Direct Line Insurance Share Discussion Threads

[stacks] 27/3/2008 14:30

options @ 6p. Same price as the placing. Suggest that the management thinks thats an easily obtainable share price so there must be some confidence from inside the ranks. Looks like this might be the bottom on the run up to results in a few months,,,

[spaceparallax] 20/3/2008 14:21

I've never been able to figure out Delling. They were heavily tipped a while back, but since than they seem to have embarked on untimely, compulsive acquisition; following which, they mad that strange cash call at a modest sp, yielding only a modest sum. Since then, I've been wary and keen to see their balance sheet.

[james t kirk] 20/3/2008 08:26

Nice 10% mark down on no trades and now an all time low - crazy times..

[tabaka] 16/3/2008 16:18

I don't think this one is going anywhere significant now until finals are available or at least a trading statement, sometime next month perhaps.

[fillipe] 07/3/2008 10:53

The estimated date for the finals is 25th June.

[ldownton] 06/3/2008 14:33

anyone know when any results/trading statments etc are due?

thanks in advance

[byroneck] 14/2/2008 16:32

Nice to see it going the right way for once. Good buying volume today relativly speaking...

[stacks] 14/2/2008 16:26

Strange days trading. Larger volume than normal, one bigish buy @ 4.4 and all of a sudden the MM's have a stupidly large spread in place. Although you can trade inside from about 3.7 to 4.2.

[byroneck] 14/2/2008 10:09

or *Money--AM* is the same!

[byroneck] 14/2/2008 10:08

an ADVFN competitor is the same...

[keifer derrin] 13/2/2008 17:58

it seems that everything that has gone through ADFVN regarding DLG have been sells when they haven't. If anybody looks at this over time it would appear that they has been a constant selling, again when I know there hasn't

I can't see why the LSE can't get it's act together to provide data of buys and sells -or is it more to the fact that ADFVN won't pay for the info

[byroneck] 13/2/2008 16:53

keifer derrin - James T is right. The system simply look sat the mid price and then takes a guess. If the trade is at the mid-price it goes through as ??

[james t kirk] 08/2/2008 08:54

keifer, all these websites including ADVFN, will basically guess whether its a buy or sell, based on whether the price is above or below mid price.

You can buy today at 3.6p, which is under mid price, so it will be logged as a sell, but we know its a buy. Not much we can do about it..

[keifer derrin] 08/2/2008 08:44

I'm not convinced that ADFVN are picking up the buy/sell correct.

I have placed several buys in the last month and they have all come up as SELL and not BUY. I've purchased almost 75k shares and not one listed as buy

[loganair] 07/2/2008 20:38

Can any one remember the one year target price that the idiot who recomended them put on Delling.

[mazeltov] 06/2/2008 17:12

this seems to be one of those dogs......happy to be in others that show promise,,will keep this but............don't know,get some A R and recoup some of your money

[hurdler] 06/2/2008 14:22

This is a business that has never once met expectations, makes promises about being profitable in the last 2 moinths, etc, raises money constantly, borrows from shareholders, loses non-exec and exec directors, is still losing money - anybody got a counter view? I am only following it because of the RAB capital connection, but they haveprobably got bigger problems with the Northern Rock thing. I have made money following them in the past, but cant see it this time.

[keifer derrin] 06/2/2008 13:52

I was just playing with buy/sell with Barclays. I could only sell 25000 at .035p and buy any amount at .0359 - which is a very small spread. I can't see any reason for the downward spiral of this stock. But I guess what with the market and sentiment falling this is going to keep going down.

[byroneck] 06/2/2008 13:49

can not see the reason for this drop. MM's seem to have no desire to carry any stock...

[james t kirk] 01/2/2008 15:46

Can't believe this is back at 4p, certainly not a loved share..

[eugene4] 18/1/2008 23:56

I suppose we can rant and rave as much as we like,the market will always dictate the share price Dissappointed with Dellings performance so far(2years) to say the least,but it's part and parcel of AIM,I suppose.

I took the gamble and it is definately not paying of....yet!Still holding and looking fwd to the MI show.Hopefully their stand will be bigger and brighter this year,and hopefully their credibility will be restored as well........

Regards
E

PS.
Thanks for tipping this share Mr TW,now please put your money where your mouth is and buy some.This is cheap as chips on a PE of 2.8.......

[spaceparallax] 17/1/2008 12:04

I'm not sure that there was a problem with the outgoing FD. My greatest concern was that DLG appeared to be acquiring too much, rather than pursuing organic growth - the folly of this policy was IMHO confirmed by the need to raise money recently through issue at the weak share price of recent months. I'd call it 'operating beyond their means' a policy which can be the breaking of weaker companies during the developing difficult times.

[ph1ts] 17/1/2008 11:05

Can the new FD be worse?