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Supply Network Limited recently reported half-year results to 31 December 2025, with sales rising to A$200.14 million and net income reaching A$22.86 million compared with the prior year period. The company’s higher basic earnings per share from continuing operations, moving to A$0.5243 from A$0.4621, highlights improved profitability per share over the half year. With Supply Network posting higher sales and earnings per share, we’ll now examine how this performance shapes the company’s...

Coles Group (ASX:COL) is back in focus after releasing half year results showing higher sales and revenue alongside lower net income, and announcing a fully franked interim dividend of A$0.41 per share. See our latest analysis for Coles Group. At a share price of A$21.15, Coles Group has seen mixed near term share price returns, with a positive 7 day move alongside weaker 1 and 3 month share price returns. Longer term total shareholder returns of 13.9% over one year and 60.4% over five years...

Technology One (ASX:TNE) is back in focus after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced its removal from the S&P/ASX 50, together with Hyperion Asset Management ceasing to be a substantial shareholder, prompting fresh questions around index-linked support. See our latest analysis for Technology One. Despite the index removal and Hyperion’s reduced holding, Technology One’s share price has recently pushed higher, with a 20.66% 1 month share price return lifting it to A$27.33. Its 3 year total...

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...

Earlier in 2026, Sun Silver Limited reported a metallurgical breakthrough at its Maverick Springs project, achieving 78% silver and 77% gold recovery in tests that support a potentially low-capital, scalable heap leach operation in Nevada. This step materially advances Maverick Springs toward commercial assessment, with a defined pathway that includes further technical work and a planned scoping study or Preliminary Economic Assessment later in 2026. We will now examine how this...

Reliance Worldwide Corporation has recently opened a new Dallas Distribution Center in Mesquite, Texas, consolidating its full portfolio of brands under one roof to expand its North American distribution capabilities and improve service speed and consistency. This facility materially broadens RWC’s operational footprint while emphasizing enhanced throughput, safety, and fulfillment performance, reinforcing management’s focus on service quality as a core competitive strength. Next, we’ll...

Aussie Broadband Limited recently reported half-year results to 31 December 2025 showing sales of A$637.83 million, net income of A$5.07 million and fully franked interim dividend of A$0.024 per share, alongside the resignation of Non-Executive Director Graeme Barclay. The combination of higher revenue but lower earnings, a cash dividend, and board changes gives investors fresh information on both the company’s financial profile and its governance priorities. We’ll now explore how the weaker...

IperionX has recently drawn attention as a “Commodities Supply Shortfall” stock, with its Titan Project in Tennessee producing titanium, zircon and high‑grade silica, alongside low‑carbon titanium technologies anchored by its Titanium Production Facility at the Virginia Titanium Manufacturing Campus. This focus on fully recyclable, low‑carbon titanium production within the US positions IperionX at the center of discussions about secure critical materials supply amid rising geopolitical...

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...

Deep Yellow Limited reported half-year results for the period ended December 31, 2025, with revenue of A$4.01 million and a net loss of A$7.78 million, widening from the prior year. The increase in basic and diluted loss per share from A$0.0026 to A$0.008 highlights rising pressure on profitability despite still modest revenue levels. With weaker half-year earnings and a larger loss per share, we’ll explore how these results shape Deep Yellow’s investment narrative. Invest in the nuclear...

Westpac Banking (ASX:WBC) is back in focus after recent share price moves, with the stock closing at A$41.00. Investors are weighing this level against the bank's current earnings profile and income appeal. See our latest analysis for Westpac Banking. Recent trading has been choppy, with a 1 day share price return of a 0.89% decline and a 7 day share price return of a 3.62% decline, set against a 90 day share price return of 7.64% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 40.09%, which...