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[brain smiley] 07/11/2003 16:23

Reed has a trading Update out,in the beginning of Decemeber. This might explain the recent poor performance.Pearson is doing well but Reed just lags,it should be doing better.

[aslamkm] 03/11/2003 14:48

This is exactly the reason which makes me think that Reed elsevier is a bid target.When the management of a company is unable to solve the problems,particularly when economic conditions are improving,a predator appears which may happen before the end of the year.

[hectorp] 03/11/2003 12:29

Possibly so, but in the shorter term there appears to be problems re Reed's US Intellectual property ( eg from Internet based educational activity)
- the chart shows the RSI is very oversold however...
I'd go short here except it is as said, oversold.

[aslamkm] 03/11/2003 09:38

Reed elsevier and Pearson have overlap in some parts of their business.Shares of both companies are not benefitting from the upward trend of stock markets.There are other companies in similar areas of business and facing similar problems.I think this sector is ripe for takeover/merger activity.

Comments are invited.

[hectorp] 04/5/2003 13:40

Well a good rally back to 480's and Mac D turning up around now.. target 560 in 8-12 weeks.
Lucky if you went long at 395p!!!!

[l2e] 21/2/2003 10:40

boram...i would agree...the strength in this sector is woeful...but these guys are cutting through the hostile enviroment...and ther is a decent divi too...dont hold myself...bsy etc....but am observing....all the best

[boram] 21/2/2003 00:09

Reed Elsevier cheered investors as it posted a 9% rise in profits in 2002, helped by cost cuts in its biggest unit. Reed also added that it is on track to meet targets in 2003.
I would have to say that this looks like a company to watch.

[mad4it] 10/2/2003 23:43

Only a hardened (pun intended!) porn movie watcher would know who Ron Jeremy was!

....errr, so I've never heard of him, who is he ?

[labrat] 10/2/2003 23:35

again, which coming was it.
I think i saw that one, was it ron jeremy?

[nevada] 10/2/2003 23:32

mad4IT - 10 Feb'03 - 23:00 - 1 of 1

Anybody see ' The Second Coming'

I thought for a minute there, you`d been watching porn.

[mad4it] 10/2/2003 23:00

Anybody see ' The Second Coming' on ITV yesterday & today ?

The author obviously agreed with you, err, sports! ;) His idea of a 'Third testament' was the end of ALL religion!

....and 'Judgement Day' itself brought about the end of all religion, with 'God's blessing' !!!

Nice idea!

[godwin2] 23/1/2003 18:00

The support is well and truly broken - down she goes. The question is how - like a stone or like a feather?

[footsea] 20/1/2003 15:28

zzaxx99,
I totally agree. A good time to short before it drops too much. 492 p has now become resistance level.
The high p/e is by no means justifiable.

[zzaxx99] 20/1/2003 11:19

Looks to me like it is waiting to become a short:



Hanging on support @ 490, with a double-top formation.

Another short indicator is that it was included in the list of "new blue chips" in Investors Chronicle, which is a contrary indicator if ever I heard one.

[tony drone] 07/12/2002 17:14

None of the stocks to make money on are exciting because nobody talks about them. Money here in the very short and medium terms IMO.

[l2e] 06/12/2002 09:09

business going well ....not a very exciting stock by appearnces...

[harleymaxwell] 23/10/2002 17:28

anyone have any views on this??
has moved up0 nicely even today in a down market??

[westernedge] 31/7/2002 21:41

Is there really such a lack of interest in REL ?
Short to start with but where are the numbers that dont addup??