Axon Share Discussion Threads

[blockbuy] 24/10/2007 11:46

hey the VW trades are back...........nice............only they're not recorded as VW.............they're going through as O.........look.........every 10 mins........11:39:59..........previous was 11:29:59.........

next one(s) should be 11:40:59 if right.............

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[blockbuy] 24/10/2007 10:34

well something's woken the orderbook up...........5k in buys added..........

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[shareman2] 24/10/2007 09:23

Got autonomy yesterday 898 looking for a bounce off 900
Should have waited a few more minutes
Bit hairy there for a while
Doing ok now
Got more axon
Dipped a toe in sage
Dont want to be left behind on the tech rally

[blockbuy] 24/10/2007 08:47

one thing I forgot to comment on yesterday (bit busy) was this headline............, so whilst it's quiet - everywhere............

Sap Ag SAP wins software order from Edeka to cut its IT costs by 'hundreds of mln eur'


notice how the headline has all about saving large wedges of cash...........pretty clever if you ask me...........not just saying 'oh we've won a monster of a contract arn't we clever', but saying 'here's the benefits these guys are gonna get.........do you want to benefit too???'..........

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[blockbuy] 24/10/2007 08:30

morning all............mixed bag today from the open..........FTSE off a few........techs showing strength and up a few.............good to see strength on Axon's book this early............

30k v 25.3k total by to sell orders placed............WINS and PMUR the house broker buying with CITI selling at 830 then the next mm is 837.5.............

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[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 21:23

well I guess we've all got to be happy with today's US close..............my guess is the drop here lat afternoon were traders not wanting to hold overnight just incase the US did something unexpected...........

well it did.............it consolidated it's gains..........then more positive results after the bell.............results to date are averaging much better than expected (+4% as opposed to expected -0.6% average)..........and by all accounts you take out the expected bad financials etc the rest are producing double digit growth...............


techs techs techs...........they seem to be shining brightly..........

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[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 16:32

well there endeth another day.............quiet again by recent standards.............with very thin trading there in the last 30 mins............looking 825.5 auction.............

xd tomorrow I think, however the interims say held on the book by close of play Friday................not sure how all this works.............

I do know that next month I'll be getting a divi cheque though.............

and yes sm..........that lid being put on again..............fun and games...........but hopefully you've been able to get what you want today..........we all know how this one reacts once the lid gets removed............


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[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 16:06

cheers for that ady.............so £1 from here to hit Dresdner's target and £1.75 to PMUR and ALTI's target............you shouwl make some decent money from here ady..........

btw, I can't see it on advfn or the other sites, how could I get to see it?????

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[adyjudge] 23/10/2007 15:51

( just added with a SB position )

[adyjudge] 23/10/2007 15:50

blockbuy -its a AFX into sharescope so no link but i am sure it will be on the net here & there:

(have copy typed it as it would let me copy/paste!)

Dresdner Kleinwort has initiated coverage in Axon Group with an "add" rating and 929 pence target to reflect its strong trading momentum, evidence of a positive current market backdrop and consolidation upside in a target rich US market.

In a note to clients, DK highlighted Axon's strategy of providing business transformation consulting to pull in major SAP, a business operating system,
implementation mandates which described as highly effective.

It said Axon is well positioned to benifit from growth in the Global SAP services market and appears to be taking share while managing utilisation and costs very well.

[shareman2] 23/10/2007 14:55

That being held down feeling again
Someones mate wants onboard

[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 13:14

Exxcellent news ady.......thanks.......that's a new broker to Axon I think ....do you have a link?????????

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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Gain; Apple, American Express Advance

By Henrietta Rumberger

Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures rose after earnings reports from Apple Inc. and American Express Co. eased concern that declining home values and credit-market losses have curbed consumer spending.

Apple, maker of the iPod and iPhone, rallied after saying that profit jumped 67 percent. American Express, the third- largest U.S. credit-card network, gained in Europe on earnings that beat analysts' estimates, while DuPont Co. advanced after the third-biggest U.S. chemical maker raised its 2007 forecast.

Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures expiring in December added 8.3 to 1,521.70 as of 12:07 p.m. in London. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 68 to 13,678 and Nasdaq 100 Index futures increased 21 to 2,192.75.

``Apple's earnings last night showed that U.S. consumers are still spending money,'' said Guenther Gerstenberger, a fund manager at Oberursel, Germany-based PEH Wertpapier AG, which oversees the equivalent of $5.5 billion. ``It also shows that the financial market crisis hasn't spilled over into other sectors.''

The 145 members of the S&P 500 that reported third-quarter results through yesterday posted an average profit gain of 1.2 percent, beating the 0.6 percent decline estimated by analysts in a Bloomberg survey on Oct. 19. AT&T Inc., United Parcel Service Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are among companies due to release results today.

Since the earnings season unofficially kicked off with Alcoa Inc.'s report on Oct. 9, the S&P 500 has declined 3.8 percent, as companies from Alcoa to Bank of America Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. reported results that trailed analysts' estimates. The index rose for the first time in three days yesterday as investors speculated technology companies will report better-than-forecast profits.

Apple Earnings

Apple soared $12.26 to $186.62. The company said after the market closed yesterday that fourth-quarter profit rose to $1.01 a share from 62 cents a year earlier, driven by record Macintosh computer sales and growing iPod and iPhone demand. Earnings topped analysts' estimates.

The company also said profit this quarter will climb to about $1.42 a share on sales of $9.2 billion. That exceeds the $1.39 in profit and $8.57 billion in sales that analysts had anticipated. Apple usually gives a forecast that's below estimates.

Morgan Stanley raised its price projection for Apple shares to $195 from $180.

``September results indicate a positive inflection point in Apple's core business and consensus 2008 earnings estimates are likely to start trending higher,'' analysts including Kathryn Huberty in New York wrote in a report to investors.

Credit Suisse Group also lifted its share-price estimate for Apple to $210 from $185.

American Express

American Express gained $1.70 to $58.57 in Germany. The company said that profit climbed 10 percent as spending and borrowing by wealthy consumers increased. Third-quarter net income rose to 90 cents a share from 79 cents a year earlier, the company said. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was 85 cents.

DuPont rose 69 cents to $47.26 in Germany. The chemical maker said third-quarter profit climbed to 56 cents a share from 52 cents a year earlier as Latin American demand for corn and soybean seeds boosted sales outside the U.S. Full-year profit will be $3.15 to $3.20 a share, excluding some items, higher than the July forecast of $3.15, DuPont said.

Whirlpool, AT&T

Whirlpool Corp. climbed $1.55 to $89.54. The world's largest appliance maker said third-quarter profit rose 50 percent to $2.20 a share as it cut costs and demand for refrigerators and dishwashers in Europe and Latin America countered slowing sales in North America.

AT&T advanced 33 cents to $41.50. The owner of the biggest U.S. mobile-phone service may post a 47 percent increase in third-quarter profit to 48 cents a share, helped by the purchase of BellSouth Corp. and service for wireless phones such as Apple's iPhone, according to the average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

Microsoft Corp. added 8 cents to $30.59. The world's largest software maker, facing new competition from Apple, is working with sellers of its Windows Mobile phones to cut prices below $100. AT&T began offering the 3125 Windows Mobile model for $49.99. Another phone will go on sale for less than $100 next month, Microsoft said, declining to name the company selling the device.

Texas Instruments Inc. fell $1.69 to $32.58 in Germany. The world's biggest maker of mobile-phone chips said sales this quarter will rise to as much as $3.68 billion, missing the average estimate of $3.7 billion in a Bloomberg survey of analysts. UBS AG cut its recommendation on Texas Instruments to ``neutral'' from ``buy.''

[adyjudge] 23/10/2007 12:38

hi all

news just in broker upgrade this time "dresdner kleinwort" target 920p

[shareman2] 23/10/2007 12:03

Another index for axon?
Another bunch of funds involved
Any shares left for us?
Lol

[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 11:54

looking good generally then for the afternoon..............

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WALL STREET OUTLOOK Higher open, seen on strong results led by Apple, DuPont




LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Wall Street is on track to build on a late-day
recovery seen yesterday following stronger-than-expected results from a number
of blue-chip companies led by Apple Inc and DuPont, the chemicals group.
According to spread bettors IG Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is
expected to open up 42 points at 13,609. Separately, S&P 500 futures climbed
6.10 points to 1,519.50, while Nasdaq 100 futures rose 18.25 points to 2,190.
Yesterday stocks ended higher as investors overcame some of their nervousness
about the credit markets and uneven earnings and found solace in the technology
sector.
"The bounce back in US markets still leaves them trading well below the
majority of the range for last week," according to Claire Collingwood, a trader
at CMC Markets. "For the Dow, traders will probably want to see this index
reclaim the 13,700 plus area to be sure that the worst of the weakness is behind
it."
Apple Inc rewarded investor confidence in the technology sector by posting
quarterly results that handily topped Wall Street estimates.
The company set a record for quarterly shipments of its Mac computers and
sold more than 1 mln iPhones. Apple shares finished the regular session up 3.94
usd, or 2.3 pct to 174.36 usd. They rose 6 pct in after-hours electronic
trading.


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[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 11:18

FTSE stretching it's legs now..............

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[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 10:56

here's some more info on that deal...........

Sap Ag SAP wins software order from Edeka to cut its IT costs by 'hundreds of mln eur'




WALLDORF, Germany (Thomson Financial) - SAP AG said German food retailer
Edeka AG will use the company's software to cut IT operating costs by "several
hundred million euros" and advance its merchandising planning progress.
No financial details were disclosed.
"The consolidation of our IT infrastructure will allow us to cut costs by
several hundred million euros," Alfons Frenk, chief executive of EDEKA, said in
an SAP statement.
In 2006, EDEKA's sales totaled 37.17 bln eur, while the company employed
more than 253,600 people.




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[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 10:47

morning sm..........Sap Ag SAP wins software order from Edeka............also I wonder if Axon will get any fallout from the WalMart contract that SAP won??????????

daren't open that in the office lewney, but thanks for bringing it to my attention..........lol.............

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[shareman2] 23/10/2007 10:28

Much better today
Rebuilding well

[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 09:38

there were 2 in the last quarter last year mart............if there was one now it should mean broker calling at least £11...............but as the company is already going to hit I think were originally 2009 figures (definatley original 2008 ones when estimates were out last year), I think we should be quite happy at the progress to date............

but you never know.........a cheeky one before year end would be nice............

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[martpow] 23/10/2007 09:16

Been a bit busy lately and things are getting neglected. Need to focus on the important things in life like Axon........lol

Did we not get a trading statement last year about this time or have I missed it.

[blockbuy] 23/10/2007 08:58

morning all.............well much better behaviour today all round I see...........yesterday a sea of red, today a sea of blue on my screen................

found this............looks like Axon is part of another index now..........the FTSE eTX 50..................

FTSE eTX Index Series
The FTSE eTX indices represent the performance of companies resident and incorporated in Europe's primary markets that qualify as a technology security, as defined by the FTSE Global Classification System. Constituent companies are classified in either the Information Technology economic group or e-Commerce sub-sector and have a market capitalisation greater than €110bn. The indices allow investors and traders to gain exposure across the European technology sector, and are suitable for benchmarking and trading.

FTSE eTX All-Share - comprising of all companies qualifying for inclusion in the series

FTSE eTX Euro 50 and FTSE eTX 50 - representing the performance of the top 50 mid and small cap pan-European and Eurobloc technology companies respectively





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