Babcock Share Discussion Threads

[dave whitby] 07/3/2020 14:19

With the £107m, do you reduce debt or buy back shares at these silly prices?

[terminated] 05/3/2020 13:40

When the migrant crisis spills over to civil war this should do well.

[rogerrail] 04/3/2020 14:17

needs a tad of reality, impact of coronavirus is minimal given long term nature of BAB's contracts - should be a safe haven in current crisis.

[linton5] 03/3/2020 12:44

What a depressing stock it needs a tad of crytonite

[sentimentrules] 01/3/2020 11:43

I'm not shorting it. Just hope others listened to the fact it was a sell at 636. If I was shorting it would have been 636

Hit 560 minimum before virus

Note that and don't assume virus gone is auto rally

[minerve 2] 01/3/2020 11:41

Sentiment

The shorting opportunity on this stock has gone. Do so at your own peril.

[sentimentrules] 01/3/2020 10:44

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Interesting one

Came up on my short alert list so just had a look

Been a decent rise despite 7.34% short interest. Have noted its the 2nd most shorted stock in europe, in the sector - only Arcadis above it. Thats also calling short at high

Sector also the most short held, in europe, which increased in the last month

Market seems to betting against the rally

Marshall wallace sure is hot shorting the sector but through arcadis mostly
....

this is going to need a bit more digging. Cant call short yet.. Maybe near a sell call though

[dr_smith] 28/2/2020 17:08

Ditto Salpara, though lower percentage cash.
I cashed pre brexit and only since New Year fog lifts (CV aside), I seek to re-invest.
BAB seems a quiet one news-wise, but maybe will benefit from gov spending now election done.

[salpara111] 28/2/2020 16:48

There are going to be some great bargains when the dust settles from this market correction.
I find myself in the rather fortuitous situation of being about 60% in cash as present as I have struggled to find attractive homes for the cash over the last 9 months.
I can see being able to spend all of it....possibly as early as next week and BAB will be getting some of it!

[1spotter] 27/2/2020 22:14

No quote from Roger Hardy. Interesting.

[linton5] 25/2/2020 15:25

Wow some drop getting interesting

[poikka] 21/2/2020 09:05

Could even see 450 yet - possibly. Whatever, a pretty safe 6% yield isn't to be sniffed at, and there's the chance of a strategy change.

[poikka] 20/2/2020 09:29

Well, let's hope so, wasp, but you never know what's just around the corner with investing, do you.

[waspfactory] 20/2/2020 08:52

Good timing Poikka, looks oversold to me.

[poikka] 19/2/2020 17:22

Yes, tempting. Yield looks safe. Bought back those that I sold at 598, plus some. Fingers crossed, as always.

[linton5] 17/2/2020 14:58

I like the look of these down here another nice dividend ta boot

[minerve 2] 16/2/2020 21:31

We all know ptonks is a plonka.

Laugh at the clown.

[yump] 16/2/2020 18:15

You really are a piece of work aren't you. Nasty bitter little person. Make up what you think other people think and then assume its true. You guess is wide of the mark, but its clearly deliberately chosen to suit your self-confirming opinions.

The NHS is not a person. It does not 'make stuff up'. Its mostly full of people trying to do their best.

If you could be identified and there was a vote based on your comments, you'd find most people would tell you get healthcare outside the NHS.

You are an unpleasant hypocrite and deserve to get something uncureable and I have to say that's one of the very few times that I've thought that about someone.

Why don't you get a management job in the NHS, then you could sort it all out for us.

Of course not. That would involve being constructive and helpful when you're clearly one of those 'its someone else's fault' morons.

[ptonks] 16/2/2020 16:39

Yump, The NHS is full of slackers. I guess your one of many that think the NHS can do no wrong. Yump your a fool and this confirms it for me. The NHS is a huge, out of control monster, that gorges on tax payer money. Problem is the NHS suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome, no matter how much you feed it its food of choice, MONEY. The NHS will always crave and want more money, to the point it will make up problems to get more. The NHS is a money junkie. It needs to go to rehab.

Ta Ta for now Yump the fool.

[yump] 16/2/2020 12:33

Good demonstration of how irrational the market is, not in overdoing rises and falls, but in sticking to round numbers.

BAB is worth exactly 500p !

OK its the mm's picking a price, but they've picked it because of us.

Am I one of the sheep... ? Its a worry ;-)

[this_is_me] 15/2/2020 16:10

ptonks is an account set up specifically to spam BAB. You should all just filter it. Judging by the moronic standard of English I suspect that it is the same person that I have observed on other boards trying to talk the share price down with little or no evidence. If he reappears using a different account name you should just filter that one too.