magoo100
08 Sep 2017
£1.00 Someone knows something I don't here,looking bleak
bamboozled
03 Sep 2017
Re: £1.50 What's the obsession with £1.50? If there is a market correction near the current SP ,it may fall more otherwise you may die of old age first.
magoo100
03 Sep 2017
£1.50 Looking likely to reach £1.50 soon or even less if I'm patient
Hardboy
25 Aug 2017
Re: Downward spiral It does seem to be one of the most unloved shares around and has been for some time
magoo100
25 Aug 2017
Downward spiral Seems to be in decline on a daily basis
Hardboy
24 Aug 2017
Re: 8.1p div, ex div at the end of this ... The iii info is correct - ex div 31//8 pay 4/10 - 8.1p which added to the interim dividend, at these prices gives a yield of 6.8%, and it has been raised every year of the last 7 at least.
Tom Buidhe
24 Aug 2017
Re: 8.1p div, ex div at the end of this mont... ii Fundamentals report this but I have looked for confirmation on the Stagecoach website and it's not there. I was going to buy but have been dissuaded by the poor website. It should not be difficult to find a declaration of dividend but I did not find one.
jc1973
24 Aug 2017
8.1p div, ex div at the end of this month. STG goes ex div at the end of the month and pays 8.1p. at todays price of 173 then that would be a 4.6% payout.
normthehat
14 Aug 2017
Second time around Originally bought Stagecoach in 2000 at 70.5p. Sold out in 2014 at 396p. Hope to do the same again, buying at 180p this time. Will I have to wait so long? Will I get similar divs this time as I did last?p.s. 70.5p in 2000 is the same as 83p today.
magoo100
27 Jul 2017
Re: This investment not Bonanza......... I think the people in the know are walking this share down,I'm saying the outlook will be on the decline and rail contacts will be lost,until councils begin to do something about cars on the road then there is no hope for any bus companies in Britain,only my views
xstar
27 Jul 2017
Re: Heading to £1.50 ..if it gets there soon, I'll be buying some more.My present SGC holding is down 15% at the moment, but recent dividends (..not reinvested, my present policy) soften this figure.In the past (200p down to 10p and back up to its max) SGC has been one of my bestholdings, so some sentiment colouring my hopes here.SGC seem to bounce back.GL from xstar.
paddington_bear
25 Jul 2017
This investment not Bonanza......... Since investing in March the angry rattlesnake has spooked the horses, we have come off the trail and shed a wheel and now seem poised to roll over a cliff. The chance of lassoing safety via new contracts is far from certain.Given that Go Ahead and First share prices are also struggling, playing with trains seems unrewarding at the present time irrespective of high yields and single figure P/Es. Time to sell and shelter in the nearest saloon to contemplate future investments.GLAPB.
magoo100
12 Jul 2017
Heading to £1.50 Looks to be in trouble,no doubt it will come out soon
Hardboy
30 Jun 2017
Re: 2017 Top 10 Stock Picks List: H1 update Thanks for posting that Bill. it is of interest. And well done so far. I think I mentioned when you first aired your list that I had no problem with any of the companies on the list, but as a whole I would like to be more international in the business. I know Imps & Vodafone especially have plenty of international exposure; but I'm slowly moving my portfolio to be as international as possible.Even with Stagecoach, when reading the report I found the most encouraging bit being about improving markets in N America,
Bill1703
30 Jun 2017
2017 Top 10 Stock Picks List: H1 update Having reached the end of Q2 and therefore H1 2017, it is time again to "own up" on YTD performance for my previously published 2017 Top Ten...Having just edged ahead of the market at the very end of Q1, the list has spent most of Q2 outperforming decently, albeit somewhat erratically with different stocks putting in a strong run at different times, only to fall back again. But despite a weak-ish end to the quarter and first half, I am pleased to report that it is still up 4.4% overall YTD (vs +3.1% at end Q1)... outperforming the FTSE100 by 2.0% and the All-Share Index by a slightly slimmer 1.0%.Star performer is now Capita - would you believe - up a full 30% YTD (and of course, the only one of the Top 10 I still don't own myself). The erstwhile magnificent Card Factory (+17%) has lost some of its lustre but holds on to a solid second place. After that, other decent returns were recorded by Vodafone and Bonmarche (both up c.9%) and Whitbread (up 5%). Braemar and Sainsbury's have just about held onto positive gains (up 1-2%), albeit a tad below the market, while my three "losers" are now Imperial brands (-3%), ITV (-12%) and Stagecoach (-13%, most of it in recent days - annoyingly - post underwhelming figures). For full disclosure, I continue to (mostly) happily own nine of the 10 stocks - I may now have missed the boat with Capita, though wouldn't be amazed to see it track back again with a number of outstanding issues still to play out. And I have recently doubled up on my holding of ITV, which is looking more and more the outstanding value play for H2 2017 (and a nice overseas take-out bid wouldn't go amiss).Even in the current fragile and nervous market I remain optimistic for H2 - though I should probably bite your hand off for another half of marginal outperformance... god knows, it's good enough for most professional managers (and better than many can manage), and my fees remain highly "competitive" (I know my worth, or lack thereof).
