National Grid Share Discussion Threads

[bbonsall] 15/12/2014 15:54

Knowing how often the market is ignorant and neurotic at the same time, I wouldn't be surprised if the fall in share price is because energy companies' share prices are under pressure because of falling oil prices. I can believe there are many ignorant investors who think NG sells electricity.

[utyinv] 12/12/2014 10:10

This share is vastly oversold. It's Obvious the Hedge Funds are trying to get their Christmas bonus in on time.

Wouldn't it be nice if Steve Holliday announced something that would cause world markets to buy NG in a frenzy and lock out the Hedge Funds who sold out for short term gain? Especially if it also puts some Hedge Funds out of business!

[dgo] 11/12/2014 13:43

Is there a share buy back program underway ?

[neddo] 11/12/2014 11:54

it seems to have a habit of doing this ?

[mike24] 09/12/2014 13:50

drifting back to nine quid
nothing goes up in a straight line
edit
11/12 looking good to recover tomorrow or early next wk
a chance to buy on the dips, I've bought in with a target
of making 12.5% p,year + divi re-invested, long term target sp
to double after 7/8yrs and then use to reduce 25yr mortgage debt, by half

don't gift your shares away @ 880 think of adding a few, this has nothing to do
energy prices dropping

if share price jumped tomorrow to ten quid I would'nt sell, y need defensive shares
dyor

[spacecake] 02/12/2014 21:22

Power link approved...

[gbb483] 27/11/2014 17:34

Rise seemed to coincide with a report of cheaper crude oil prices.

[pierre oreilly] 27/11/2014 16:09

What energy policy? The Decc is a bunch of madmen as far as I'm concerned. The government seems to pacify the greens (who know nothing about sensible energy policy) and consequently, after a few years of such direction, we end facing powercuts together with very expensive electricity. Until the government take note of energy experts from the industry (who have been ignored by all recent governments), nothing will improve.

Having said that, I don;t think any criticism of energy (misdirected) policy can result in the ngc - who simply implement government policy, however deregulated they try to appear - share price going down. I don't see the connection.

[bigbertie] 27/11/2014 12:50

Drop is probably due partly to the paper from the Reform think tank which is highly critical of UK energy policy. I quote "vast ramshackle Public Private Partnership combining the worst of all worlds - state direction of investment funded by high cost private sector finance". We now have state handouts and/or price supports on almost every type of generation! I agree with them completely.

[gbb483] 27/11/2014 12:23

The drop this morning is reminiscent of going ex-div, but that can't be right, so what ???

[mike24] 27/11/2014 11:18

the deal by british gas former oil & gas division, was condemned,
in to-days press as
simon walker said the 25ml pay package brings the whole of
british business into disrepute

BG down 6% on the day,a lot of big unhappy shareholders

[dt1010] 21/11/2014 11:27

Rubbish BB but bought £18k of this last week..nice yield, safe as houses.

[bountyhunter] 20/11/2014 13:14

yes nothing unusual, may be influenced a bit by the Centrica statement out today?

[newbank] 20/11/2014 12:21

It always goes down more than the Divi. Currently down 23p.

[gbb483] 20/11/2014 09:02

Initial drop was 10p and its now only 13p - yep, I'd call that 'hardly dented'.

[lord gnome] 20/11/2014 08:58

Eh? The divi is 14.7p and according to my screen NG. is currently down 18.5p. That's divi plus, Simon, not 'hardly dented'.

[simon8] 20/11/2014 08:43

so now ex-div and share price hardly dented, this is a great investment!

[mike24] 20/11/2014 08:42

a chance to top up if they get to 925/935

[skinny] 19/11/2014 10:40

New high again today @965p.

Ex dividend tomorrow 14.71p

[bountyhunter] 18/11/2014 17:10

no stopping these, except I expect the xd in a couple of days time of course (14.71p), but heading for £10 sooner or later :-)

[skinny] 18/11/2014 11:36

New high @952p.

[neddo] 18/11/2014 11:24

as I have held these shares since they first came on the market, many times they have not dropped on divi day.

[bountyhunter] 17/11/2014 17:21

ok, that explains why the xd is now the day before the record date (as in the header)

[skinny] 17/11/2014 14:11

Bountyhunter/Bigbertie - I thought I'd posted this on all threads that I use :-