Centrica Share Discussion Threads

[hamhamham1] 23/11/2017 15:51

Well its best to acknowledge a bad day when it happens. I think we are all guilty of maybe micro managing our medium term investments and these boards exaggerate the feelings. They can act like therapy or make you worse. I'm a pretty positive chap and there's more to life that these short term pains. We all need a nice long holiday or hobby :)

[minerve] 23/11/2017 15:40

Define the 'bottom'.

[justiceforthemany] 23/11/2017 15:39

May be obvious but don't sell at/near the bottom!

[capeview] 23/11/2017 15:32

Ham, not saying it's not been a bad day, was just trying to give us something positive to look at. ;-)

[portside1] 23/11/2017 15:14

wipo around 16k down

[hamhamham1] 23/11/2017 15:08

But it has been a bad day

[hamhamham1] 23/11/2017 15:00

Yep am gonna relax and take up golf :) Centrica just bought that European vompany for 70m euros cash and have invested hundreds of millions more. If there were mega issues this would not have happened. Fourrrrr!

[capeview] 23/11/2017 14:51

I suppose when you think about it, even through the Crash of 2008 the shares took a dive not long after, they were still paying out a healthy dividend then the shares came back up about a year or two later just not to the same lofty heights, then dropped off and back up even higher in 2013 just about par before the Crash.

Maybe we're in for another rollercoaster ride, but still giving a good dividend just maybe on a much longer ride than previously.

It's just whether everybody can stomach the long ride??

[optomistic] 23/11/2017 14:51

Went x/d 12 Oct, Divi to come 30 Nov 3.6p

[capeview] 23/11/2017 14:45

next May I think.

[csalvage] 23/11/2017 14:43

When is ex dividend date.

[andyj] 23/11/2017 14:43

Wait...today the sellers were always going to be more aggressive than buyers. The surprise is that it hasn't fallen further, yet. The customer loss will make for frightening headlines tomorrow. The time to buy is coming...

[specul82] 23/11/2017 14:24

Takeover defo on cards

[supermarky] 23/11/2017 13:21

This will not be a ukx stock much longer at this rate!

[supermarky] 23/11/2017 13:20

Fresh broker downgrades will most likely come giving this another kicking.

[supermarky] 23/11/2017 13:19

Supermarky does not feel very happy. I'm so glad I sold some of my cna when support went at 180 area. Looks like this is a very long term investment unless it goes to 0 which would not surprise me any more. I'm still reinvesting my divi payment at these levels. Happy days.

[knowing] 23/11/2017 13:13

Centrica PLC 35.7% Potential Upside Indicated by Kepler Cheuvreux
Posted by: Amilia Stone 23rd November 2017

Centrica PLC with EPIC/TICKER (LON:CNA) had its stock rating noted as ‘Reiterates217; with the recommendation being set at ‘BUY’ this morning by analysts at Kepler Cheuvreux. Centrica PLC are listed in the Utilities sector within UK Main Market. Kepler Cheuvreux have set a target price of 190 GBX on its stock. This would indicate that the analyst believes there is a potential upside of 35.7% from the opening price of 140 GBX. Over the last 30 and 90 trading days the company share price has decreased 32.3 points and decreased 60 points respectively. The 1 year high stock price is 236.9 GBX while the 52 week low for the stock is 119.71 GBX.
Centrica PLC has a 50 day moving average of 177.72 GBX and a 200 Day Moving Average share price is recorded at 200.89. There are currently 5,595,679,731 shares in issue with the average daily volume traded being 21,881,192. Market capitalisation for LON:CNA is £7,556,965,647 GBP.

[debdale] 23/11/2017 13:06

Probably still too early to buy yet as broker downgrades to come.

[andyj] 23/11/2017 13:02

Remarkably stable today. I feel the sellers aggression will wane in the coming days and the buyers will be clamouring. The question is from what base? I am still waiting to buy.

[tsmith2] 23/11/2017 12:38

Churn. Poised to go up. In

[losses] 23/11/2017 12:27

20% of my portfolio now..

[minerve] 23/11/2017 12:17

Name me a company which yields well where there is reasonable/little risk today? You either have to pay over the odds and accept price/value risk or you buy a company cheap and accept the operational risk.

I believe Centrica is worth buying at these prices and accepting the operational risk. Just don't buy too much. 2-4% of my portfolio is all it gets and that's it.

[losses] 23/11/2017 12:16

Champian I understand what you're saying but hopefully by then the business improves and div cover will increase with it.