Thursday tips round-up: Galliford Try and Sainsbury

12th Jan 2012 06:51

House builder Galliford Try has gained a whopping 52% in the last 12 months, catching the eye of Tempus in The Times.The impressive price performance has come, says Tempus, on the back of a gamble on land prices in 2009 when the company raised £120m to go on a buying spree, mainly in the south and south east of the UK when prices were depressed.That now looks like an immensely good decision with selling prices up around 17% in the last year.Galliford's construction business is not quite as stellar with the company willing to shrink the order book to maintain margins. The shares currrently trade at 9 times earnings, however, and Tempus thinks, for the long term, they are worth a buy.Meanwhile, Questor, the Telegraph's shares analysis column, tips J Sainsbury. The argument is straight-forward. The supermarket chain is paying a prospective dividend of 5.5% to March 2013. That's big whichever way you look at it.With the stock down 25% since 2010 and the group having a very healthy Christmas, with like-for-like sales excluding fuel up 2.1% in the 14 weeks to January 7th, there is a strong chance for capital growth. Questor says buy.bsPlease note: Digital Look provides a round-up of news, tips and information that is impacting share prices and the market. Digital Look cannot take any responsibility for information provided by third parties. This is for your general information only as not intended to be relied upon by users in making an investment decision or any other decision. Please obtain a copy of the relevant publication and carry out your own research before considering acting on any of this information.