Hydrogen Economy
21 Apr 2015
Re: Bottom of the Channel? Onedb1Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. What does your dark forces tell about the chances of holding above 1200p? It has tried twice and dropped back, I feel it is worth above 1200, especially after the recent excellent results which perversely prompted a dip. I suspect that AHT like many shares is likely to be blown around by the big swings in US market during earnings season and other news, but longer term I'm a happy holder.That said I will want to start milking a little profit from 1180p ish.For a great growth stock which has been performing really well (my biggest CGT liability for last year), it is surprising how little BB chat there is in here.
onedb1
21 Apr 2015
Re: Bottom of the Channel? H2Funny post mate 
) Good to see TA and fundamentals align , I am one of those who trades a lot based on the TA dark forces . The resident TA guru on iii , has made another good call must say .
Hydrogen Economy
13 Apr 2015
Re: NEW ARTICLE: Chart of the week: Always a... "The shares have climbed steadily from under 200p to a recent 1075. And it has travelled along a classic tramline channel. So, if history is any guide - and it usually is - these A-B-C patterns are indicating the bull market is likely not ready to end.The market may decline further to meet the lower tramline in the 1020 area, where it would hit major support."That's what I was telling you on Friday OK so now you have heard it from the expert so..... DYOR!H2 defying the Billy Elliott wave, 'no son of mine 'll mess wi' that TA nonsense, it ain't natural'.
II Editor
13 Apr 2015
NEW ARTICLE: Chart of the week: Always a great place to buy "John C Burford, author of Tramline Trading, and Editor of MoneyWeek TraderIn these weekly articles, I will highlight a share that I believe has an interesting chart pattern. I am primarily a technical trader and use the methods I have ..."[link]
Hydrogen Economy
10 Apr 2015
Bottom of the Channel? I hold a decent slice of AHT which has done well over several years, basing my investment on the growth being achieved. I expected the recent excellent results would help drive the SP back above 1200p but not so, we have slipped back to 1050 ish I generally invest based on fundamentals and don't give too much attention to all this drawing of lines, candles, bands diagonals on charts to decide where to invest my hard earned wad, but I see that the SP is heading to what looks to my very untrained eye like the bottom end of a channel, which I am guessing says it should either crash through and plunge to a disastrously low price or will bounce like Barnes Wallis' finest and soon be nuzzling the upper end of the channel well above 1200p.Now as a fundamentals investor who thinks the growth justifies a higher price, I am going to guess the latter, so plan to hand over some more readies to increase my holding.Maybe someone who has studied the dark art of Technical Analysis could give their analysis of the situation.I do worry that in donning (however temporarily) the garb of TA I might be a closet TransInvestite, but they say you never know until you've tried it. H2
albent
03 Apr 2015
Established income payer with good future prospects, but with questionable financial health. Some additional data on Ashtead Group (LSE:AHT): [link]
II Editor
03 Mar 2015
NEW ARTICLE: Ashtead results spark upgrades "Cramming significant on-site growth and M&A into the last nine months, LSE:AHT:Ashtead now expects full-year results to beat already increased guidance. The news triggered upgrades across the City, but while the equipment rental firm is certainly ..."[link]
Hydrogen Economy
03 Mar 2015
Q3 Results- Excellent 36% increase in EPS for 3Q, 35% for 9 months to date, numbers show the normal seasonal decline relative to 2Q but if anything less than in previous year.As for the threatened impact of low oil price on earnings, I can see no fracking effect. Increase in number of Sunbelt stores from 416 to 508 over 12 months is impressive and bodes well for future.Very happy that the market took a wobble when a competitor's profits dropped and that I was able to top back up on the top slices I had been making to bank profits, looking forward to replaying that game at well above 1200.H2
Yertiz
03 Mar 2015
Results How satisfying - solid results and highly positive comments from the top. Market is going to appreciate this.
II Editor
27 Feb 2015
NEW ARTICLE: The week ahead: Ashtead, Glencore, ITV "Monday 2 MarchGround engineering group LSE:KLR:Keller will release its final numbers at the start of the week. Peel Hunt analysts say US trade, currently the key driver for the engineer, will be benefiting from improving markets as well as the ..."[link]
sturoym6
20 Jan 2015
Re: Question on holding If one has an interest in a company it typically means that that person or entity owns part of it.
zulu principle2
20 Jan 2015
Question on holding Ashtead Group plc announces it has been advised that on 15 January 2015 AbramsBison Investments LLC was interested in a total of 25,350,000 of the Group'sshares (or 5.04% of its share capital).Does this mean they hold 25,350,000 as using the word "interested in" makes it sound they don't hold them only mayb
zulu principle2
06 Jan 2015
Re: AHT Broker Forecasts...... thanks for the posts and links.I'm happy to have topped up today.On 1st Dec the oil price was approx. $68 and on 10th Dec Ashtead said "With both divisions performing well, recovering end markets, and a proven track record of market share gains, we now anticipate a full year result ahead of our previous expectations."I know the oil price has dropped further since December but I don't see it changing the results and I'm confident going forward. We will not know for sure until the results or a trading statement is released
blackrose
06 Jan 2015
doesn't really make sense as concencus view for United Rentals across 12 analysts is a buy!
Hydrogen Economy
06 Jan 2015
Re: AHT Broker Forecasts...... RGYou may well be correct, although hard to see why that (reported below) gave AHT such a big kick, UR dropped 11%. Anyway I was looking for a chance to add having milked a few at the top (which I have now done), so hoping and expecting that the overwhelming buy rating for AHT is correct.H2 [link] Rentals (NYSE:URI) was downgraded by stock analysts at Evercore ISI from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently have a $87.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $123.00. Evercore ISI’s target price indicates a potential downside of 16.02% from the stock’s previous close. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.Shares of United Rentals (NYSE:URI) traded down 11.16% on Monday, hitting $92.03. The stock had a trading volume of 5,301,452 shares. United Rentals has a one year low of $74.32 and a one year high of $119.83. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $108.3 and its 200-day moving average is $109.4. The company has a market cap of $9.185 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.51.United Rentals (NYSE:URI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.63 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that United Rentals will post $6.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Analysts at Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of United Rentals from $122.00 to $131.00 in a research note on Friday, December 5th. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Separately, analysts at Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of United Rentals from $122.00 to $127.00 in a research note on Friday, December 5th. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, analysts at Jefferies Group raised their price target on shares of United Rentals from $117.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. United Rentals has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $116.73.United Rentals, Inc (NYSE:URI) is a holding company.
