Marks And Spencer Share Discussion Threads

[careful] 03/6/2016 13:01

it is amazing how far these high frequency momentum traders can drive a share down once they get going.
it is a daft game to guess.

but i topped up today because long term MKS are good value.
i will add if the cfd/short etf boys make it cheaper.

after BHS Austin Reed, Woolworths we worry about the future of retail.
my guess is that MKS could benefit from this cull.
people still like to shop, often the shopping centres are heaving.
The poulationn of 60m+ and growing buy lots of food and clothes.

[eisler] 03/6/2016 12:59

Thank you Scoback - I am pleased that there are some who can embrace others opinions, even if at the margins of their own.

[essentialinvestor] 03/6/2016 12:58

People can give any opinions and price targets they like.

But if you want to go around making these big calls
and get it very wrong, it is worth remembering next time you see that person post.

[scobak] 03/6/2016 12:55

Eisler - Do continue. Investing is not an exact science and I value peoples opinions (such as yours) when making decisions as do others I am sure. Information and opinion is important which this thread seems largely to have achieved.

[careful] 03/6/2016 12:51

when the new chief says he will halve the size of the board to make decision making easier, it is hardly surprising that they are not buying shares.
"as we are about to be fired, i must buy some shares".
sounds unlikely right now, but the survivors will top up eventually.

[essentialinvestor] 03/6/2016 12:48

Can do better than that, about 35 pence wrong.

That is not just wrong, that is woeful.

Factoring in the divi, 50 pence wrong.

Does it make you feel big and important to make these calls in the first place?.

Not just once, but repeatedly.

[essentialinvestor] 03/6/2016 12:21

Eisler - he has suddenly gone very quiet, I wonder why )


Not one single buy from any member of the BOD folks, would have thought at
least one non exec may have made a purchase.

[leadersoffice] 03/6/2016 12:13

Someone was calling this to fall to £3.30 today was it? No chance

[scottishfield] 03/6/2016 11:57

Well I've added here (rightly or wrongly).

[84stewart] 03/6/2016 10:45

True analysts do their homework IE .looks what the people who run the company are doing ,visit or get someone to visit 2 or 3 stores to see what sales are like .I have just come back from Peterborough 2 reasonably big stores could not get what I wanted went to the other got it ,between both I counted 48 people waiting to pay @ a rough average off £50 each =£2400 sales in half an hour ,I don't think that is bad.
That is one floor in each store not all mens

[nortic 007] 03/6/2016 10:31

I'm not saying they didn't deserve toget knocked last week. But just lookslike it could be slightly over done at these levels.Just makes me laugh that it's taken a week for J P Morgan to drop his price target from 440 to 307 .HSBC and UBS have been quite positive on the stock over the past 2 days but the bears have had a good week but bears only look good for a short period of time.I think one things settle down we'll see them up over the coming weeks .

[philanderer] 03/6/2016 09:50

Agree Nortic, not far off bottom now.

[nortic 007] 03/6/2016 09:14

Very true... Q

[quidzinn] 03/6/2016 09:12

Never forget the first 4 letters of the job title "Analyst " .....

Q

[nortic 007] 03/6/2016 09:00

They'll be up on the day. Thanks J P Morgan you've just called the bottom.

[19bells] 03/6/2016 08:57

Why is the media so focused on picking on a solid retailer with history of delivering ? Look at halfords a retailer with very little competition - is that retailer in better or worse shape than M&S? Why not beat that down???

[gairich] 03/6/2016 08:51

Will the demise of bhs have an impact on m&s sales?

[nortic 007] 03/6/2016 08:36

Analysts always call the bottom when they downgrade after the event.

[libertine] 03/6/2016 08:35

How can half a dozen brokers look at the same figures and come out with such different and extreme projections.

They, just like us individuals, have their own agenda, and will do what they can to sway others.

[leonidas] 03/6/2016 08:25

WHAT about 207p they know as less as all of us put together they just need to justifie their job.

[libertine] 03/6/2016 08:25

I trust that was in depth research from JPM and not `lets just mark it down to the 2011 lows`

[philanderer] 03/6/2016 08:18

Morning all.

Lovely big downgrade from JP Morgan this morning... 'Underweight' target slashed to 307p from 550p