Pets At Home Share Discussion Threads

[staylow1] 13/2/2017 16:22

Sao, look to short tracker and enter PETS. You'll get the list of all >5% short positions. I personally don't think you get much from level 2 on this topic apart from maybe market depth. What you won't see is huge sell orders going in by institutional sellers, they'll orders will be all algo. Small orders taking out the bid.

[sao1] 13/2/2017 14:14

How can one check for institutional shorts? Level 2

[opodio] 10/2/2017 19:53

BNM KILLING THIS

COMPARE THE PRICES

hxxp://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/pets/dog-food

[timothyjones2010] 10/2/2017 19:27

I keep saying to myself it has to improve, come 4.30 I think I should off taken the pain and write them off.

[gswredland] 10/2/2017 16:42

Yep Odys relatively defensive and although store growth is flat vet business is growing pretty fast. Also a good dividend now. Watching from the sidelines but still worried that the shooters have the upper hand here

[staylow1] 10/2/2017 15:18

Odys, I agree with you. But, the force of those sellers is not a fight for the PI. PETS must gain some institutional longs.

[odys2] 10/2/2017 12:20

Unless some glass-half-full investors put the hands into their pockets to help pets in time.
Gswredland, your glass is half empty.
My glass is half empty now as well, but I am not a pessimist, my wife keeps telling me that I am an alcoholic.
But seriously, I would rather see Pets At Home as a kind of a defensive stock, bringing the good profit in a long run regardless of political uncertainty. Patience is required.

[gswredland] 09/2/2017 17:08

Down to 175?

[odys2] 09/2/2017 15:50

Royston Wild (Fool.co.uk)recommends holding as per writeup 7 February 2017:



"Hold
A less-than-stellar trading update saw pooch palace Pets At Home's (LSE: PETS) share price tip to its cheapest since November 2015 last month.
The company saw like-for-like sales of animal merchandise, from collars to cat food, falling 0.5% during the three months to January 5. But a growing presence in the rapidly-expanding services sphere is paying off handsomely, and revenues across its veterinary care and grooming arm grew 7% in the period. And further investment here could keep the top line on an upward slant.
The City expects Pets At Home to endure a 1% earnings downtick in the year to March 2017 before the firm gets back into positive territory from next year. Although increasing pressure on consumers' wallets could put paid to such hopes, an unassuming P/E ratio of 13.1 times could tempt glass-half-full investors to buy-in on the back of the firm's ambitious growth plans. I reckon Pets At Home may be one to hold onto for the time being."

[staylow1] 09/2/2017 08:23

Another rise in shares borrowed on shorttrackerI feel buying this now would be like trying to drive up an icy mountain...

[gswredland] 08/2/2017 17:17

Shorters have hammered CLLN

[staylow1] 08/2/2017 08:36

Short tracker shows further positions added by the shorters.

[staylow1] 07/2/2017 21:52

It will be interesting to see this play out. I've always wondered what institutional size shorts do when they hit price targets. And when so many are involved.

[gswredland] 07/2/2017 15:57

Looks like the shorters are winning still

[salpara111] 05/2/2017 11:34

All bricks and mortar retailers are out of favour at present.
Big rise in minimum wage, rates going up and unfavourable currency movements are all big headwinds for the sector.

[gswredland] 01/2/2017 17:09

Interesting stay low. Thanks. Looking from the sidelines

[staylow1] 31/1/2017 21:09

This seems to be a tough one, there's a near or above 4% short position on this share by the big boys. The increase was again noted today. I think this would have shot back to 210 - 215 if it wasn't for the mass of sells that have been going on (by the assumed institutional sells) If they have the volume of shares borrowed they can keep the price nice and low till the next update. Hopefully other big buyers will step in and counter the short positions and perhaps force it to a squeeze. All in my opinion of course

[fez77] 31/1/2017 20:39

Ok thanks. Hope my optimism is not misplaced!

[staylow1] 31/1/2017 20:28

Fez, that looks to be a UT trade, which as I understand is not a buy nor a sell, so can't really be used for a market indicator. However, if someone can clarify this further I'll stand corrected, and better informed :-)

[fez77] 31/1/2017 18:42

Moderately significant Buy at close:-

16:35 - 31/01
Buy 149747 200.00p £299,494.00

See how things go tomorrow. Must have potential.

[staylow1] 27/1/2017 09:39

AH, is that what you were getting at with the "bent monkey scum tidying up the technicals" - that bots are trading the charts and painting the price action?

[al h] 27/1/2017 09:30

LOL ... traded almost entirely by bots, farcical.

[staylow1] 24/1/2017 10:37

Short tracker - recent short changed / created 19/01 - total 3.0%The most recent being a 1.24% position by Pelham

[al h] 24/1/2017 09:17

Gap closing at 193 ... same old bent monkey scum tiding up the technicals