A recent report from consultants McKinsey explored the subject of what long-term 'intrinsic investors' want from companies and how in return companies can benefit from the presence of a strong a stable shareholder base. The bottom line is a strong, stable shareholder base tends to lead to higher returns, not just for businesses but for their investors too, creating a kind of virtuous circle....

Margin target raised 1H bookings up 19% Strong cash generation Shares in Trustpilot (TRST) jumped more than 30p or 12% to 284p in morning trading as the customer feedback platform upgraded its full-year margin guidance and delivered a strong first half. The FTSE 250 firm said it expected to report first half bookings of $140 million, up 19% year-on-year and 17% on a constant currency basis....

Berkeley CEO buys shares Wise director sells Former Trustpilot CEO sells Robert Perrins, chief executive of housebuilder Berkeley (BKG), bought 13,000 shares at £38.46 for a total value of £500,008 on 20 June, the day the company released an upbeat trading statement. For the year April 2025, Berkeley reported a pre-tax profit of £529 million, slightly ahead of the consensus. Perrins' move...

If you believe stories that London's stock market, once the epicentre of global finance, is trapped in a new listings death spiral, then all the more reason to pay attention to the potential stars that have pulled the trigger on IPOs (initial public offerings) in the UK's capital in recent years. Online reviews platform Trustpilot (TRST), in our opinion, stands out for a few reasons. One, it...

Trustpilot (TRST): 220p Market cap: £910 million 'Trustpilot's re-rating has only just begun ? buy the stock now'. This is what we wrote at the beginning of 2024 when the stock traded at 161p. The shares ended the year at around 300p. Donald Trump's economic policy has sent stock in the goods and services ratings platform plunging of late. In uncertain times, investors typically retrench from...

The sweeping tariffs unveiled by president Donald Trump on 2 April 2025, dubbed 'Liberation Day' by the administration, have significantly impacted financial markets, seemingly disrupting decades of economic norms, at least in the short term. We discuss the details and initial market reaction elsewhere in this magazine and it's only natural as an investor to be somewhat shaken by these...

Full-year profit ahead of marketUpgrade to 2025 outlookNew £20 million share buybackShares in customer feedback platform Trustpilot (TRST) jumped 13% to 307p after the firm reported full-year profit ahead of expectations and upgraded its outlook alongside revealing a new £20 million share buyback programme.The shares have surged almost 50% over the last year, comfortably ahead of the 4%...

In the past week, shares in Trustpilot (TRST) have gained almost 25% to hit a three-year high after the online review and analytics platform said full year EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) would be ahead of market expectations.The Denmark-based firm has seen strong bookings momentum, particularly from its North American region which is up 26%, although...

Expects full year 2024 revenue growth of 18%Shares up 101% over the past yearNorth America bookings up 26%Shares in Trustpilot (TRST) were up more than 16% to 320p in morning trading as the online reviews and analytics platform said it is expecting to report revenue of $211 million for full year 2024, a rise of 18% compared to $176 million last year.Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest,...

Identifying genuine growth stories is not easy but can be extremely rewarding. Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) may be the ultimate growth stock example now but who was flagging its potential 10 years ago when revenue and profit was just a fraction of what it is today and when the widespread application of AI was still restricted to think pieces in periodicals. Some did catch on early and would have...

TRUSTPILOT (TRST) 222pGain to date: 38%Market cap: £931 millionWith more and more of us buying stuff online, is it any wonder that we are increasingly reaching out to fellow consumers for their seal of approval (or gripes) about products and services, and that's great news for reviews business Trustpilot (TRST).The platform now hosts more than 300 million consumer reviews of products and...

Berenberg sees upside to new 270p targetStock up nearly 40% since Shares said buyStrong growth underpinning market optimismWith more and more of us buying stuff online, it's no wonder that we are increasingly reaching out to fellow consumers for their seal of approval (or gripes) about products and services, and that's great news for reviews business Trustpilot (TRST).The platform now hosts...

Trustpilot (TRST) 220pGain to date: 27% On 18 January, Shares suggested Trustpilot (TRST) shares 'could easily surge past 200p this year and far higher over time.'Fast-forward six months and shares in the online review platform have already topped the 200p mark despite a short bout of profit-taking after a positive set of first-half results.!function(){"use...

Shares drop on profit takingFirst half revenue up 17%Mid-teens full-year revenue growthSometimes it is better to travel than arrive and that seems to be the case for online review platform Trustpilot (TRST) after the shares sank almost 7% despite the firm notching up 19% growth in first-half bookings to $118 million.The shares have been on a tear this year gaining 58% making them one of the...

Now the ballots have been cast at the general election, the UK could become the 'reassuringly boring' market, both politically and fiscally, when compared to the more extreme politics on the other side of the English Channel and Atlantic Ocean.So suggests Jean Roche, manager of the Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund (SCP), who notes capital allocators know more or less what to expect, which could...

Trustpilot director buys 78,000 sharesAssociated British Foods director buys 2,930 sharesPetra Diamonds director buys 65,000 sharesA person closely associated with chair of the board and non-executive director Zillah Byng-Thorne at global reviews platform Trustpilot (TRST), Max Thorne has bought 78,800 shares at 217p for a total value of £170,996 on 21 May.Thorne's purchase comes after the...

Revenue up 18% year-on-yearTotal cumulative reviews up 25% to 267 millionShare buyback of circa $25 million started in JanuaryShares in Trustpilot (TRST) were up over 5% in morning trading to 216p as the global review platform reported a strong set of full year results.Revenue for the year ending 31 December 2023 was up 18% to $176 million compared to $149 million in the same year ago...

TRUSTPILOT (TRST) Price: 161pMarket cap: £672 million Investors may think they have missed the Trustpilot (TRST) boat after the shares have doubled in six months. Not so, in our opinion. Shares believes this re-rating story has only just started and the share price could easily surge past 200p this year and far higher over time. To put this into context, when analysts at Berenberg and Peel...

Shares up 88% over last yearAnnounces £20 million share buy-back programmeShares hit a two-year highShares in Trustpilot (TRST) were up over 20% this morning to 170p as the online reviews and analytics platform said it was expecting to report full year adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) for the year ending 31 December ahead of expectations.For full...

It has been an eventful second half of the year for global review platform Trustpilot Group (TRST) after the firm raised its profit guidance and appointed a new chief executive.From their early July low of 63p, just before the release of the group's first half trading update, the shares have very nearly doubled to new 12-month highs of 118p.Behind the rise are repeated earnings upgrades and...