G4s Share Discussion Threads

[enami] 04/5/2017 06:54

If through 320 then next target 371.


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[enami] 04/5/2017 06:49

Trading update looks OK.

Sitting at the top of the FTSE250.
Possible promotion to FTSE100 after review at the end of this month or SKY de-listing.

[jeffian] 22/4/2017 11:16

This from Motley Fool -

"Well-placed for growth

G4S may not be the first company that comes to mind when thinking about dividend stocks, but I believe the company is well placed to capitalise on the rising demand for outsourced security services around the world.

G4S has hardly been the model company over the past 10 years. A number of scandals have rocked the group, and at one point analysts were questioning whether or not the firm could ever recover from the reputational damage.

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So far, it looks as if these concerns are unfounded. For 2016 revenue jumped by more than 10% to £7.6bn while pre-tax profits increased 17.9% to £461m. Further growth is expected in the years ahead as the company unwinds unprofitable legacy contracts. The very fact that revenue grew last year thanks to a new global security contract for a major bank, and new facilities management services in Ireland shows that G4S’s reputation is recovering and management can now build on this to continue growing.

Now that the company has learned from its mistakes, future growth should be more predictable. And it’s not as if the firm will find it hard to get work. The UK security guarding services market is worth £5bn alone and is growing at a rate of 5% to 8% per annum. Meanwhile, the US contract security market is worth $43bn and has increased at a rate of around 4% per annum for the past few years. Growth in markets such as airport security is much faster than the average.

G4S is well placed to both grab market share and grow in line with the rest of the security industry, and as long as the company continues to put its reputation first, shareholders should be able to reap the benefits.

Shares in the company currently support a dividend yield of 3.2%, and according to current City forecasts, the payout will be covered twice by earnings per share for full-year 2018."

[srpactive] 14/3/2017 15:48

And there is your 300p.

[essentialinvestor] 08/3/2017 19:09

Congrats folks, lovely results reaction.

[srpactive] 08/3/2017 18:20

Chart looking good, here is to 300p.

dyor

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[enami] 08/3/2017 08:19

Results please the market. Plus 7% as I type.

Will read through later as i am not a holder at present.

Chart target exceeded, next Fib target 314p.

[enami] 31/1/2017 14:27

Aye, redrew the chart based on this current Wave 5. 1.618 Fib target 279 (was 277 based on longer term)


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[srpactive] 31/1/2017 11:36

Another one of my recovery stocks turning the positive corner.

dyor

[enami] 27/1/2017 10:47

Just comimg up to previous resistance level now. Results due 8 March.
Fib target 277 stands as previously posted.


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[neilyb675] 19/1/2017 21:26

Security services company G4S got a boost after Barclays upped its stance on the stock to 'equalweight' from 'underweight' and hiked the price target to 260p from 160p.

The bank said it reckons this year will see a combination of high organic growth, cost savings and balance sheet deleveraging.

Barclays' more positive view on organic growth and margins as well as favourable currency moves and the removal of its assumption of a credit rating downgrade lead it to upgrade its earning per share forecast for 2017 to 18.1p from 15.8p.

The bank expects organic revenue to be 5% in 2017, which would be the fourth highest of the 30 business services companies it covers.

"The growth is supported by good contract wins and firm demand for security services. At the same time, after more than one false dawn, cost savings from multiple initiatives started by management in 2013 could now be set to come through.

[enami] 02/11/2016 11:06

Aye, trading update well received.

Next chart Fib target 277


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[bprofit] 07/10/2016 07:09

Broker update this morning:G4S PLC (LON:GFS) had its stock rating reiterated as 'Outperform' in a report released by analysts at Credit Suisse.Credit Suisse today set a target price of 275 on the company's stock. According to the analyst this now indicates there is a potential increase of 18.48% from G4S PLC's current price of 232.1.

[bprofit] 04/10/2016 20:40

This will soon break 2.50 and beyond!

[srpactive] 04/10/2016 08:43

Looking better here again.

dyor

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[srpactive] 09/9/2016 08:05

I have reduced here slightly this morning, but only temporarily
into itv, will increase again soon.


dyor

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active

[srpactive] 08/9/2016 11:37

Rsi getting a little stretched here, I am expecting a little retrace then
a surge to 300p year end.

dyor

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active

[srpactive] 24/8/2016 20:34

Nice close here and itv.

[srpactive] 22/8/2016 08:15

Looking good here this morning, 232.3p broken which is very positive,
50dma just about to break 100dma to the upside, I see a short term target of
252p.

Edit: Needs to close above 232.2p.

dyor

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active

[srpactive] 18/8/2016 08:11

The chart is starting to take shape nicely, the 50dma is
just about to cross the 100dma to the upside. This has not
happened for a longtime.

dyor

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active

[coxsmn] 17/8/2016 18:53

Article in today's Telegraph, G4S close to selling its Israeli arm in $100M deal.

[bprofit] 16/8/2016 08:40

Bigboots, small sell off after a big upwards movement is normal, but risky shorting something that is going up..

[bigboots] 16/8/2016 07:43

Time to get shorts back on here, bear squeeze thats all, back to £1.90

[srpactive] 12/8/2016 09:06

Yes, good posts 1034 and 1035 and you are both correct.

But it will reduce gvc have just ulled off a masterstroke with their debt
by involving Numis, could happen here too.

Nice little retrace here before good weekend press and a surge to 300p
by month end.

dyor

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