National Grid Share Discussion Threads

[veryniceperson] 28/3/2018 10:40

We seem to be doing ok today with the ft being down. Anyone know anything.

[dr biotech] 27/3/2018 22:53

"Of the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 only defensive plays such as consumer staples, telecom, real estate and utilities ended the session in positive territory."

So perhaps tomorrow NG will fall less than the rest of my dogs.

#notholdingmybreath

[tim 3] 27/3/2018 22:06

And to be honest to say the ftse was up so much today and how far these have fallen, not impressed with todays small rise,will feel much better if they break 790 recent resistance.

[bountyhunter] 27/3/2018 21:50

...only trouble is that the Dow has been playing it's usual trick since the London close, although for once NGG showed some defensive quality against that backdrop!

[thecroots] 27/3/2018 21:04

Its been a while since I've been able to say this - but the chart is looking promising again....

[jonnycash1] 26/3/2018 21:53

Looked at Penn. Don't fancy it. Yes, ng good value now. No need to relist to move tax domicility elsewhere but I don't think the media will let Corbyn win anyway. Fears are overblown imho. It's also years away. One chap told me was thinking of buying a home overseas just in case he got in today. I guess you are never too old to emigrate. No fool like...an old fool

[wskill] 26/3/2018 17:56

Must only be a takeover is being arranged from our cousins across the pond with the majority of business now there why would NG. at this level in comparison with US similar utilities.

[db125] 26/3/2018 17:44

574k share buy back today fulfills the 23,346,344 share buy back started on 14/2/18. The influence,if any, of 834,000 average shares per day buys has now expired

[yf23_1] 23/3/2018 17:45

Looks like the bottom may be in already.

[davius] 23/3/2018 12:36

The FTSE hit 6930 in 1999, 19 years later it's lower than that today.

A fantastic extended bull run. Not.

I hold for the yield. Short term falls are frustrating, but irrelevant.

[wskill] 23/3/2018 09:26

Jonnycsh1 I wholeheartedly agree with you on this I have NG.as my largest holding but my requirements are for income with a safety hedge built in this is providing me with a decent growing income and in the fullness of time value will out.
I Invest in utilities for their growing income ng.is not alone on this PNN is even more affected by this worry on interest rate rises why I would ask when their borrowing is mostly at fixed rates.
Check out pnn with 4 waste units being commissioned this year profit growth will eclipse last years 30% from the waste side we will always need water and waste disposal.

[jonnycash1] 22/3/2018 20:59

At the moment the majority all want to be growth investors and the old ways of looking for value are currently not fashionable. The old school way of investing...crunching numbers over sector and against projected earnings to find value will soon reassert itself...then stocks like this will start to move. Aware that a bear market is just around the corner I am happy to buy this and wait for the market to deal some very hard lessons to the new school post 2008, who have never seen a bear market. That is a problem because 2008 was ten years ago now. In the city, that's a whole generation, literally, so in fairness it's no wonder that value investing is not a popular notion anymore. I think this is good value under 800p and a good dividend and great cash pile etc..etc..but then I am in this for the long term now. In 4 years we will see over 20% in dividends. What's not to like.

[trader2] 20/3/2018 10:48

National Grid was initiated at 'buy' at Societe Generale - and the market took no notice.

[utyinv] 19/3/2018 12:59

Oversold again. We need some good news to push this back to £10+

Come on JP, what are you doing about it? :)

[abbotslynn] 17/3/2018 13:45

My thoughts are
Where else can you get a yield of 5.9% which increases with RPI and the dividend is covered by earnings plus the majority of the earnings will come from the US in the future as much investment is being funneled there

[m100] 17/3/2018 12:02

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[wskill] 16/3/2018 07:49

Daft sell off the USA has been where the investment has been targeted for the majority of ng. Business .Well done to management I say.

[thecroots] 16/3/2018 07:38

Good news ..

[thecroots] 16/3/2018 07:37

Good news ..

[salchow] 16/3/2018 07:36

UtyINV - what about buying with the intention of selling after a very short period? Would that not be equally wrong? The short sell is matched by a buy. Whether the sellers or the buyers are right only time will tell. Often the short sellers have judged the company correctly, e.g. Carillion. I have been buying shares since 1968 and have lost money plenty of times but never due to short sellers. Only due to my own wrong decisions.

[minerve] 15/3/2018 16:23

.5 coin for what it's worth!

[minerve] 15/3/2018 16:22

Completely agree UtyINV!

Best post of 2018 so far!