Sunday newspaper share tips

By This Is Money
Updated: 08:15 EDT, 9 July 2006

EACH week we round up the main share tips from the Sunday newspapers. You'll find this week's renowned Midas column from the Mail On Sunday here.

Sunday Telegraph

Following the acquisition of bookshop Ottakar's, it is now time to buy shares in HMV at 166.5p. HMV still faces stiff competition from supermarkets and online retailers such as Amazon but shares in HMV appear to have been oversold, especially given the purchase of Ottakar's which will add 141 bookshops to its Waterstone's business.

Trading at Topps Tiles has improved despite tough conditions in the DIY market. Sales in the third-quarter were flat but it marked an improvement on a 4% slump in the first-quarter, while market share and margins also improved. Buy at 240.75p.

Shares in Primary Health Properties were trading at above 425p before the stockmarket took a dive in May and the continuing weakness - the stock currently stands at 390.5p - is a buying opportunity. The company buys completed health centres such as doctors' surgeries from developers and rents them out, and with the Government pledging investment in health for years to come, income looks secure.

The Business

The yield makes RHM an attractive stock at 273.5p, especially if the food group can get its cakes business Mr Kipling right. Mr Kipling has been a problem area for RHM but sales appear to be levelling off after recent declines and although analysts are cautious on profits forecasts because of high energy costs and increased advertising spend, they are hopeful of a rise in dividend from 15.9p to 16.5p which makes to stock tempting.

Shares in sugar firm Tate & Lyle have reached new highs of 629p with investors now wondering if it has hit a peak. But spreadbetters are becoming interested in the stock and if it breaks out above this level the price could continue to rise. The share price may hold steady for a while as it ponders its next surge but it still looks good value.