Qube Holdings M&A: What the Macquarie Bid Means
Qube Holdings (ASX: QUB) hit a record high on Monday after signing a binding deal with a Macquarie Asset Management-led consortium at A$5.20 per share, valuing Australia's largest integrated logistics provider at roughly A$11.7 billion. The offer is a 27.8% premium to Qube's pre-approach price and marks…
Ansell Shrugs Off Tariffs with Strong Pricing Power
Ansell (ASX: ANN) reported half-year results on Monday that told a story most ASX investors weren't expecting. Revenue barely moved, up just 0.7% to US$1.03 billion, yet adjusted net profit surged 18% to US$95.7 million. The gap between those two numbers reveals something important: this is a…
Aurizon Dividend Surge: Buy the Yield or Wait?
Aurizon Holdings (ASX: AZJ) climbed 7 per cent to A$3.84 on Monday after delivering a half-year result that gave income investors exactly what they wanted. The main highlight was a 36 per cent increase in the interim dividend to 12.5 cents per share. This was supported by…
Earnings Week: Can BHP and Rio Keep the ASX Rally Alive?
Last week's ASX rally proved one thing beyond doubt: this market is rewarding confidence and punishing anything less. CBA (ASX: CBA) delivered a record first-half cash profit of A$5.45 billion, sending shares up nearly 7 per cent. ANZ (ASX: ANZ) hit a record high,…
St George Mining Surges on Brazil Tax Break, But Is It Still a Buy?
St George Mining (ASX: SGQ) has been one of the standout performers on the ASX over the past year, with shares surging more than 500% from around A$0.015 to trade near A$0.10. The latest catalyst came when Brazil's Minas Gerais state…
GQG Partners Shares Slide Despite Record Profits
GQG Partners (ASX:GQG) is one of the most puzzling stories on the ASX right now. The stock has fallen roughly 27% over the past year, yet the business just posted its best results ever. Shares jumped nearly 8% on Friday to A$1.74 after the record numbers dropped, a…
ANZ Shares Hit Record High After Profit Surge
ANZ Group (ASX: ANZ) surged 8.25 per cent to A$40.20 on results day last week before pushing to a fresh record near A$40.95 by Friday after reporting a quarterly profit that beat expectations. Cash profit reached A$1.94 billion, up 75 per cent compared with the previous half’s…
ASX healthcare stocks are crashing- which one is worth buying now?
Three of Australia's most premium ASX healthcare stocks have been crushed in the same week. CSL (ASX: CSL) has fallen to its lowest price since 2018, plunging 15% in a single week to touch a low of A$150. Pro Medicus (ASX: PME) has plunged…
Webjet Group Plunges After Takeover Collapse
Webjet Group (ASX: WJL) plunged 25 per cent to A$0.58 on Friday, marking its largest single-day drop since listing on the ASX. Both potential acquirers, Helloworld Travel (ASX: HLO) at 90 cents per share and private equity firm BGH Capital at 91 cents, walked away without making binding offers…
Northern Star profit surges on gold - buy now or wait?
Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) just posted its best half-year result in the company's history, with underlying profits jumping 49% and EBITDA hitting a record A$1.876 billion. With gold sitting around US$5,000 per ounce, the earnings power on display is remarkable. But here's the…
