G4s Share Discussion Threads

[philanderer] 10/6/2011 13:44

'welfare-to-work programme' doing no harm at all today on yet another poor general market day.

[philanderer] 10/6/2011 08:48

News items....

NewswireToday - Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, 06/09/2011

- G4S Technology is pleased to announce the integration of their market leading Symmetry Security Management software with the ASSA ABLOY Aperio range of wireless online locks.


The integration between Aperio and Symmetry enables security and IT managers to conveniently and cost effectively replace existing manual locks and increase the number of doors that can be monitored.



'Firms to get £14,000-a-head bounties to take jobless off dole'


Serco, A4E and security services firm G4S are among those who will run welfare-to-work programmes

Read more:


NEW YORK, June 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)

-- Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index.

G4S PLC (United Kingdom, Industrial Goods & Services, GFS.LN), OSI Systems Inc. (United States, Industrial Goods & Services, OSIS) and Rio Tinto PLC (United Kingdom, Basic Resources, RIO.LN) will be added to the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index.

G4S PLC, OSI Systems Inc. and Rio Tinto PLC and are being added because the companies are new official suppliers of the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games.

No components will be deleted from the Dow Jones Summer/Winter Games Index as a result of this review.

[philanderer] 09/6/2011 13:19

Official website

'G4S names former Governor of HM Prison Holloway as new Director of HMP Birmingham'

[philanderer] 07/6/2011 15:50

Mohamed Ezzeldin, managing director of Egypt's division of the security services company G4S...

.... company pitched to secure the recent contracts in Hurghada and Alexandria and is also in the running to provide the proposed CCTV network on Cairo's metro system

[philanderer] 06/6/2011 18:23

'Officials warm up to private prisons after learning tour'

Last month, private security company G4S visited Nairobi and expressed interest in partnering with the government to manage some of the prison services.

"The response from the government concerning G4S being a partner in prison reforms and other outsourcing work has been positive," G4S global CEO Nick Buckles told the Business Daily.

The company would be able to start operations quickly.

G4S is also bidding for electronic monitoring of prisoners under house arrest, where they wear a bracelet that sends signals if the prisoner leaves a restricted area. Such a system is effectively used in Europe and the US, and helps ease the costs of incarceration.

G4S already manages prisons in six countries across the world, said Mr. Buckles. In Africa, it manages a prison with the capacity for 2,500 prisoners in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It also runs several immigration and juvenile prisons in Britain.

If the deal goes through, G4S will set up its own prison services infrastructure, the company said.

[philanderer] 06/6/2011 08:37

'The Tipster'

"Security services firm G4S has risen nearly 20p in the past two weeks and sentiment is still strong. It recently announced the acquisition of Detcon, which designs and installs fire detection and CCTV systems. Currently trading at an all time high, the stock is above its 20 and 50 day moving averages, which is a positive signal for traders. Capital Spreads quotes 290.8p-291.4p."

[philanderer] 04/6/2011 20:39

A new issue of International magazine has been published on the G4S Web Site:

International Issue 1 2011

[philanderer] 04/6/2011 09:15

Derek Pain column - Independent newspaper...

"...The oddly named security behemoth G4S has failed to fulfil my expectations since joining the no pain, no gain portfolio, a little more than a year ago. But my belief that the shares are destined to make a significant contribution to the well-being of my little investment exercise has been reinforced by one of those strategy presentations so beloved by the City. I do not think a dramatic upsurge is imminent. Yet, it would appear that the case for long-term appreciation remains strong and the Anglo-Danish group could soon be on a roll "

full article..

[philanderer] 03/6/2011 17:26

Afternoon eipgam, that`s the way I read it too.

Good week for G4S :-)

[eipgam] 03/6/2011 14:21

M&G (on behalf of the Pru) have bought 1.6m (I think I have read the RNS properly!)

but also a manager sell today.

[philanderer] 03/6/2011 12:46

Business case: In G4S we trust

G4S, best known for its security services and cash handling, is a global company in which corporate HR plays a key strategic role

article link:

[philanderer] 02/6/2011 12:52

BlackRock adding 650k shares, now holding 5%+

[philanderer] 02/6/2011 11:10

Seymour Pierce reiterating their 'buy' for G4S today with a target price of 350p




...and maybe a read across from Serco`s upgrade by Credit Suisse today ?

[philanderer] 02/6/2011 08:56

Dividend paid tomorrow .. 4.73p per share.

[philanderer] 01/6/2011 22:55

Daily Mail market report...

"Security firm G4S, often rumoured to be a private equity bid target, rose 5.1p to 291p on an Execution Noble recommendation and target price of 345p. The broker says 'emerging economy activity now accounts for a third of group profit and looks set to continue to expand at double-digit rates'."

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[philanderer] 01/6/2011 20:34

Top spot today..

FTSE 100 - Risers

G4S (GFS) 291.00p +1.78%
Hammerson (HMSO) 486.30p +1.42%
Fresnillo (FRES) 1,478.00p +1.37%
Aggreko (AGK) 1,882.00p +0.80%
Land Securities Group (LAND) 837.00p +0.60%
Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,326.00p +0.53%
Shire Plc (SHP) 1,927.00p +0.52%
Unilever (ULVR) 1,980.00p +0.46% < br />BT Group (BT.A) 201.70p +0.45%
British American Tobacco (BATS) 2,733.00p +0.40%

[philanderer] 01/6/2011 11:28

Market Movers - Top risers and fallers at 11:00
1 June 2011

StockMarketWire.com -

FTSE 100

BURBERRY GROUP PLC ORD 0.05P 1352.00 2.50%

G4S PLC ORD 25P 290.70 1.68%

RIO TINTO PLC ORD 10P 4311.75 1.57%

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC ORD USD0.54945 3073.25 1.43%

CABLE & WIRELESS WORLDWIDE PLC ORD 50.35 1.37%

[philanderer] 31/5/2011 13:22

JP Morgan Caz on FTSE 100: "catalysts for next leg up building fast"

[philanderer] 31/5/2011 12:40

Serco buying Intelenet today - bit of a spotlight on the general sector maybe ?

[philanderer] 31/5/2011 09:25

Morning Enami.

Many thanks for the chart.

[enami] 31/5/2011 09:22

Aye just matching the previous intraday ATH 285.7.
Upside targets unchanged at 290 then 309.

[philanderer] 31/5/2011 09:00

Breakout perhaps ??

284.7p - 284.9p

[philanderer] 27/5/2011 15:23

SEB Enskilda reiterating 'buy' for G4S today with a 338p target price