In the current environment, they look like buys.BSPlease note: Digital Look provides a round-up of news, tips and information that is impacting share prices and the market. Digital Look cannot take any responsibility for information provided by third parties. This is for your general information only as not intended to be relied upon by users in making an investment decision or any other decision. Please obtain a copy of the relevant publication and carry out your own research before considering acting on any of this information.