johnnygibber
08 Jun 2016
Just flogged my Diageo for these..... Well - if its good enough for a NED to put his hand in his pocket @ 1.06 - its good enough for me 
Plus the divi is better, and ( living in Germany) I can say the property market here is as steady as a ....steady thing ie.. not like UK multi bubble/ London centric.GLAJG
Greyinvestor
07 Jun 2016
LTIP Good to note a sizeable vote against an excessivey generous LTIP scheme at the AGM. The company appears to be taking some notice.........
Greyinvestor
03 Jun 2016
Topped up Topped up with a few more of these @ £1.02. Looks like Standard Life has too.......
Greyinvestor
22 Apr 2016
Doubled up Doubled up my SIPP holding in HSTN @£1.00. Don't like the executive greed, but I have no choice but to swallow it.....
Greyinvestor
21 Mar 2016
Hefty top up I sold a chunk of my HSTN a while ago at £1.15. I've bought a bunch of them back today at £1.05. I have consistently posted on this board in the interim period that the shares were too highly priced.Why have I added quite a few more to my stake? I really don't like the excessive rewards for the directors, but I do accept that the company is doing the right thing. The shares are currently selling at below NAV and with a prospective yield of about 5%, including 3% in May. That seems like good enough value to me.I have always regarded these as a bond substitute.The recent director sales are just the directors cashing in some of their share award. I don't have a problem with that, they still have a decent holding.But, as always, DYOR.
theprior
18 Mar 2016
Morgan and Watson selling 7m each at 105p. Less than half their holding but still very significant. What do they know that we don't ??Or are they off on another adventure ??Either way the sp may well suffer... down 3%+ already.Hold on to your hats !!
Greyinvestor
15 Mar 2016
Strong hold Good results out of HSTN, better than I expected.Normalised income profit £47m v £48mNormalised total profit £63m v £65mThe above may not sound good, but against the 10% hit from the Euro falling, it is.Epra NAV up strongly to £1.11, despite the huge LTIP award.Debt ratio flat at 41% v 41%,Divi 5.25p v 5p. Interim 3.15p v 3p. PID 1.35p plus ordinary 1.8p. XD 21 Apeil, payment 19 May.Yes, the LTIP awards are huge, but these shares are fine. The shorters have called this one wrong, I think. But DYOR.For me a strong Hold. I have a decent sized holding, and I wish that I hadn't reduced the size of it some time ago. The shares have had the easy gains, but I still expect modest progress. A good bond substitute in my view.
theprior
17 Feb 2016
Holding in AIF increased further HSTN now holding 82.8% of AIF.TP
theprior
11 Dec 2015
Re: Is it the exchange rate ? Keeping a close eye on the exchange rate. If it starts to drop back I'm favouring a further top up.But for now, spending my pounds in Italy feels good.Regards, TP
mark20690
08 Dec 2015
Re: PID - question on tax Greyinvestorthanks, this clarifies that the PID is declared gross and paid out net. M
Greyinvestor
05 Dec 2015
Re: Is it the exchange rate ? I'd be surprised to see a marked rise in the price this year. Why?The Euro exchange rate has moved massively against the companyThis year the LTIP will take a hefty chunk out of the companyThere are large short holdings in the stock, institutional buyers hate thatTo my mind the shares are OK value, not stunning.I'm holding........not buying or selling......If you believe in deflation, Hold. If you believe in inflation, Sell.
Greyinvestor
05 Dec 2015
Re: PID - question on tax I may have got this wrong, but the declared dividend was;1.5p PID plus 0.6p ordinaryWhat I received in my non tax sheltered broking accout was;One payment of 0.6pOne payment of 1.2pSo I assume that the 1.2p is 1.5p less 20%Hope it helps......
mark20690
04 Dec 2015
PID - question on tax All, could anybody with a HSTN holding in a non-tax sheltered account tell me, how much of the recent PID (declared as 1.5p / share by HSTN) they received in their account? I hold HSTN in an ISA and I received 1.5 per share, and I am wondering whether this is the net amount or the gross amount ? ( as PIDs are subject to 20% withhholding tax). So I am asking whether you received 1.5p per share, or 1.2p per share. The background is that I would like to work out whether my broker is reclaiming the tax for me (as they claim) or not. Thanks!
theprior
22 Nov 2015
Divi time I see we've had a slight rise now it's DRIP time !Still, better to get the DRIP at 116 than at 125.Nice to have a few more in the portfolio.Regards, TP
theprior
13 Nov 2015
Re: Is it the exchange rate ? FW, have a look in the posts by Greyinvestor, there's a lot of background there. He's obviously researched this company more than most of us. His posts are generally very informative.I bought in here at about 77p and have therefore seen modest growth. Don't expect this share to fly. Just reinvest the divi and watch the organic growth. But expect it to take a few years to make significant money.If your looking to get rich quick perhaps you should look at tech or natural resources, both sectors are due for a rerate imvho.Regards, TP
