Yet another BBC scandal followed by another humiliating resignation - high time enforced British public funding was severed for this anachronistic and blatantly lefty-biased organisation. |
David Hargreaves"There cannot ever have been a point in our history when a government has been so ill-equipped, so out of touch with current thinking and so delusional as today."...Daily Telegraph |
good luck Israel
wipe out hamas its a cancer. if you can add jug ears lineker to that that would be most kind too. |
< 2 months. |
Starmer's visit to Washington on Thursday is probably going to be a non event...President Macron got in there first done the deal discussions... |
Where were all these clever analysts at 40-50p ? |
Kneel - the hamster in a cage! |
 From Yahoo Mkt news, a longer version of what I posted earlier.
'Lloyds gets big capital returns prediction from Barclays analyst
The fundamentals on offer at Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) are “too good to ignore,” according to Barclays (BARC.L) analysts, who predict the UK bank could return almost half of its market value to shareholders by 2027.
Bloomberg has the details:
Analysts led by Aman Rakkar on Wednesday lifted their price target on the British lender to a level above any other tracked by Bloomberg, propelling Lloyds shares to a seven-year high and making them the best performer in the FTSE 100 Index (^FTSE) since the start of 2025. The new objective of 90 pence implies upside of more than 30% from Tuesday’s close.
According to Rakkar, a sharp step-up in Lloyds’ capital generation should help drive higher shareholder returns. He forecasts the dividend will keep growing and sees buybacks building to £4 billion ($5.1 billion) by 2026. That could see the bank return near to half of its £43 billion market capitalization by 2027, the analyst wrote.
Rakkar also increased earnings per share estimates to about 15% above the broader consensus in the wake of last week’s results, and believes Lloyds can deliver “sector-leading fundamentals,” including around 65% EPS growth by 2027 alone.
Deutsche Bank AG’s Robert Noble is another analyst predicting Lloyds shareholders will receive more cash. He forecasts the capital return per share in 2027 could be almost double what was seen in 2024. Noble raised his price target by 10% to 88p on Wednesday, the second-highest on the Street.
“Very few European banks offer the same enviable combination of strong revenue growth; tangible net asset value; dividend and buyback growth that Lloyds has to offer,” Noble wrote. “If the business plan continues to deliver then there is further substantial upside for shareholders.” |
Supported housing landlord inks £10m deal with Lloyds
A landlord specialising in supported housing has secured a £10m revolving credit facility from major lender Lloyds Banking Group.
The loan forms part of Lloyds’ pledge to provide £200m for smaller projects with a focus on people experiencing homelessness or those with special needs.
More here... |
Tue close 68.62
Wed low 69.68
[Yahoo prices]
That's a chunky 'gap-higher'; wonder if it'll be tested tom/Fri...
From Alliance News 'Market Close' this pm:>>
'Lloyds Banking Group rose 3.9%, hitting a seven-year high and extending a buoyant run since releasing full-year results.
Deutsche Bank increased its share price target to 88 pence from 80p and reiterated a 'buy' rating.
"Very few European banks offer the same enviable combination of strong revenue; tangible net asset value; dividend and buyback growth that Lloyds has to offer," analyst Robert Noble said in a research note.
By 2027, Noble expects capital return per share to be almost double the 2024 reported level.
Barclays also rose 3.2%, while Standard Chartered rose 4.0%. |
I think the possibility of the end of the Ukraine war is having a major impact on all shares, total blue day in PF today which is rare indeed. Ftse100 approaching 9000, which probably relates to the FTSE100 being undervalued to other stock exchanges and needs to play a bit of catch up still. Companies are getting meaner and leaner to continue growth despite additional costs, NI etc. Banks and most of the blue chips won't be hit by the 6% increase in minimum wage as they probably have very few employees on that type of income unlike retail, hospitality and food processing etc.
The money has to be redirected somewhere and some areas are going to be less affect than others once Rachel's, from accounts, budget kicks in after April. |
It could have been a clear blue sky share except for :
PPI miss selling, Brexit, Covid and dividends stopped/re-rated, car finance miss selling. “ lloyds is a roller coaster just got to ride it “
Enjoy the ride up but hold on tight !!! |
utrickytrees,
Dont forget this lie about council tax. |
Long waited takeover on the cards from Donalds mates .:-)
Uncle Arthur would be proud 🚀 |
The last thing labour said in opposition was that fuel bills would come down & the first thing they did in government was abolish the WFA. I don't need to hear any more from the talking heads, the die has been cast. |
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