Research

Aim Listing are now offering ‘One-Off’ Company Research notes along with a Advanced Profile for only £1500+VAT*

The package comprises a professionally compiled note at £1000 +VAT and a Advanced Profile to display the note at a discounted cost of £500 +VAT for the year.

Benefits:

• There is no ongoing commitment or contract.
• Research notes prepared by experienced, qualified UK stockbrokers with in depth knowledge of the UK stockmarket, with research prepared for over 220 quoted companies.
• Database of recipients comprises named individuals at private client stockbroking offices across the UK, managers of UK Smaller Company Funds and key members of the financial press.
• The note will be posted with unlimited access on Aim Listing within the Advanced Profile.
• Further notes if required will be at a cost effective £850+VAT
• Essentially we want to allow AIM Companies to see the benefits of research without committing to a long term contract or financial commitment.

For more information or examples of recent notes, please contact Jennie Johnson on 01943 603319 or email jennie.johnson@aimlisting.co.uk.

Why you should commission company research?

Before investing hard earned cash in a new car, a computer, a new camera or any other significant purchase, the buyer will research the market before coming to a decision. Investing in the stockmarket is no different and investors, or potential investors, will want to research a company before making an investment in its shares.

It is relatively easy to find out how large companies are performing because they attract a considerable amount of attention from the press and other media, but for smaller companies this is not the case. It is possible that the local media will provide some coverage, but obtaining national exposure is very difficult. It is therefore vitally important for smaller companies that they obtain good coverage from their stockbrokers. Sadly, however, in some cases a company’s stockbroker is only too happy to sit back and collect the annual retainer without producing much in the way of research. And, even more importantly, any research that is produced is only available to large institutional investors and is not accessible by private investors.

For institutional investors to deal in small company stocks is not easy. The lack of liquidity in smaller company shares generally means that most institutions will not invest in companies with a market capitalisation of under £50m. And, even then, if they do wish to buy or sell this can normally only be done by finding another institutional investor with which to deal. As a result, any transaction of this nature will probably not affect the company’s share price as the investors are effectively just dealing with each other.

The daily movement in a company’s share price is therefore actually driven by private investors who deal on the stockmarket to buy and sell shares. It is therefore easy for share prices to move up and down quite sharply on relatively low volumes of trade and this is often a source of concern for smaller company directors. Without any interest from private clients, share prices can drift disproportionately lower on very small volumes of selling. To generate more interest from private investors, many smaller companies now look to third party research providers to produce research which can be disseminated to the private investor market.

To find out more about how we can help with Company Research contact us at research@aimlisting.co.uk or call 01943 603319 for further information.

* This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.