Diageo Share Discussion Threads

[badtime] 05/8/2015 21:45

Nibbled on a few

[philanderer] 05/8/2015 20:51

Stock Strategist

"Diageo's Discount Too Deep to Disregard"

Best-in-class scale and brand loyalty make this wide-moat firm a consumer staples standout.

[spacecake] 05/8/2015 17:27

Topped up.

[philanderer] 05/8/2015 17:12

Up on good volume as well.

11 million shares traded , highest since 9th june.

[essentialinvestor] 05/8/2015 15:31

Bobby Vee - bouncy bouncy )

[essentialinvestor] 05/8/2015 12:07

ah, right, helps to read posts.

[philanderer] 05/8/2015 12:02

Morning EI, yes bought yesterday morning...


philanderer 4 Aug'15 - 09:22 - 522 of 532

Morning everyone. Also in this morning at 1786p.

Luck to all.

[essentialinvestor] 05/8/2015 11:48

phil, have you bought in here? - TIA.

[essentialinvestor] 05/8/2015 09:45

Yes lots of bearishness around DGE atm.

Always easier to buy when everyone is excited and loves something,
but not usually the best time for future returns.

[philanderer] 04/8/2015 23:21

Telegraph tonight:

"A tough task to put some fizz into a flat Diageo"

[essentialinvestor] 04/8/2015 15:26

DGE is his second largest holding from memory.
That article was published before the recent dip.

Nice way for Buffett to cap off his career with a bid?,
would think it would be with Mr Lemann's involvement - pure speculation
on my part just to add.

Agree with him on SGE long term, but not cheap and everyone appears to love it now.

[philanderer] 04/8/2015 13:13

Good article here from a couple of weeks ago, covers most of the bases....


Nick Train: Why I'm still keen on investing in Diageo shares, but the board should be 'looking over its shoulder' due to recent share price performance

[essentialinvestor] 04/8/2015 12:35

Portfolio optimisation ) - expect to see a lot of this from DGE.
The recent hotel sale just a small part of this.

[philanderer] 04/8/2015 12:33

Afternoon EI.

Maybe wine division sale or asset swapping in the next few months ?

[essentialinvestor] 04/8/2015 11:37

Added a few.

Nice 34.9 dividend ex Thursday week.

[essentialinvestor] 04/8/2015 09:46

SEC in the background, however this will be a minor or a non issue IMV
the CEO gave no indication of anything significant - just my take.
If there is further news on this there may be volatility.

Risk/reward looks reasonable, wider equity markets always a factor on a UKX stock.

The CEO has bought in quantity over the last year, not cheap options
either.

Attempting to estimate the short term share price is merely a guess so little idea on that.

[philanderer] 04/8/2015 09:40

fwiw , brokers since results...


4th aug Nomura buy tp 2100p
3rd aug Soc Gen sell tp 1710p
3rd aug Citigroup buy tp 2150p
3rd aug JP Morgan Caz neutral tp 1850p
31st july Kepler hold tp 1790p
31st july Deutsche buy tp 1950p
31st july Barclays overweight tp 2000p
31st july Credit Suisse neutral tp 1750p
31st july ShoreCap hold -
31st july Berenberg buy tp 2350p

[philanderer] 04/8/2015 09:22

Morning everyone. Also in this morning at 1786p.

Luck to all.

[wirralowl] 04/8/2015 08:48

Took a little nibble this morning, at 1783p for my ISA. Couldn't resist with it going ex-divi in 8 days time for 34.9p. Think it may well get dragged lower over time if markets continue to play up, so will be looking to buy more if we fall to the 1725 area.

[wirralowl] 03/8/2015 15:51

Agreed. The brands, LT EM market exposure, cashflow and compounding dividends are my main reasons for being invested here.

Potential bid interest makes me feel more comfortable though, as its likely to put a cap on the downside in any wider market fall imo.

[essentialinvestor] 03/8/2015 09:44

If there is to be a bid for DGE, 3G Capital in conjunction
with Berkshire Hathaway is the more likely structure IMV.

This is highly speculative and I would buy Diageo on the basis of potential strong
growth rather than a rumoured bid imo.

[wirralowl] 31/7/2015 10:14

Thanks EI, you too, and thanks for bringing it to my attention...

[essentialinvestor] 31/7/2015 10:05

PHTM can be volatile WO, if it was not for GBP strength it would be
higher imv, nice little business, good luck with that.

[wirralowl] 31/7/2015 10:02

Yeah, that would be a nice level, maybe just need another little dip in the market and it might get there.

Incidentally, I think we were chatting a while ago about Photo-Me? Well, I decided to take the plunge at the start of the month for a small initial stake at 138. However, I was hoping to get my main stake at sub 130, so I didn't read that one too well... ;-)

[essentialinvestor] 31/7/2015 09:38

Yes WO, valid point re quiet boards.

I was hoping for 1770's approx to buy, may not happen.