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Why Fortescue's latest half year has investors paying attention Fortescue (ASX:FMG) is back in focus after reporting record first half iron ore shipments, higher net profit and a 24% lift in its fully franked interim dividend to A$0.62 per share. Those results have sharpened interest in how the miner is funding rising shareholder payouts while committing significant capital to renewable energy and decarbonisation projects that come with execution and timing risks. See our latest analysis for...

Jumbo Interactive (ASX:JIN) has drawn fresh attention after releasing half year results to 31 December 2025, alongside a revised fully franked interim dividend of A$0.12 per share with an ex dividend date set for 3 March. See our latest analysis for Jumbo Interactive. The earnings announcement and trimmed interim dividend came after a weak stretch for Jumbo Interactive. The 90 day share price return of 19.55% and 1 year total shareholder return of 14.11% are both in decline, despite a 1 day...

Shareholder moves put Lovisa Holdings (ASX:LOV) ownership in focus Two recent shareholding changes at Lovisa Holdings (ASX:LOV) are drawing attention, with Hyperion Asset Management exiting as a substantial holder and director John Charlton lifting his indirect stake through on market purchases. See our latest analysis for Lovisa Holdings. Lovisa’s share price at A$21.96 reflects a 30 day share price return of a 28.70% decline and a 90 day share price return of a 30.83% decline, while the 5...

Recently, PLS Group, formerly Pilbara Minerals, reported stronger half‑year lithium sales, cost efficiencies and progress on its Ngungaju plant restart, even as global lithium carbonate prices fell and broader materials stocks weakened amid escalating Middle East tensions. This contrast between improving operations at Pilgangoora and a softer lithium price backdrop highlights how commodity cycles can abruptly reshape expectations for lithium producers. Against this backdrop of lithium price...

In recent days, Evolution Mining has faced heavy selling alongside other ASX-listed gold miners, as investors reacted to rising oil prices, shifting interest rate expectations, and geopolitical disruptions affecting the global gold trade, despite the company having previously reported record half-year earnings and approved new capital investments at Northparkes and Ernest Henry. At the same time, director Andrea Hall’s modest on-market share sale and prior technical indicators of strong...

S&P Dow Jones Indices plans to remove Pinnacle Investment Management Group (ASX:PNI) from the S&P/ASX 100 in the March 2026 rebalance, a move that can influence passive flows and institutional interest. See our latest analysis for Pinnacle Investment Management Group. Despite the latest index exclusion announcement, Pinnacle’s recent 1 day share price return of 3.54% and 7 day share price return of 2.23% sit against a 30 day share price decline of 9.46% and a 1 year total shareholder return...

Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) is back in focus after record FY25 production, an increased dividend of US$0.59 per share, and a sharp share price move linked to oil supply fears in West Asia. See our latest analysis for Woodside Energy Group. Those production records and the higher dividend have arrived alongside strong recent momentum, with a 19.0% 1 month share price return, a 29.97% year to date share price return and a 44.95% 1 year total shareholder return, suggesting sentiment has...

Tabcorp Holdings (ASX:TAH) has lifted investor focus after announcing an interim unfranked dividend of 1.5 cents per share, a 50% increase on the prior period, alongside its latest half year earnings. See our latest analysis for Tabcorp Holdings. At a share price of A$1.015, Tabcorp’s recent 16.0% 1 month share price return and 7.41% 3 month share price return contrast with a softer 7 day move. The 60.01% 1 year total shareholder return suggests momentum has been building over a longer period...

Bega Cheese recently updated its dividend notice for the six‑month period ended 28 December 2025, confirming the cash distribution details and setting the price for its dividend reinvestment plan to guide share-based payouts. This clarification of dividend and reinvestment terms highlights Bega Cheese’s focus on disciplined capital management and consistent cash returns as part of its broader shareholder value approach. We’ll now examine how this clarified dividend reinvestment plan and...

What sparked the latest move in Zip Co shares? Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) has been back in focus after first half fiscal 2026 results, where strong income, transaction volume, and profitability met flatter second half guidance and tighter margins, prompting a rethink of the share price move. See our latest analysis for Zip Co. That 3.65% 1 day share price return to A$1.845 comes after a tougher period, with the 30 day share price return of 26.79% and year to date share price return of 44.93% both...

What Cochlear’s Nucleus Nexa launch could mean for shareholders Cochlear (ASX:COH) has launched its Nucleus Nexa System, a smart cochlear implant with upgradeable firmware and built in memory, now available in India from March 1, 2026. This product launch adds another option to Cochlear’s implantable hearing solutions portfolio, giving investors a fresh event to consider alongside the company’s current share price and recent share performance. See our latest analysis for Cochlear. Despite...

CSL (ASX:CSL) is back in focus after two fresh developments: a larger on market share buy back now covering nearly four million shares, and a new Canadian pandemic influenza vaccine contract for CSL Seqirus. See our latest analysis for CSL. Despite the fresh buy back and the Canadian vaccine contract, CSL's share price has had a weak patch, with a 30 day share price return of 19.5% and a 1 year total shareholder return decline of 42.6%, pointing to fading momentum after several tougher...

In late February 2026, Mesoblast reported half-year results showing revenue of US$51.34 million, a very large increase from US$3.16 million a year earlier, alongside a narrower net loss of US$40.16 million and reduced loss per share. Soon after, the company issued fiscal 2026 guidance projecting full-year Ryoncil net revenue between US$110 million and US$120 million, giving investors a clearer view of the therapy’s commercial trajectory. With Mesoblast now guiding Ryoncil net revenue of...

On March 3, 2026, New Hope extended its on‑market share buyback program by one year, pushing the plan’s expiry to March 2, 2027. This longer buyback window gives the company more flexibility in how it returns capital to investors while gradually shrinking the share base. We’ll now examine how the extended buyback horizon could influence New Hope’s investment narrative and its balance between risks and returns. Find 7 companies with promising cash flow potential yet trading below their fair...

Electro Optic Systems Holdings reported its 2025 full-year results, with sales of A$128.46 million and net income of A$18.61 million, while simultaneously advancing its global expansion through new defense contracts, a A$100 million credit facility, and a new high-energy laser manufacturing site in Singapore. Alongside returning to profitability, the company has broadened its footprint into India and the Middle East and is integrating higher‑end directed‑energy and counter‑drone technologies...

Treasury Wine Estates has announced that Chief Financial and Strategy Officer Stuart Boxer will retire in September 2026, with an internal and external search underway and a multi‑year transformation program targeting A$100 million in annual cost savings and potential divestment of lower-priced brands. The planned, long-dated transition aims to preserve financial and operational continuity while the company reshapes its portfolio and expands production initiatives in China following the...

Super Retail Group Limited recently reported half-year results for the period ended 27 December 2025, with sales of A$2,194.7 million and net income of A$104.1 million, and declared a fully franked ordinary dividend of A$0.32 per share payable on 2 April 2026. The company’s higher sales but lower earnings, alongside the affirmed dividend and the appointment of Inga Kirkman as an additional Company Secretary on 26 February 2026, provide fresh insight into how it is balancing growth,...

Buy-back activity and special dividends put capital returns in focus Australian Foundation Investment (ASX:AFI) has stepped up capital returns, combining an active on-market share buy-back with recently declared special dividends. This has put cash distributions and per share outcomes front and centre for investors. See our latest analysis for Australian Foundation Investment. While the latest special dividends and buy-back activity are front of mind, Australian Foundation Investment’s A$6.89...

Horizon Oil Limited recently announced a dividend of A$0.015 per share for the six months ended December 31, 2025, alongside half-year results showing sales of US$44.64 million and net income of US$2.36 million, both lower than the same period a year earlier. The decision to maintain a dividend despite weaker earnings highlights management’s focus on ongoing cash returns to shareholders, even as profitability softens. We’ll now examine how Horizon Oil’s decision to pay this dividend despite...

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation recently classified the Tianqi-IGO Kwinana lithium refinery as posing a “high” health risk, prompting tighter operating controls at the plant. This regulatory intervention highlights potential pressure points around compliance and operating flexibility at a refinery that is important to IGO’s lithium processing footprint. We will now examine how the tightened health controls at Kwinana shape IGO’s broader investment narrative and...

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has disclosed past exposure to a very limited portion of its own shares and reported itself to authorities over approximately A$1.00 billion in suspected illegitimate home loans allegedly enabled by forged documents and artificial intelligence, with police and regulators now investigating. By flagging that its controlled entities have no net economic exposure to its own voting shares while confronting a large-scale home loan fraud issue, the bank is...

Why Nine Entertainment Holdings (ASX:NEC) is Back on Investors’ Radar Nine Entertainment Holdings (ASX:NEC) has moved into the spotlight after its half year earnings update, where net income and earnings per share were far higher than the previous period despite softer sales. On the same day, the company also announced an ordinary dividend of A$0.045 per share for the six months to 31 December 2025, with an ex date of 9 March 2026 and payment scheduled for 23 April 2026. Together, these...

Zip Co Limited has launched an on‑market share buyback plan, authorizing the repurchase of up to 92,161,082 shares (7.25% of its 1,270,683,586 issued shares) for A$50,000,000 through to March 5, 2027, following a Board approval on February 20, 2026, and it also presented at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco on March 2, 2026. This buyback reduces the pool of outstanding shares over time, which can increase each remaining...

Why Boss Energy is back on investor radars Boss Energy (ASX:BOE) has drawn fresh attention after a broker upgrade to a buy rating, with the case supported by its latest half year earnings, Honeymoon Project progress, and uranium price strength. See our latest analysis for Boss Energy. At A$1.74, Boss Energy’s recent share price return has been mixed, with a 4.19% 90 day gain and 11.18% year to date share price return sitting against a 27.20% 1 year total shareholder return decline. This...