Compass Share Discussion Threads

[reeshar] 25/2/2007 16:10

A couple of directors bought 50,000 shares each the other day. I wonder why ?

[astol] 16/2/2007 15:05

lovely rally almost dissipated at 3pm
wish I had sold am then rebought but who knows, normally when take a quick profit they motor on still plenty of time to track back up.

[gulliverr] 16/2/2007 08:28

Firm breakout now. I wouldn't like to have been one of Galvin's clients if he recommended shorting!!!!!
LONDON (AFX) - Compass Group PLC, the world's largest catering group, said
trading in the first four months of the year has been "encouraging" and is
"marginally ahead of expectations.
In a statement ahead of today's AGM, the group said the process of selling
its European vending business, Selecta, is "well underway and has generated
significant interest".
As previously stated, it expects to complete the transaction by Summer 2007.
Compass will publish its interim results on May 16, with a pre-close trading
update due on March 29.
The group also announced that Sir James Crosby and Tim Parker will join the
board as non-executive directors from Feb 17.
Crosby is the former CEO of HBOS PLC and is currently a non-executive
director of ITV PLC and the Financial Services Authority. He will be the senior
independent director and chairman of the remuneration committee.
Parker is currently chief executive of the AA and a non-executive
director of Alliance Boots PLC.

[reeshar] 13/2/2007 19:51

I have 5th March as Div Date (6.7p). AGM this Friday.

[mrthomas] 13/2/2007 17:03

Any idea when the dividend will be paid as i think its now gone ex div. Would like to think that there will be more of an upside afterteh AGM next week.

[reeshar] 08/2/2007 19:56

Galvan and others of the same type are very short term traders generally whereas I'm in for the long term so I don't worry too much about them. I bought a few more yesterday, and even thoughs its dropped a bit today I'm not concerned. The share price has a tendency to drop to or just below the 50 day SMA and then recover pretty quickly. There's an AGM next week so there may be some news. The last report was quite low key so I don't see a lot of downside as expectations haven't been pumped up. All my own opinion of course.

[amla] 08/2/2007 12:50

If it's being seriously shorted, where to you expect the share price to fall to?

[astol] 02/2/2007 09:23

CFD broker just searched on Google

[astol] 02/2/2007 08:04

GARYCOOK
Who is Galvan?

[garycook] 01/2/2007 18:12

CPG going South.Its being shorted by Galvan to all there customers.

[astol] 31/1/2007 19:14

8mn shares bought during the closing auction must be a pick up in the share price tomorrow!!!!

[astol] 31/1/2007 11:46

Returning towards 300 have been some big sells yest, buybacks still in place and x div Feb 7th surprised these have fallen back of late.
Any opinions??

[wad collector] 17/1/2007 18:11

Another buyback today - can't hurt price.

[astol] 17/1/2007 15:00

gorse had 27000 shares in compass and 8000 in billiton

[gorse] 17/1/2007 11:53

Astol, if you needed to sell all your CPG you must have had a large need for cover ... CPG is still a case of "hold and it goes up" for me, which is good given that so many of my oil/miners are "hold and it goes down".

[astol] 17/1/2007 10:24

Good luck all holders, sold yest at 304p only to see big jump today, trouble was that I needed to sell to cover a mining stock which is down so made a profit.
Frustrating as could have held for a few more days on Compass.
Have you guys been there sell it goes up hold and it goes down.

[beechtree] 13/1/2007 22:01

Astol,

I agree that CPG has now turned the corner. I had been watching it for some time and bought in a couple of months ago. I have not been disappointed so far, and IMHO the share price will continue to head northwards over the next few months.

[astol] 13/1/2007 12:00

Good DOW performance so next week expect a further rise.

[astol] 12/1/2007 18:42

Compass Group 305 up 7-1/2
Good news from Sodexho; stock subject of several broker tips

[astol] 12/1/2007 13:47

there must be something going on with the + move yest and today.
I noticed yest a purchase of over 1m shares ,certain it was not a buyback by compass as they only bought back 65k yest.

[amla] 12/1/2007 11:50

I have held these from the 500p level.I expect to see 325p before a retracement.Really,I have held on for far too long,bolstered by a not bad dividend so I might as well stay in for what might be an interesting ride!
The moving averages look right for a continued rise of share price
lol to us all and may a mighty bidder come along and "snap" them up for 600p per share!!ha...ha

[astol] 12/1/2007 11:25

Motoring on up!!!

[astol] 12/1/2007 10:43

They say its a good sign when a share breaks over a new threshold ie 300p.
If this holds today and ex divi date in Feb at 6.7p we could see a move towards 310p+ early next week.

[gorse] 12/1/2007 10:28

Astol - Unfortunately, I only have 1500 shares (but I have over 70 different shares in a very diversified portfolio!).