Ashtead Share Discussion Threads

[netcurtains] 06/9/2020 10:45

thanks bracke - with less people going on holiday there definitely would have been a DIY
boom in July and August
(compared to any other year). Some of Ash's rentals are for the DIY market. So lets see.

[bracke] 06/9/2020 10:34

The Q1 results on Tuesday will be the first quarter fully covered by virus conditions.

In the meantime the share price continues to be supported at 2500

[bracke] 03/9/2020 12:05

net

Yes and AGM same day.

[netcurtains] 03/9/2020 11:28

Are Q1 results due on Tuesday?
Should be interesting reading

[bracke] 03/9/2020 10:17

Good day fenners

Viewing an AHT/URI comparison chart shows very similar rises and falls until the start of August. URI then started to pull away.

I strongly suspect that the weak $ is affecting AHT. URI is riding the wave of the Fed pumping money into the economy and buying assets. There is also the probability that they may buy shares. Plus low interest rates and bond yields pushing people into shares for better returns.

The US government are expected to apply more stimulus and a virus vaccine is probably not far away so things may become 'hotter' yet in the US.

Mr Trump will want the markets pushed as far as possible before 03 November.

Just a thought....if Mr Trump wins it will be his last term in office so no more re-election. That could be interesting!

[bracke] 03/9/2020 10:00

Tried to post chart. It works on other sites but not on this one.

[fenners66] 02/9/2020 20:25

URI getting close to an all time high

[bracke] 27/8/2020 17:06

SP unable to hold on to 2700. Down 60 (-2.23%) presumably due to weaker $. Low volume.
It needs an announcement of US government spending on infrastructure.

[fenners66] 24/8/2020 09:35

Potential hurricanes Laura and Marco hitting the southern USA this week.

Once again best wishes to those in the path.

Looks like Sunbelt may well get busier.

[riley109] 13/8/2020 09:11

At least we are getting one

[fenners66] 13/8/2020 08:58

Ex Div today

[bracke] 12/8/2020 17:58

Not only did 2700 hols but now at 2800. Next target - ATH 2879.

[bracke] 11/8/2020 17:45

Good day perfido

Not dying just resting.

Provided rescuer only had a £ or two on it he maybe ok.

The share price has held on to 2700.

The US markets are going one way and Mr Trump is considering slashing Capital Gains Taxes and assisting middle earners.

Difficult to envisage what will eventually bring the markets down. A Global epidemic is no bother all the time the Fed or Mr Trump is pumping money into the markets.

[perfido] 11/8/2020 17:27

Good to see Boris giving his 'construction industry' pitch in front of 'Sunbelt' badged equipment on today's mid-day UK TV news - surprisingly little comment on this thread, is it dying? :-)

Just looked in to catch up and wondering how rescuer's big short on AHT is faring, he seems to have gone awol recently?
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[bracke] 11/8/2020 11:32

2700 achieved but will it hold?

[bracke] 10/8/2020 09:59

2637 filled. 2700 next target.

[bracke] 07/8/2020 14:04

Providing the share price can close above 2600 the gap at 2637 is the next target.

[bracke] 06/8/2020 16:51

Resisted at 2600 which is a s/r zone. If the US agrees further stimulus that may do the trick.

[bracke] 05/8/2020 10:54

Good day fenners

I note the decline of the $ against the £ has levelled off for the past four trading days.

[fenners66] 04/8/2020 20:34

Is it South Carolina that has a weak hurricane at the moment and New York bracing itself for its worse storm since 2012.
Wishing no one any hardship , I guess Sunbelt will be there to help the clean-up.

[bracke] 31/7/2020 16:02

Dropping to fill the gap. The main question is will 2400 support?

[bracke] 28/7/2020 10:35

The share price is having some difficulty getting back into the 2600-2700 range. Might the fall in the $ have something to do with it?

[bracke] 24/7/2020 13:34

Good day fenners

Very philosophical.


"Tell us he managed to do a "really hard" cognitive test...."
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The President considers such tests not worthy of his time. He delegates others to do them for him.


"Thing is he did not stop and think why people asked him to do it in the first place"?
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He has that in common with plenty of other politicians. Apart from which he knows what's best for the people, which is also in common with most other politicians.


"If he had failed the test badly, he would be the last person to ask how it went."
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The President does not fail! He is similar to the Pope....he is infallible.

[fenners66] 24/7/2020 13:23

Tell us he managed to do a "really hard" cognitive test....

Thing is he did not stop and think why people asked him to do it in the first place ?

If he had failed the test badly, he would be the last person to ask how it went.
In my experience those who fail , only remember the "kind words".....

[bracke] 24/7/2020 12:41

rescuer we don't need the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse when we've got you!!

I don't dispute any of what you've posted. It's a question of when and how bad.

Mr Trump is confusing me. He has made the markets his prime objective in his re-election campaign. Until the virus he was succeeding and even following the virus he was doing well but this week he has pulled back on his 'bullish' virus statements. More confusingly he has picked a fight with the Chinese which has disturbed the markets.

The election is three months away so I ask myself what cunning plan does he have to pull the markets back up. More stimulus? Tax cuts? Agreement with the Chinese? Whatever it is he's not one to do nothing.