Hardboy
14 Jan 2016
Recent Drop The share price has remained strong during the recent market weakness, but suddenly we have 2 days of big drops - anyone know why?
Hardboy
08 Jan 2016
Most admired companies This is slightly out of date - I'm just catching up with my reading. In was published in December's magazine. Each year Management Today does a survey to produce a list of the UK's most admired businesses. They use 9 measures of success, and split into 25 sectors. It is companies' peers who make the assessments. Merlin finished 3rd in the Leisure Sector behind Virgin & TUI
Hardboy
22 Oct 2015
Beaufort Securities' View Interestingly no mention of Alton Towers:-Merlin Entertainments (MERL.L, 389.0p) - Buy Yesterday, Merlin Entertainments informed that it has formed a Joint Venture (JV) with China Media Capital (CMC) to develop a LEGOLAND Park in Shanghai and other Midway attractions in China.Our view: The aforementioned update is remarkable for Merlin as it offers additional growth opportunities in China. This JV would help Merlin to speed up its expansion plans in this key market. Additionally, CMC one of the leading entertainment firms in China, would facilitate Merlin with the knowledge and understanding of local market needs and demands. Currently, the company has five attractions in China and expects to open three new attractions in the next 18 months. Furthermore, as per the recently released trading update, the company reported improved revenues owing to strong performances from LEGOLAND Parks and Midway Attractions Group. Going forward, Merlin aims to expand its global presence by opening attractions and parks in the US, Italy and Dubai. Overall, Merlin seems to have a long-term growth potential owing to its expanding market penetration and rising number of visitors. Therefore, we maintain a Buy rating on the stock.
asianfriend
04 Aug 2015
Re: Big Dipper Totally agree. The chart looks horrible to me.
II Editor
27 Jul 2015
NEW ARTICLE: Ride crash costs Merlin a fortune "The tragic accident at Alton Towers last month could halve cash profits this year, warned theme park-owner LSE:MERL:Merlin Entertainment Monday. The impact on visitor numbers is likely to be felt in 2016, too. But despite the seriousness of the ..."[link]
popes11
27 Jul 2015
Big Dipper Can see this sliding to 350p in the near term.
dubzy
27 Jul 2015
Re: Not surpirsed in the slightest Absolutely not and Merlin have done everything possible here following an awful tragic incident. A great company with excellent parks, which before this incident had a a superb safety record. From an investment point of view, for those with long term views then MERL is a good stock to HOLD imvho.
