Thorntons Plc Share Discussion Threads

[funkmasterp12] 22/6/2015 08:08

There's the reason for the rise! Well done everyone who held in (and got in before 1.45)

[kumala] 22/6/2015 08:05

Nice start to the day...lets see how it goes as the day progresses.......K

[nigelmoat] 22/6/2015 08:04

Take off!!!!

[bumpa33] 17/6/2015 15:46

and so the accumulation continues - 350k at 100.50, business put together by Cenkos, surprise, surprise.

[stud-muffin] 17/6/2015 13:33

I think the £1.85 they turned down/withdrew was ten years ago.

What has happened since is pretty much stagnation in terms of T/O and profits. In respect of money values perhaps 30% below todays value.

So on one hand £1.85 - not enough last time and perhaps £2.50 in todays money versus an share price of £1.00 and a weakfish hand to play from.

I think £1.50 or a touch would carry the day - hence CA accumulating to secure the prize. It would undoubtedly be disappointing for most holders but that's the stock market.

I very much hope I am wrong. Will Hart be part of the bid team? Its all very tightly held but CA and Hart make perfect sense to me - but working for who? Obviously they do not want to be outed as the share price would soar, not long to wait.

[maximillian1] 17/6/2015 12:42

More like £3..

[bumpa33] 17/6/2015 10:19

£2 would be sweet, pardon the pun - i can't see that personally but would love to be proved wrong.

[bumpa33] 17/6/2015 10:16

Cenkos large (huge?) buyer still in tow, putting 2+2 together must surely be CA. Wondering now if that spike a couple of weeks back was perhaps to draw out sellers, creating a kinda mini gap-up which appears to have now filled.

One month since Hart stepped down, no replacement yet found - or can we assume there won't be...? :)

[lauders] 17/6/2015 01:58

In the meantime, while we wait for any news to hopefully propel us northwards, here is a link to a comparison of THT's and Hotel Chocolat's websites:



THT did not come out too badly and it is nice to see that a representative from THT was the first to respond to the article. Hotel Chocolat did not miss the opportunity to reply either though.

[lauders] 16/6/2015 17:52

More THT for CA! They certainly find THT rather sweet & tasty. I wonder why? Suppose we will find out one day. Just hope I am patient enough ;-)

[stud-muffin] 16/6/2015 17:27

CA now sit on 18.3%.

Were we chucking out a chunky divvy and the market had mispriced the shares - Debenhams style last year then I would get an income fund going large.

We are not - CA know the end game - heck they are part of it and despite the share drift I am near certain we will have news by the end of this month.

£1.45 - £2.00 offer for the lot.

Two weeks to see whether I am right or not.

[sharestobuy] 16/6/2015 10:34

Seems to be more downside in this at the moment! I wonder what's going on? Are we getting ready for another spike upwards

[hiriam007] 15/6/2015 15:33

Talk :). Of course it may even exceed that :). There seems to be suggestions that there has been stake building which may preempt a take over bid.

[sharestobuy] 15/6/2015 15:26

Then why the £1.40 o £3.00 talk?

[lauders] 15/6/2015 13:34

Sharestobuy - Not sure anyone can possibly answer your queries! Who knows what is happening behind the scenes or the results apart from those in the know?

[bumpa33] 15/6/2015 13:09

read the other thread.

[sharestobuy] 15/6/2015 13:04

Hey all, I'm a new investor to thortons and thought I'd make a discussion for all investors in thortons. I personally have watched this share for a while and have decided to buy in. I have very recently been reading this board and alot of you all feel this has huge upside, whether from £1.40 to £3.00 a share. What does everyone feel is happening for this big rise and what are the timescales you all expect for this happen?

STB

[lauders] 15/6/2015 12:49

Time for a blue finish and continuation of that upward trend before this latest dip. I hope! Perhaps CA will be adding more here?

[stud-muffin] 12/6/2015 12:02

Agreed Bumpa

The management over the years has been lacking here. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I share the view that someone is looking to bid.

I indeed thought that spike was more indicative than it turns out to have been. None the less I reckon corporate news is imminent and will see around £1.40 odd placed before shareholders.

[bumpa33] 12/6/2015 10:51

Interesting watching this, that very late day spike up a week or so back with about 15 minutes left to the close was curious, almost like someone getting wind of (very) imminent news - call me a cynic. Cenkos have had a buyer of, I'm told, considerable size in tow here for weeks. Hart is technically out of the way already, CA are doing/have done what they do and very well I suspect, I think £1.40-1.60 likely but the (possibly delightful) unknown is the value attributable to that name. This is a business that's never quite lived up to the name, time for the right people to run it.

[stud-muffin] 12/6/2015 10:15

Teasing out the last of the stale holders.

Next move up I predict. Short term target £1.17