Stanley Gibbons Share Discussion Threads

[nurdin] 15/9/2004 08:21

I got mine a week ago..

[martincc] 15/9/2004 08:19

No divi yet. With Barclays, so not surprised really, they'll get around to it eventually.

[wjccghcc] 15/9/2004 08:15

Nope. Anyone with Barclays Stockbrokers got their divi yet?

[popgunn] 15/9/2004 07:54

Got mine this morning.

[don carter] 15/9/2004 07:52

Still not got my divi...has everyone else got theirs?

[shirishg] 14/9/2004 02:22

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[getscenic] 13/9/2004 23:18

yep, mines already re-invested !

[biscuit2] 13/9/2004 16:55

Did anyone receive their dividend today?

[yf23_1] 09/9/2004 14:01

IC issue tomorrow will include a section on alernative investments.
I'm sure stamps will be in there.

[philmiboots] 08/9/2004 19:50

A British individual living in Qatar wishing to invest in a
market with low volatility has just acquired a portfolio worth £175,000 from
Stanley Gibbons. Amid fears over rising oil prices and US interest rates,
combined with the continued violence in Iraq, our client chose to take advantage
of the excellent rate of return and consistency available through investing in
stamps.
The portfolio consists of some superb British and Commonwealth
material with one of the most outstanding items a very fine pair of unused Penny
Blacks worth £15,000. The sale also means that Stanley Gibbons now have over £1
million of investment portfolios under management this year alone.

[yf23_1] 08/9/2004 05:49

Now looking a good risk/reward ratio.
Downside 200 ma at 70p (and rising), upside 110p by year end.

I must apologize about my interpretation of the candles around the day of the ex-div, although I did point out it was made more difficult due to the 8.5p divi drop. The hammer formed on that day was in a short downtrend but in a major uptrend, so it really didn't mean anything positive, slightly negative in fact.

2 days ago though we have a nice hammer after a 3-4 week downtrend.
Still you learn by your mistakes and in future I shall only look for hammers after significant down/up trends to pinpoint turning points.

[popgunn] 07/9/2004 16:49

Morgan Stanley don't think the trend is so obviously down:

The Company was informed on 6 September 2004 that on 2 September 2004 Morgan
Stanley Securities Limited (MSSL) acquired an interest in Stanley Gibbons
Ordinary shares, resulting in MSSL increasing its holding to 1,530,000 shares,
representing approximately 6.27 per cent. of the issued share capital of the
Company.

Volume on the 2nd was over 400k, surrounded by low/no volume days.

[johnrxx99] 06/9/2004 14:34

They have suffered a bubble effect before!

[getscenic] 05/9/2004 22:43

another piece in the weekend ft by temple again, he's also written a book about alterative investments.
It's worth knowing he uses SGI for his stamp portfolio. Lets hope his deciples do the same!
My only worry about SGI is the last 2 e-mails they sent seem to be offering discounts on a wide range of items.
Will be interesting what happens in the run up to year end.
But by far the biggest question is will investment grade stamps suffer the bubble effect?

[elmfield] 03/9/2004 22:47

lookig like 100p rather than 70p eh?

[ukhawk] 03/9/2004 09:31

xdavid, morning, hope you're awake again today.

Nice mark-up on the back of those late trades.

[xdavid] 02/9/2004 23:22

Hi ukhawk (yeh, I've woken up again :o)

I've only recently found the London Stock Exchange web info so was not sure if this was 'normal' for out of hours trading...

Only 5 trades show for non-subscribers...
2 "single protected transactions" of 50k shares each @ 77p
1 "single protected transaction" of 100k shares @ 78p
2 "broker to broker" transactions of 100k shares each @ 78p



Total daily volume, according to them: 439,000 shares...

So what's that all about?

[EDIT] - LSE Definitions...

Broker To Broker
The transaction was between two member firms where neither firm is registered as a market maker in the security in question and neither is a designated fund manager. Brokers may also apply this indicator when buying or selling domestic equity market securities through a broker, which is not a member firm.

Single Protected Trade
The trade was reported as a result of a single protected transaction.

...still no wiser... :-)
 

[ukhawk] 02/9/2004 20:59

Whoa, some interesting trades after the bell !

[martinp] 02/9/2004 14:33

sounds like a good time to watch the price drop a bit and then buy some more...
Shares Magazine a few weeks ago said positive things about the company.

[shaunoneill] 02/9/2004 13:22

i think it will hit 70p before a £1.

[hectorp] 02/9/2004 13:20

The MM's want you to panic sell shares in advance of selling them back to you dearer after the good expected results.
I hope you panic sell so I can buy some, as I expect the good results. The share will still be over a pound in a few months time.
DYOR.

[2magpies] 02/9/2004 09:28

barnetpeter

Price hasn't touched the 200day MA since very early 2003.

The difference this time is that the 'case' is very much more proven, i.e. the company is making profits which are growing rapidly. Plus diversification via IFAs etc etc, surprise positive news -- that all helps to sustain an upward revision of valuation. (current price depression may also be being caused by some T20s closing out about now, having bought immediately pre-post XD hoping for a rise)

I think we can all agree that there is no obvious reason for trend reversal.

[barnetpeter] 02/9/2004 09:17

I am not a chartist but sometimes the chart is helpful and this is one of those times. We have had a steady rise but now the trend is reversing back to the 200 day average as the chart above indicates. It should / needs to bounce off that level - it has been a fine investment all the way from the 30p level after all.