Huntsworth Share Discussion Threads

[whealan] 26/4/2009 22:18

redm1re - I think most of us are long term holders still smarting from losses despite a bit of averaging down! The partial recovery is however most welcome.

[redm1re] 26/4/2009 21:24

This board is very quiet for a share moving ahead rather smartly.

Is anyone else out there enjoying this?

Now I have said something, watch it tank!

[tinker10] 24/3/2009 13:08

Also rated as good value in the IC

[tinker10] 24/3/2009 08:43

Very quiet on here. Positive results, dividend increased but not much activity. Anyone with any thoughts?

Buy recommendation in The Independent.

[brumont] 24/2/2009 07:20

well, we had to wait long enough after the announcement re buybacks for it to actually begin but with 2 announcements out now, we can at last see an upward movement from the 34p+/- they started at.
I would hope to see further transactions and a continued push upwards leading to the results on 21 March. All imho

[markie7] 11/2/2009 07:28

Evo moved to "reduce" yesterday on shockingingly bad Omnicom Q4 PR numbers. target price 27p. Put numbers 18% below consensus.

[jpendle] 22/1/2009 17:37

Good update RNS today - reaction from the times below- IMO it will now start to move gradually up, on one has missed any boat it is simply a good solid buy which should pay an annual rate of over 10% if kept for 18months on top of any share price rise, check out the dividend dates.


Buy recommendation on Tempus - The Times



'Huntsworth

Directors' share purchases can be an unreliable buy signal. Not at Huntsworth, the small-cap public relations group behind Citigate Dewe Rogerson and Trimedia, where no fewer than seven board members spent nearly £1 million on stock between them last month. Since then, the shares have risen by more than one third against a falling stock market. They ticked higher again yesterday after another boardroom disclosure: this time, that its three executive directors - led by Lord Chadlington, better known as Peter Gummer - have waived this year's entitlement to cash bonuses in favour of a deferred share plan that will not begin to vest until 2011.

Apparently selfless gestures by PR executives should be treated with scepticism, but there are reasons to believe that Huntsworth's vote of confidence in its long-term prospects should be taken at face value. First, more than 70 per cent of this year's budgeted revenues are in the bag - a reflection of its high proportion of retained fees and less dependence on project work. Second, although Huntsworth still has earn-out payments to meet for acquired businesses (£17 million before the end of next year), these are not as onerous as those that unseated Incepta, Huntsworth's predecessor, at the time of the last downturn. Third, net debt is falling and barely higher than annual operating profits, while Huntsworth has £50 million of unused banking facilities. At 32¾p, or four times earnings, and yielding 8 per cent, buy on weakness. '

[chesty1] 16/1/2009 10:46

Waking up again....

[chesty1] 13/1/2009 11:45

hhhhhhmmmmmm

Downward pressure still there.

I am gonna switch off from this one & just hold until it flies towards the end of 2009.

Be lucky to all & catch up with you all here when she moves.

[chesty1] 12/1/2009 09:44

Morning all

2 mill traded so far today at 30p......

someones soaking them up at this level....

Lets hope it can hold as a base before the next move north.

Be lucky to all

[chesty1] 09/1/2009 08:18

Morning all

Today is a key day to the longer term chart IMHO, needs to see some blue at close to keep the northwards push on.

Be lucky to all, if any of you are still holding out there.

[chesty1] 07/1/2009 17:40

Very quiet on here.....

Another blue day & a bad day for the FTSE.

Be lucky to all & slowly slowly north from here will do for me. 4% today I suppose its better than having it in the bank....

Game on.

[chesty1] 06/1/2009 15:27

One buying one selling.....Now above 18% with aberforth adding.

[chesty1] 06/1/2009 14:02

There's ya bargain if ayone wants in before the next leg north IMHO 30p then whoosh.

Very solid day AGAIN here, sorry for rambling on, in work & bored.

Today was a profit taking day IMHO & we still ended the day nicely blue.

With Aberforth & the share buy back our seller will be cleared out soon enough & when they are, who knows what the price target will be but I am sure it will be far north from here.

Be lucky to all & signing out until tomorrow.

[chesty1] 06/1/2009 10:40

Another 450,000 picked up in 2 trades today....

So happy to be holding here....

Be lucky to all.

[qs9] 06/1/2009 09:53

Any reason this should not head back to the 50p level of October time? Great strength today and IMO this could easily hit 40p in short order....here's hoping

[jpendle] 06/1/2009 09:51

I don't thin that any of the current rise is associated with the impact of the share buy back.

If they can only buy at 105% of the last 5 days average, then they cannot buy for a day or two at any stable level. However it does mean that investors can buy in confidence that the price will not fall back far before rising again.

IMO This is more a case of investors spotting an opportunity and getting on board for what should be a one way bet - rising price then a good divi in a few months.

[pointscorer] 06/1/2009 09:41

Happy days..........

[chesty1] 06/1/2009 08:58

Told ya..!!!!

Tee Heee...

[chesty1] 06/1/2009 08:07

Don't feel it will hang around here for too long either...

[qs9] 06/1/2009 08:04

30p mid-price, haven't seen that for a while....

[qs9] 06/1/2009 07:34

Yup, lets hope this brings the rise to 40p+ in short order.....

[chesty1] 06/1/2009 07:01

Morning all

Looks like the buy back HAS started...!!!!

Game on.

Share Buy-back Programme (Huntsworth)

RNS Number : 1432L
Huntsworth PLC
06 January 2009




HUNTSWORTH PLC

("Huntsworth") or (the "Company")

Share Buy-Back Programme
6 January 2009

Huntsworth announces that it is to commence a share buy-back programme (the "Buy-Back
Programme") to buy up to £5 million of the
Company's existing issued share capital. Any shares purchased will be cancelled or held in
treasury.

Any acquisitions pursuant to the Buy-Back Programme will be effected within certain
pre-set parameters. The main parameter is that the
maximum price paid is to be limited to no more than 105 per cent. of the average middle market
closing price of Huntsworth's shares for the
5 dealing days preceding the date of purchase. Given the level of liquidity in the Company's
shares, the Company may purchase more than 25
per cent. of the average daily volume over the preceding 20 business days.

Any shares purchased under the Buy-Back Programme will count towards the Company's general
buy-back authority of 14.99% of the Company's
issue share capital, as approved at the Company's EGM on 30 December 2008.

Huntsworth confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive information.


Enquiries


Huntsworth PLC
Sally Withey, Chief Operating Officer Tel: [phone]

Numis Securities Limited
Rupert Krefting/ Nick Westlake/ Alex Ham Tel: [phone]

[qs9] 05/1/2009 18:19

All good today, lets hope the large volumes mean all tracker funds who want out are out and that these tightly held shares will see a little demand take them our of the (IMO) oversold territory and back to the 40p+ short-term target someone above suggests the charts show is the next resistance level....well done chesty1

[whealan] 05/1/2009 17:54

Nice to see this board livening up. Jpendle is right though. The shares have been very tightly held and volumes have been minimal until the recent events stirred things up (or down) and I have no doubt they will in due course return to their previous state where the share price appears to bear little if any relationship to the company's prospects or value and moves substantially on negligible volume. Until such time, that is, that the long-awaited (by me)takeover takes place!