LONDON (ShareCast) - Pennon is likely to tread water if the market holds up, but the stock is stable with a clearly outlined stream of revenue, so in a downturn should really benefit. With a progressive dividend, the shares are a safe bet. Buy, says the Sunday Telegraph.

Whitbread is solid, well managed and has shown that it is not afraid of change. The company is focused on delivering service to customers and value to shareholders. Buy and hold, says the Mail on Sunday.

Babcock & Brown explicitly states that it targets a dividend yield of 5 per cent and IRR of between 8 per cent and 9 per cent, which is attractive in these turbulent markets. These shares are unlikely to make you rich but they do offer a safe harbour for your money. Buy, says the Sunday Telegraph.

Shares in Uniq, the food and readymade meals producer, are not looking very tasty. The company, which relies on Marks & Spencer for 60 per cent of its UK business, reported full-year profits slightly ahead of forecasts on Tuesday, but saw its shares crash after it axed its final dividend and warned of a toughening environment.

As Panmure analyst Andrew Saunders notes: "Uniq will appeal only to the most diehard of special recovery value-driven investors." Hold, writes the Sunday Telegraph.

Hamworthy shares have been unfairly treated. Investors who bought last summer should hold on. New investors could take advantage of current weakness, says the Mail on Sunday.

Halma's shares are trading on 14 times forecast earnings, with a yield of about 4 per cent, investors should hang on and wait for poor sentiment to turn, writes the Sunday Telegraph.


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