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Hello Share Wranglers. Like most infrastructure jumbos, Balfour Beatty (BBY) is making a strong recovery after the setbacks of Covid. So confident is the company that in the first quarter of 2022, it has re-bought nearly £20 million's worth of its own shares. And that's not all. It expects to have repurchased £150 million's of its stock by the year's end. The outfit happily boasts that it will continue to make higher profits for the rest of 2022.

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I see a year ago that Malcolm observed ‘Balfour Beatty Set to Leap Ahead as Covid Restrictions Thaw’. He was absolutely right as reflected by a share price that has risen from 240p then to just over 300p today. Investors who bought the stock however may be thinking about what to do today given a 5% share price fall following the publication of half year results. So what is going on at the ‘leading international infrastructure group…(which) finances, develops, builds and maintains the vital infrastructure that we all depend on’?

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Hello Share Tycoons. It’s possible you’re rather wary of construction companies, with the sector having had it tough in the last couple of years. And if Blighty encounters a post-covid recession, it’s likely that heavy building will be one of the first and worst areas to be hit. But if you’re in my camp that guesses there’ll be a coiled spring boom, then UK giants of the construction world could be among the stars.

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Hello, Share Fans. Some companies which you might expect to have been knocked flat during the months of lockdown have not done all that badly, considering the dire situation which seemed to face them. One such outfit is Balfour Beatty (BBY), the construction giant...

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Hello, Share Crackers. The budget promised loads of money for Blighty’s infrastructure. That’s good news for companies who do the construction. I’ve commended Balfour Beatty (BBY) to you before –  and I’m even more confident in its prospects now. You may have noticed that the competition isn’t as strong as it was as some of its rivals have been in trouble...

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Hello, Share Samplers. With the Footsie still on fire after the election, it’s not easy to pick out shares that might beat the pack as nearly every company is forging ahead. But Balfour Beatty (BBY) seems set to keep up with the best of them...

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