Sky Share Discussion Threads

[arja] 13/8/2015 12:01

anyone know if SKY is listed in USA under a ADR ? thanks.

[anley2] 10/8/2015 09:02

Its all to do with media stocks in the USA so the UK MM are being careful until the clouds clear........

[boix] 09/8/2015 16:08

I wish!Fingers crossed it will recover upward direction.

[anley2] 05/8/2015 12:31

Price looking to jump up soonest............

[mike740] 31/7/2015 15:57

Sky Plc Rating Reiterated by Numis Securities Ltd (SKY)
Posted by Shane Hupp on Jul 31st, 2015

Sky Plc (LON:SKY)‘s stock had its “add” rating restated by stock analysts at Numis Securities Ltd in a research report issued on Friday, Analyst Ratings Net reports.
SKY has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays reissued an “overweight221; rating and issued a GBX 1,100 ($17.07) price target on shares of Sky Plc in a research note on Tuesday. Liberum Capital restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 530 ($8.23) price objective on shares of Sky Plc in a report on Wednesday. Investec reiterated a “reduce” rating on shares of Sky Plc in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,500 ($23.28) price objective on shares of Sky Plc in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Beaufort Securities reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Sky Plc presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 1,058.75 ($16.43).
Sky Plc (LON:SKY) opened at 1139.0000 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is £1,077.43 and its 200-day moving average is £1,027.47. Sky Plc has a 52-week low of £839.00 and a 52-week high of £1,180.00.
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 22nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 20.50 ($0.32) per share. This represents a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 22nd.
In other Sky Plc news, insider Griffith,Andrew sold 595,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,150 ($17.85), for a total value of £6,844,800 ($10,623,622.54). Also, insider Clarke,Tracy Jayne purchased 53 shares of Sky Plc stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,120 ($17.38) per share, with a total value of £593.60 ($921.31).
Sky plc (LON:SKY), formerly British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, is an entertainment and communications provider. The Company’s Sky TV offers live or on demand television programs. Its Sky Broadband offers broadband and telephony services. Its NOW TV is a streaming service and provides access to the Sky’s content. Sky Sports’ seven channels broadcast a range of live sport, news and analysis, from football and golf to cricket and tennis. Sky Entertainment offers entertainment channels Sky 1, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic and Sky Arts. Its Sky News provides breaking news and analysis. Its Sky Media is an advertising sales house and offers advertisers access to approximately 125 television channels. Its Sky Business provides Sky’s television and WiFi services. Its Sky Bet offers a range of online betting and gaming services under the Sky Bet, Sky Poker, Sky Vegas and Sky Bingo brands. Through its Content Distribution, the Company wholesales its channels to third-party pay television platforms.

[mike740] 31/7/2015 14:29

Sky Plc Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank (SKY)
Posted by Shane Hupp on Jul 30th, 2015

Sky Plc (LON:SKY)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by equities research analysts at Deutsche Bank in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have a GBX 1,500 ($23.28) price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 32.51% from the stock’s previous close.
Shares of Sky Plc (LON:SKY) opened at 1138.0000 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of £1,074.62 and a 200-day moving average of £1,026.83. Sky Plc has a 52 week low of £839.00 and a 52 week high of £1,152.00.
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 22nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 20.50 ($0.32) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 22nd.
In other Sky Plc news, insider Clarke,Tracy Jayne purchased 53 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,120 ($17.38) per share, with a total value of £593.60 ($921.31).
A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on SKY. Nomura increased their price target on shares of Sky Plc from GBX 1,070 ($16.61) to GBX 1,150 ($17.85) and gave the company a “neutral”; rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Numis Securities Ltd restated an “add” rating and issued a GBX 1,200 ($18.62) target price on shares of Sky Plc in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight221; rating and issued a GBX 1,100 ($17.07) price target on shares of Sky Plc in a research note on Tuesday. Liberum Capital reissued a “sell” rating and set a GBX 530 ($8.23) price objective on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Investec reaffirmed a “reduce” rating on shares of Sky Plc in a research report on Wednesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Sky Plc presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 1,058.75 ($16.43).
Sky plc (LON:SKY), formerly British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, is an entertainment and communications provider. The Company’s Sky TV offers live or on demand television programs. Its Sky Broadband offers broadband and telephony services. Its NOW TV is a streaming service and provides access to the Sky’s content. Sky Sports’ seven channels broadcast a range of live sport, news and analysis, from football and golf to cricket and tennis. Sky Entertainment offers entertainment channels Sky 1, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic and Sky Arts. Its Sky News provides breaking news and analysis. Its Sky Media is an advertising sales house and offers advertisers access to approximately 125 television channels. Its Sky Business provides Sky’s television and WiFi services. Its Sky Bet offers a range of online betting and gaming services under the Sky Bet, Sky Poker, Sky Vegas and Sky Bingo brands. Through its Content Distribution, the Company wholesales its channels to third-party pay television platforms.

[mike740] 31/7/2015 12:54

Sky Plc to Issue Dividend of GBX 20.50 per share(SKY)
Posted by Shane Hupp on Jul 29th, 2015....

Sky Plc (LON:SKY) declared a dividend on Wednesday, July 29th, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 22nd will be given a dividend of GBX 20.50 ($0.32) per share on Friday, November 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 22nd.

[mike740] 31/7/2015 12:14

SKY Lovely move up today. share price heading for former top.

[mike740] 31/7/2015 11:02

Yes lots more to come.........

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JUL
2015
SKY PLC 32% Potential Upside Indicated by Deutsche Bank
BY AMILIA STONE BROKER RATINGS

SKY PLC using EPIC code LON:SKY has had its stock rating noted as ‘Reiterates217; with the recommendation being set at ‘BUY’ this morning by analysts at Deutsche Bank. SKY PLC are listed in the Consumer Services sector within UK Main Market. Deutsche Bank have set a target price of 1500 GBX on its stock. This now indicates the analyst believes there is a potential upside of 32% from today’s opening price of 1136 GBX. SKY PLC LON:SKY has a 50 day moving average of 1,146.26 GBX and a 200 day moving average of 998.39 GBX. The 1 year high share price is 1140 GBX while the year low share price is currently 8.39 GBX.

[undervaluedassets] 31/7/2015 10:56

I think that the market has not quite understood the reason that EPS is marginally down at the full year.

This is simply a function of the additional shares that were issued as part of the financial restructuring that was undertaken during the merger with SKY italia and sky deutchland.

From the results statement "The closing number of shares excluding the ESOP shares at 30 June 2015 was 1,704 million (2014: 1,546 million)".

EPS would have been up otherwise.

Profit figure is the important one this set of results and gives a truer picture of progress.

Lots to more to come . . .

[anley] 31/7/2015 09:34

Still looking for £12+ as SKY introduces it new box ...........

[boix] 29/7/2015 14:28

16m+ NT trade at 1150p early this morning?
Agreed transaction between buyer and seller for 16m+ shares at 1150p.
Possible cause of today's 'huge gyrations'

[undervaluedassets] 29/7/2015 11:22

hmmm . . huge gyrations in the price just now post results (day high 1180 day low 1098)

Clearly some consider that first result from the new pan European SKY is the end of something - surely this is just a beginning.

[undervaluedassets] 29/7/2015 07:13

results. wow.

growth everywhere.

and lots to look forward to.

[anley] 27/7/2015 11:31

Results very shortly...............hold tight for good news so says the market.

[anley] 21/7/2015 11:32

ARJA......still looking for £12+ and the results which are due soon.

On to the 3rd Test and who knows as we got a big kicking in the last one.....

[arja] 21/7/2015 09:13

hi Anley - quite a performer is SKY and I have overlooked it recently .
Quite a turnaround in second test and an interesting series ahead !

[undervaluedassets] 14/7/2015 09:50

nice upgrade today from Deutche of 1500p. . . And why not - Has grown like topsy and the shareprice is only now starting to keep pace with events.

Paytv Penetration in the UK is at an all time high. But looking to the future recent aquisitions Skydeutchland and Skyitalia give SKY a 100 million new households to grow into in these relatively new markets.

[arja] 24/6/2015 08:42

evening guys - I thought it might head back to £11 level today but has hit reverse gear as have building stocks even though FTSE higher. Markets always surprise us !

[anley] 22/6/2015 09:36

and that is where I will sell my holding................

[boix] 22/6/2015 07:34

As the only bidder they will not need to pay that much.Likely £12-13 IMO

[mbronco1] 21/6/2015 16:04

I am happy to hold out for £18.00 too

[boix] 21/6/2015 09:05

The Murdoch family has knocked back two approaches for its stake in Sky – from Vodafone and the French media giant Vivendi, stoking speculation they are planning a fresh attempt to take full control of Britain's top pay-television operator.The most recent overture is understood to have come from Vivendi, the owner of France's biggest pay-television operator, Canal+.City sources said informal discussions were held in the spring between Vincent Bollore, Vivendi's biggest shareholder, and the Murdochs over a potential deal that would have created a pay-TV operation covering the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and Austria.Mr Bollore's advisers prepared presentations on the benefits of scale they claimed it would deliver amid intensifying competition across Europe from cable companies and telecoms operators entering the pay-television market.However, the talks did not progress, it is understood, because of the price expected by the Murdochs. They wanted £18 per share for the 39pc stake in Sky, which they control via 21st Century Fox, a 73pc premium on its current trading price.Vodafone, currently in talks with Liberty Global on combining its European mobile networks with cable assets across Europe, also made an informal approach to the Murdochs about a potential bid for Sky last year, sources said.Liberty Global's John Malone, America's 'cable cowboy', is secretly pushing for a full-blown merger of Liberty Global and VodafoneIt received a similar price demand and did not pursue discussions.Neither informal approach was discussed by the Fox or Sky boards, it is understood.News of the discussions and the Murdochs' view of the value of their stake in Sky will stoke speculation that they could again attempt to buy the company outright.The elevation last week of James Murdoch, former chief executive and chairman of Sky, to chief executive of Fox, and the election of a Conservative government has put the issue back on the agenda for other Sky investors.The family's last bid collapsed four years ago amid political opposition that was bolstered by the phone- hacking scandal at their British red-top newspapers. James Murdoch remains a non-executive director of Sky.It is understood that after BT announced its takeover talks with EE last year, James Murdoch advocated a takeover of O2 by Sky.Such a multi-billion-pound takeover would have stretched the company's finances shortly after shareholders had funded the £7bn double takeover of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. Jeremy Darroch, Sky's chief executive, favoured a more conservative approach to entering the mobile industry via renting capacity on the O2 network.A takeover bid for Sky would surprise some Murdoch observers, who believe the family remains more likely to sell up than increase Fox's stake. The takeover of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia had the net effect for Fox of withdrawing $8bn from European pay-TV.However, Sky remains the biggest international customer for Fox's programming and a useful source of cash. The British company is also investing to build up its own production capabilities.Follow the Telegraph on LinkedIn. Share this article with your network.1inShare

[anley] 03/6/2015 10:24

I am waiting for your boys to turn up for a few cricket matches so in the meantime the PLUS500 story carries on as a bid has been made for the company.....

Sky is forecasting big growth in T/O for pay to view subscription services over the next few years but if you look back at one post I made I was looking to sell at nearer £12 per share.