Unilever Share Discussion Threads

[eisler] 20/2/2017 09:17

Don't bank on it - it's only 9:15 and then there's tomorrow - but admire your optimism! Too early to get smug yet, I fear.

[jimbowen30] 20/2/2017 08:58

Well my £35 was spot on. We can all go back to sleep for the next five years and watch the profits and dividends increase.

[ygor706] 20/2/2017 08:43

We seem to be settling down around the £35 mark. Once all the froth has been blown away my guess is that we'll move back towards the trend line that we were following prior to the late 2016 dive.

[spoole5] 20/2/2017 07:18

opening calls down 9%.

[spoole5] 20/2/2017 07:15

suggestions kraft may yet end up just buying the food side of the business.

[spacecake] 20/2/2017 07:13

That was short lived.

[ny boy] 20/2/2017 00:04

If these get back to 3200 may get some, see what happens later in the day. Will be buying some more (CYAN)though, that's for sure!

[mozy123] 19/2/2017 23:31

Indeed - we know the offer was rejected straight away by the board - we also know that buffett wanted unilever. We also know that its currently trading a few pence above the price we had in sept 16.

There will be some damage to the price tomorrow but no more than the rise on friday.

[csmwssk12hu] 19/2/2017 23:27

If these hit £30 tomorrow I'll sell everything I own and put it into these, I personally think these could be most interesting stock of day tomorrow as any sell off will be snapped up by long termers

[loftus16] 19/2/2017 22:37

Back to business. Good news and serves to highlight the long term attractions of Unilever as a core holding.

[a0148009] 19/2/2017 20:22

Mozy - You can say that again Premier have been a basket case for longer than I can remember with so many failed attempts to resurrect old fashion brands.
AO

[a0148009] 19/2/2017 20:13

I am short IG March contract @ 3790 not in any hurry to buy back as so many long
positions established on Friday. For all the negative reasons that have been mentioned on this BB this was a ridiculous attempt. Painfully long memories of the the Cadbury acquisition still hurting hence Theresa May's request for Government to investigate to safeguard UK interest, the Dutch did not fancy the idea either.
No surprise the institutions are negative.
AO

[mozy123] 19/2/2017 20:04

Kraft should buy premier foods - they can then have the biggest collection of stale brands

[cyfalafwr] 19/2/2017 19:56

A pointless exercise did they do enough planning before the bid NO. Reading most stories over the weekend the only conclusion is it would never get off the ground .The word timewasters comes to mind.

[eisler] 19/2/2017 19:51

3500? Two hopes - Bob Hope and nee hope of that!

[muffinhead] 19/2/2017 19:43

FT ...."Both companies began meetings with the UK government over the weekend after British prime minister Theresa May ordered senior officials to examine the proposed takeover to see if it warranted government intervention"


political decision

[ygor706] 19/2/2017 19:41

I'm a bit surprised at the early withdrawal of the Kraft/Buffet combo but in my view they have done both Unilever and UK Ltd a favour. Perhaps the City will now start to value our world class businesses on a more realistic basis.

[hectorscrackhouse] 19/2/2017 19:31

I wonder why they capitulated so quickly. Surely, just an 18% uplift as an opening gambit was unlikely to be enough.

The Guardian had just run a story on their website about Kraft's weekend of canvassing Institutional Investors and the Government. No sooner was the ink dry then, bang, I hit them with the BBC link.

Might overshoot the pre-shenanigans price a little as the speculators unwind their positions.

[jimbowen30] 19/2/2017 19:23

£35 worst case I think. Agree that the bid should highlight the long term value of Unilever.

[mozy123] 19/2/2017 19:11

29-30 - not a chance

[csmwssk12hu] 19/2/2017 19:09

I don't think they will fall back that much, but of a wake up call, maybe £35 or so but think this will actually help keep the price where it should be imho

[eisler] 19/2/2017 19:06

2900 to 3000? That would suit me VERY nicely! :)

[davr0s] 19/2/2017 18:42

So down 13.4% ish tomorrow then. Astonished how quickly they have withdrawn

[semper vigilans] 19/2/2017 18:41

No fees for the boys then? They now look stupid too.