Ashley (laura) Share Discussion Threads

[philmac56] 30/9/2010 06:49

Investors sell their shares, the price goes, up or down!!
Investors buy share the price goes up or down!!

Only one set of people making money her thats the MM's they seem to control this share price at their will.
PDYOR IMHO

[philmac56] 29/9/2010 13:47

LA still involved with Moss Bros????
They have reported results today!!

[philmac56] 29/9/2010 11:22

Can't always believe history!!!!

[lord gnome] 29/9/2010 10:57

Not a fan of technical analysis, eh philmac?

[beangrinder] 29/9/2010 09:22

Harsh philmac. Although I tend to agree...and yet I come over all warm and fuzzy if a chartist says a share I own (on fundamentals) is going to rise ;-

[moosh2] 28/9/2010 20:18

take a look at daily/weekly/monthly charts. fact, major movement in share price happens when share price is above the cloud (shown in weekly/monthly). daily chart shows golden cross happened already and we've rebounded from the 9 day EMA (blue arrow) - which nicely coincides with the fact that weekly macd has gone +ve and is above the cloud. monthly share price is still below the cloud, but there was a bullish divergence (lower share price high vs higher macd high) formed over last few years which threatened a rise in sp, and now we have a reason to get the share price above the monthly cloud, ie, above ~24p (blue rectangle). not sure how MMs are playing it but they could be negotiating a move above the monthly cloud over sept/oct 2010. the daily/weekly trends suggest something along those lines.

management can't do anything about the underlying trend that is dictated by previous share price history, which in itself is dictated by people buying and selling. doodamaff.

[theband] 28/9/2010 19:42

these small gains are mega

[philmac56] 28/9/2010 17:24

Nice little gain.
Needs to push through the 20p barrier now.
If it falls back, i feel quite strongly that Managment, may then look seriously at going private.
They must be banging there heads agains a wall wondering what they need to do extra to see the share price move positively on the upward serge!!PDYOR IMHO

[moosh2] 28/9/2010 14:45

first time 17p bid for ages. i think the breakout might be here!!

[call-logger] 27/9/2010 21:50

theband

I might guess that investors didn't expect that people would be wanting to spend their money at a fairly high-end retailer in the midst of a recession. Personally, I groaned when every Friday there was an ad on the back page of the Telegraph announcing at the very least that it would be 20% off all weekend

"The one thing you can be sure of in a recession is that everyone will still be wanting to buy chintzy cushions" is not immediately obvious.

It may be that the ALY demographic are those that have already made their money and so are resilient to tighter times and that's why their sales have held up so well. To dream that they will have the populist appeal to "become the next Next" will, I fear, remain a dream

[call-logger] 27/9/2010 21:36

philmac56

Sorry, I wasn't saying that the voucher was cashed in to reinvest, I meant that someone who wanted a chunk of Laura Ashley kit might find it profitable to pay a tenner for a few ALY shares to get 20% off a grand's worth of flouncy curtains

[theband] 27/9/2010 20:02

have a look at the 5 year chart, available here,
why why why did it come down so far, again,
why shouldnt it be 30p tomorrow,
why is the city so scepticle,
why dont they have faith in the people behind ALY ?
On Dragons den they are on about internet business,
the future, are ALY commited, do they need high st presence ?

[theband] 27/9/2010 19:43

I would say the share price is looking robustio, my
only problemo is if it drops half a peseta
thats a lorra money, so for that reason i'm
still on the bleedin fence, shouldve got in
last week.

[philmac56] 27/9/2010 18:22

clocktower / call logger.
As a long term ALY investor, i get the 20% discount voucher with Annual report. it can olny be used insore against no sale items.

They can't be used against share spurchases, to my knowledge!!

I have also asked about divi being reinvested paid out in shares in lieu of divi payment, they don't do it at mo. Could save investers £££ in commision charges.

[uknighted] 27/9/2010 16:43

Post 1545 Maybe someone has a small cash balance in their ISA from dividends received (maybe ALY) and have used it to buy ALY in the hope that the shares will rise.
Regards
UK

[call-logger] 27/9/2010 16:31

Possible

Laura Ashley Plc: All shareholders receive a 20% discount voucher.

[clocktower] 27/9/2010 15:24

Maybe shareholder discounts are available to holders?

[philmac56] 27/9/2010 14:46

can someone shed some light, why would someone want to buy 74 aly shares for £13!!! Commision charges, why, i can't understand the reasoining!!!

[clocktower] 27/9/2010 10:38

They have just opened an outlet in Jersey - within David Hicks interiors. Out of town and not high profile but a realy high quality outlet giving the product a lift imo.

Good Luck all.

[moosh2] 27/9/2010 10:31

a move to 18p+ to hit top daily bollinger should tickle that breakout! give it time people!

[swaganeer] 26/9/2010 11:27

Agree. Quiet thread = no worries. Safe stock, sound investment; not for the impatient though.