Esure Share Discussion Threads

[gutterhead] 06/12/2013 17:15

Hopefully not too many written off cars from the floods!

[yam114] 06/12/2013 12:31

This has held up well over the last few days.

[yam114] 04/12/2013 17:04

04 Dec 2013 Esure Group ESUR Citigroup Buy 285.00
Nice to see positive finish to the day.

[diku] 04/12/2013 17:01

Good to see a turn around from the opening price...

[aishah] 02/12/2013 10:14

Citigroup Starts Coverage with a Buy ad 285 target. A raft of broker buys recently. Should get a pick-up here imo.

[aishah] 27/11/2013 09:48

Deutsche Bank Buy 254.20 253.00 300.00 300.00 Reiterates

[grevis] 26/11/2013 12:08

It's information like this that I find encouraging about this firm and bodes well for the company's future growth:

"Esure Group plc is a UK-focused personal lines insurer founded in 2000 by Peter Wood, the foremost general insurance entrepreneur in the UK and the Company's Chairman.
The Group has established a strong platform for growth and a track record of profitability.
The Group has achieved this against a backdrop of challenging market conditions through a disciplined and conservative approach to its motor underwriting business, the application of the same philosophy in growing its home underwriting business, and a strong focus on generating revenues from associated activities such as the sale of Additional Insurance Products alongside its core motor and home insurance policies and, more recently, the development of its branded broker services. These associated activities offer higher returns on capital employed and another source of cash generation that, together with the home underwriting business, are part of a diversifica tion strategy aimed at reducing the Group's exposure to the cyclicality of the motor insurance market."

[dr biotech] 26/11/2013 09:23

Isn't JP the house broker? Must admit the more time I spend in the market the less I think of the brokers, although they can affect sentiment. I'd like to see a league table of different brokers and there ratings at the begining of the year and how close they came (not just for the FTSE). Does anyone know if this is available?.

[skinny] 26/11/2013 08:24

JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 248.60 300.00 300.00 Reiterates

[diku] 26/11/2013 08:22

Yes Barc has underperformed this year so has a bit of catching up to do....

[dr biotech] 25/11/2013 16:59

Well I wouldn't follow me. But first thing this morning I sold half my PMO (at a loss) and got some BARC. I'm looking at the latter over at least a 12-18month period.

[diku] 25/11/2013 16:36

Dr B....any other stocks you intend to buy? ....

[renew] 25/11/2013 16:30

Quick buy some more then!

[dr biotech] 25/11/2013 16:23

It broke the downtrend the day after I bought them. Which is somewhat unusual.

[grevis] 25/11/2013 15:17

It's run by the best man in the business, so it should go higher!

[yam114] 22/11/2013 15:30

Anyone else think this has broken its down trend?

[dr biotech] 22/11/2013 08:53

Yep - and a PhD in Analytical Biochemistry. Have to say that has been more of a hindrance than help when it came to investing. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

[diku] 21/11/2013 21:54

Dr B....dodgy biotechs!!!.....hence the Username :)....

[aishah] 21/11/2013 20:34

Added to the MSCI Global Small Cap index from 26th November. Expect a lot more imo.

[dr biotech] 21/11/2013 19:45

Each to their own I guess. I did it with a few shares that I fell in love with - complete and utter disaster for me. That was in the days that I used to invest in dodgy biotechs.

[dr biotech] 21/11/2013 19:42

Each to their own I guess. I did it with a few shares that I fell in love with - complete and utter disaster for me. That was in the days that I used to invest in dodgy biotechs.

[thamestrader] 21/11/2013 19:16

Averaging down has delivered mixed results for me.

It cost me a fortune on Baltimore technologies, back in the day, but now I'm getting better at it, and it's been great with AML, CLLN and CGL.

Not tempted to do so here yet.

[yam114] 21/11/2013 12:21

I frequently average down if I believe in the share it's always worked well for me.

[grevis] 21/11/2013 10:53

Latest broker views:

14 Nov Canaccord... 255.00 Buy
14 Nov JP Morgan... 300.00 Overweight
14 Nov Deutsche Bank 300.00 Buy

[dr biotech] 21/11/2013 09:48

I think averaging down is a mugs game. Its something we have all done. Its more about making your position look less bad, rather than any real investment strategy. You should always think "where is the best place to invest" rather than which of my positions is the worst.

What sort of bikes are you into BH? I'm a bit of cyclist myself, not the powered kind though...