Edmond Jackson

Cocoa prices may be soaring but as directors buy up large amounts of stock in Edmond Jackson wonders what is keeping Thorntons sweet? Read his analysis of this high street retailer.

Sports Direct boasts a strong business model, says Edmond Jackson, and with share-based incentives for employees across the company for the next three years it could distinguish itself.

A recently robust trading statement from leading brewer and pubs group Marston's underlines its defensive qualities in a difficult financial environment, says Edmond Jackson.

As a core holding to help charter an equities portfolio through these difficult times, it is worth keeping an eye on pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, says Edmond Jackson.

Edmond Jackson ponders what to make of a volatile start to 2012 for tobacco shares, and first-quarter results from Imperial Tobacco which show aspects of a decline in sales. Why have the shares jumped in response?

With management showing both manufacturing and marketing skill, recessionary times ought to be useful for accumulating shares in luxury wallpaper company Walker Greenbank, says Edmond Jackson.

Now that various brokers have turned cautious, "once bitten, twice shy" after last year's recommendations, the de-rating and resilient performance reported so far since makes Supergroup an interesting share to be following, says Edmond Jackson.

Nickel is an enticing investment theme given its use for stainless steel, and with a price-enhancing shortage predicted in the years ahead, Horizonte Minerals could be poised to capitalise, says Edmond Jackson.

A robust trading update and material increase in the dividend reaffirm strength in Cello, an AIM-listed strategic marketing group whose shares currently trade not far above chart lows seen in the 2008/09 crisis, says Edmond Jackson.

A resilient update and modest share buying by the chairman and chief executive of Volex implies the technology group has further recovery potential, says Edmond Jackson.