National Grid Share Discussion Threads

[m100] 26/9/2013 14:19

Ed Miliband is rolling out populist policies with the pervading odour of Hugo Chavez, he's quite clearly unelectable in my view, but then so are the rest of them, incompetent to the very last.

But I hold the view that despite his latest speech, Ed is no more bonkers than Thatcher that precipitated this so called free market around 25 years ago where energy security and long term investment, particularly in generation, was no longer of any concern.

[arja] 26/9/2013 14:07

wry smile ! With their high salaries for doing SFA ,should not be entitled to expenses claims .

[pierre oreilly] 26/9/2013 13:46

MPs expenses hit new record high

MPs claimed £98 million in expenses over the past year – seven per cent higher than the year before.

I'm pleased they've got that under control after the number of false claims over the last few of years!

[arja] 26/9/2013 12:57

perhaps some things in life or more important than who can run the economy better redartbmud ?? Eg , showing compassion,fairness and basic human kindness and not much of that shown by Tory ministers . Maybe doing what is right and fair should play a part and not just doing what is necessary to get re-elected and preserve their cushy grossly overpaid jobs - many MPs were the biggest benefit scroungers with their dishonest expenses claims ! ( smile ). ok, speech over !!

[redartbmud] 26/9/2013 12:14

arja

Don't you see "mad" Ed and "flat" Ed running off with your money?

red

[arja] 26/9/2013 11:26

good point Darlas . Although I trade shares and other instruments with CFDs or spreadbets I now see the Tories as the nasty party and Lib Dems lack compassion too - I WAS a lifelong Tory but now see things differently .

[darias] 26/9/2013 08:13

So the decimation of industry during the blair/major/thatcher years was a forward industrial policy.The dark knight should go back to his friend's yachts.

[skinny] 26/9/2013 06:31

Lord Mandelson has raised doubts about Labour's plan to freeze energy bills, suggesting people may think it is going "backwards" in its industrial policy.

The former business secretary said he believed the party had moved on from the days of having to choose "between state control and laissez-faire".

[redartbmud] 25/9/2013 22:29

speed

Labour will win the next general election, even if they put a monkey in charge.

Emigrate!

red

[speedsgh] 25/9/2013 22:15

This was blatant opportunism which will backfire on him in due course. Milliband is unelectable imo. Mind you, so was George W Bush Jnr.

[haughtonhoney] 25/9/2013 20:25

Clever Ed Millipede.

[careful] 25/9/2013 20:18

the whole utility and banking sectors looks like being under tighter government control after the election, if labour win.

this will be the new socialism.
i will avoid the lot, unless some clarity is given.

the real danger results from the fact that it will be very popular with the electorate.

[bountyhunter] 25/9/2013 19:25

"Ed Miliband admits pledge to freeze energy prices could lead to higher bills before next election"

[bountyhunter] 25/9/2013 19:21

going back up in US trading ...

[bountyhunter] 25/9/2013 17:46

back in here near the end of today after being out for some time, attractive yield + ongoing low interest rates and the recent falls brought me back

[miata] 25/9/2013 11:48

Barclays
We furthermore see little impact on National Grid (OW, £8.50 PT) whose regulated revenue would not be impacted by the proposals in our view.

[septimus quaid] 25/9/2013 09:33

I know the biased-BBC are doing their best to cast Miliband in a good light but he just comes across as a complete goon, bereft of any practical solutions.

[lord gnome] 25/9/2013 07:26

'If Labour wins the next election, the revenues for NG may be hit.'

No worries there then UtyINV :-))

[utyinv] 25/9/2013 00:31

If Labour wins the next election, the revenues for NG may be hit.

With rising costs in energy sources yet a freeze on prices could lead the six big energy companies to re-evaluate their new Generation build plans. This may then result in a reduction in new energy infrastructure Grid needs to connect up the Generation to the system. Less infrastructure new build will eventually result in a loss of revenue from the Connections agreement.

Also, if companies struggle to pass on a good rate of return to investors this will lead to Investors selling up shares which could then result in a downward spiral. We all know what happens when panic selling sets in – the Labour Government's dream of re-nationalising becomes easier.

Is this the real end game for ED and his followers?

[lab305] 24/9/2013 11:18

Another rubbish broker. Did they issue this statement when the stock was £8.50 ? No. The shares are cheap paying 41p on 747p with a good reliable business. Buy. Target price 880p

[miata] 23/9/2013 11:48

UBS
Over the past 2½ years, US ownership of National Grid has risen from 22% of the
stock to 49%, helping to drive a more than 45% rally in the share price. We think
this investment has been driven by relative valuation, to: (1) US peers, with
National Grid trading at an average 18% PE discount; and (2) real sovereign bond
yields. However, with National Grid's PE discount having fallen to 7% (and
forecast to trade at a premium within two years), and in the face of rallying
bond yields, we see few drivers for multiple expansion from current levels.

[yf23_1] 22/9/2013 18:05

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