Hat Pin Share Discussion Threads

[lord gnome] 26/7/2007 07:41

So now we know. A nice aquisition, earnings enhancing in year one, with £5.5 million raised at 100p per share. That shows a lot of confidence in the company if the institutions are prepared to stump up the going rate for new shares. Hopefully the price will start to make good progress from here. Fingers xxxxd.

[lord gnome] 24/7/2007 23:04

No trading update and I see that the date has been removed from the financial calendar on the HTP web site. Ho hum. Shame really when the sector is doing so well.

[lord gnome] 23/7/2007 08:14

Trading update tomorrow. We could do with a good news statement to send this back higher. It's been a dull hold for a couple of months now while the recruitment sector generally has been strong.

[lord gnome] 25/6/2007 16:55

Interesting 'X' trade for 92,500 shares went through the market at the mid price today. I regard 'X' trades as good news, so lets see if we can start to make progress again.

[lord gnome] 29/5/2007 16:57

I agree heartless, but it's fun to speculate and it helps to pass the time. Inverse head and shoulders pattern is still on - no ghost ;-)

[heartless112] 29/5/2007 15:27

lol gnome.

i dont think hatpin's share price is predictable using charting patterns- you are seeing a ghost in a machine!

either way, price is holding up nicely and nice little AGM statement

tick tock tick tock

[lord gnome] 26/5/2007 09:35

Isn't it nice having a whole thread to yourself?

[lord gnome] 26/5/2007 09:35

Now then, if we are really lucky, we could be seeing the formation of an inverse head and shoulders on the chart. If we aren't lucky then.....

[lord gnome] 22/5/2007 21:02

95k X trade today at 114p. Good signal. Very positive pointer to future upside.

[lord gnome] 19/5/2007 09:41

I've put a bit more information in the header. I read on the company web site that we are due a trading update on 24th July. Looks like you can sleep for another couple of months, heartless!

[lord gnome] 15/5/2007 08:05

A strong start again this morning. The post-results profit taking has ended and the shares are moving north again. We are back at old highs and looking to break new ground. All very encouragung.

[heartless112] 08/5/2007 14:52

good show gnome- back to hibernation for me until next RNS!

[lord gnome] 07/5/2007 19:42

Good point nig - so good in fact that I've started a new thread for the three of us.

I declare this thread officially closed!

[lord gnome] 07/5/2007 19:41

Company Website:

Company Overview

Hat Pin plc operates through its trading subsidiaries, Akamai Financial Markets, Kendall Tarrant Worldwide and Saxton Bampfylde Hever and in the provision of human resource by executive search and other recruitment services.
Hat Pin plc trading companies have 11 offices in 7 locations across markets in Europe, Asia, and North and Latin America.
Our trading companies' consultants and researchers conduct executive search and recruitment services for senior management roles for sectors including Corporates, Financial Services, Government, Academia, and Marketing Communications.
The Hat Pin plc Board has a clear strategy for increasing shareholder value through both selective acquisition and organic growth within our trading companies.
Hat Pin plc was floated on the AIM market in 1996 to provide a platform for international expansion of Kendall Tarrant Worldwide.


Forthcoming Announcements for 2007:

Trading Update: 24 July
Interim Results: 25 September

[nig295] 07/5/2007 18:28

I think more people would use this thread if they didn't have to wade thro' the pages of baloney in the opening post.

[lord gnome] 04/5/2007 08:06

Interesting start to the day, up 5 before the market opened. A number of small buys went through before 8.00am pushing up the price. I wonder what the day will bring. Could prove interesting.

[lord gnome] 03/5/2007 11:42

Hi heartless. Party for two then? Couldn't we find a few friends to joins us?

[heartless112] 03/5/2007 10:42

hiya gnome.

glad we saw the downswing receding, still holding.

[lord gnome] 02/5/2007 19:49

A sudden and very strong upturn today after a month on the slippery slope. Looks like 100 was bottom this time around. Time to open new positions.

First post on this thread for a whole month. You certainly can't claim that this is a bulletin board hyped stock. ;-)

[lord gnome] 03/4/2007 08:58

We are enduring a little profit taking which, is causing the price to dip. Nothing serious, the volumes are tiny. Once this stops we should start to make rapid progress again.

[heartless112] 27/3/2007 14:49

looks good to me, lots of positive noise, especially the bit about a 'high rejection rate' of possible acquisitions..

prudent, sustainable growth policy and some good management to back it up- i like this company

[lord gnome] 27/3/2007 08:11

The market seems to like the figures. Currently +5.

[lord gnome] 27/3/2007 07:41

Headline figures look good, but these are driven by aquisitions and exclude amortisation and exceptionals. Very positive noises going forward, so it will be interesting to see what the market makes of it all.

Hat Pin, the human resources group operating through the market
leading brands Akamai Financial Markets, Kendall Tarrant Worldwide
and Saxton Bampfylde Hever, today announces preliminary results for
the twelve months to 31 December 2006.

Financial Highlights:


2006 2005 Change
* Turnover £14.53m £5.12m + 184%
* Normalised operating profit [1] £ 2.06m £0.63m + 227%
* Normalised eps 6.55p 4.22p + 55%
* Final dividend 1.27p 1.10p + 15%

[heartless112] 26/3/2007 17:10

wow. what is going on!

[greengiant] 26/3/2007 14:44

Here's hoping

gg