Oxford Instruments Share Discussion Threads

[contrarian2investor] 23/1/2014 19:11

OXIG got pressured down for the rest of the day and finished at £17.25p. How long will my stop-loss remain intact?

[contrarian2investor] 23/1/2014 11:23

I have just sold some OXIG for £17.84p after their strong run from November low of £12.25p.

[contrarian2investor] 20/1/2014 10:02

OXIG is struggling to clear £18 convincingly. Stop-loss raised to £16.10p

[bouleversee] 15/1/2014 11:44

Blackrock increased holding y'day.

[arja] 15/1/2014 10:59

guess so bones . certainly a volatile stock at times !

[bones] 14/1/2014 23:47

Poor markets all round today, until the US started improving and OXIG made another good recovery as it did a couple of days back. Appears to be a bullish sign.

[arja] 14/1/2014 13:59

why the hammering today I wonder ?

[bones] 12/1/2014 00:15

This is a detailed discussion in matters of chemistry, notably nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers, but mentions Oxford Instruments and shows how leading edge they are. I have pasted the first paragraph but the full read is worthwhile via this link to Royal Society of Chemistry:



"Horsemeat in processed foods might have been detected sooner if nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers had been used. That, at least, is the claim of Oxford Instruments after releasing its new bench-top NMR spectrometer, Pulsar, in 2013. 'The fatty acid profiles of meat from different animals are readily distinguishable using NMR, but until recently the equipment to carry out these tests has been too expensive and technically complicated to allow deployment in industrial settings,' says Ian Robertson, product manager at Oxford Instruments."

......continues via the link (© Royal Society of Chemistry 2014)

[bouleversee] 10/1/2014 21:54

I see some of the directors took up their options and sold in short order.

Takeover of Andor now a done deal, it would seem.

Where do we go from here, I wonder.

[bones] 10/1/2014 19:42

That was a belter of an intra-day reversal. Look at the long tail on the last positive candle showing how the buyers overcame a very weak start and trashed the bears. Bodes well for a strong Monday.

[meijiman] 11/12/2013 14:37

all very interesting. The shares have gone from 1200p to 1700p in short order.It would appear to be all down to the Andor deal. Happy days.

[tratante] 11/12/2013 09:42

Seems so. PE seems high for the sector they are in don't you think, albeit they are a solidly run company?

[contrarian2investor] 11/12/2013 09:31

Stop-loss raised to £14.50p.

[meijiman] 11/12/2013 09:26

That's the reason for the rise today. Andor is viewed as highly attractive and they have got it at a reasonable price.

[tratante] 11/12/2013 09:20

This board is very quiet but OXIG is on the move. Anyone any insights to why the sudden change?A few months ago it was seen as rather over valued. Been in and out of them a few times, but don't have much sense of what's going on. The projected takeover of Andor seems to be viewed positively.

[contrarian2investor] 14/11/2013 17:54

I cautiously raised my OXIG stop-loss to £13.50p today.

[smythy4] 12/11/2013 11:14

oxig huge up today. Time to cash in while the going is good?

FML looks about to take off...overdue financial & op update due, & ex CEO forecasting mkt cap to increase by factor of 8 by end of next year!

Buy FML (big vols already this a.m.)

[contrarian2investor] 12/11/2013 10:54

I sold some recently and I bought them back today. They look to have turned the corner. Stop-loss raised to £13.

[wanttowin] 12/11/2013 10:03

market seems to like the news..

[bones] 12/11/2013 09:23

Nothing wrong with growth both organic and by acquisition if the bolt-ons are adding to earnings. Question is assessing if they do add value.....

[billy_liar] 12/11/2013 08:53

Results aren't that impressive and certainly don't warrant the current valuation. Also looks to me they are trying to deflect from that by looking to buy another company in an attempt to boost future revenue (and perhaps earnings).

Will remain on the sidelines until the valuation becomes more realistic.

[contrarian2investor] 02/10/2013 18:06

I took a small nibble of OXIG yesterday at just shy of £12.80p. I have placed them on a tight-loss of £12. Just in case my contrarian timing is completely off.
GLA.

[wanttowin] 01/10/2013 13:09

Bouncing up nicely, as it did before around this level in July.

[tratante] 01/10/2013 10:29

Blackrock have gone over 18%, that's a big investment. Hope that means they are expecting an upturn from here.

[sandmarr] 10/9/2013 11:50

Investec still say hold - target 1500.