Rolls Royce, banking stocks and Smith & Nephew: The Companies and Markets Show

Market darling Rolls Royce (RR) is going from strength to strength. After a return to dividends topped with a lucrative buyback, shares were up 20 per cent on the day of recording. James Norrington, author of this Rolls-Royce Deep Dive, unpacks the prospects for the business and everything investors need to know. 

Smith & Nephew (SN), a medical equipment manufacturer, continues to improve operating performance. Mark Robinson and Julian Hofmann discuss the company and also touch on what’s going well for med-tech business Uniphar (UPR).

Last but not least, Jemma Slingo unpacks our latest Big Read on banks. It hasn’t been a huge season for guidance upgrades, but there are still positives for the year. Listen to find out more.

Timestamps

1:29 Rolls Royce

10:37 Smith & Nephew

19:15 Banks

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