Provident Financial Share Price (PFG)

That the PFG route was the correct one with the scrutiny required by regulators. I remember some posters decrying the policy of PFG regarding "doorstep lending" and the agents who didn't like being told that they were to do as they were told and that they didn't run the company. Their cherry-picking both in clients and the hours they worked made many think the rules weren't for them. Many jumped ship and joined NSF. They were poached now they're fried. Some may come back with their tail between their legs and I have some sympathy. They were victims of the hubris of van Kuffeler who remains in his highly paid role. PFG is a different company now with an excellent infrastucture.
I read a comment by Carl Icahn on mature companies. He is in the news regarding HP and Xerox. He makes the point that many investors abandon old businesses that are seeing a decline too early. They often have an extensive lot of life left in them and throw off a lot of cash. If they are well run then they are still worth an investment. My thoughts exactly with PFG.

Although PFG were dragged down in the morning by a gloomy NSF outlook, I thought PFG recovered quite strongly in the afternoon ... will be the kiss of death come Monday. LoL.

Just spotted large buy so someone is accumulating

compare the intra-day chart to the FTSE 250 chart

Indeed

Berenberg have reiterated hold status on PFG but cut SP target to 470 from 540 which seems odd given earnings forecast so we shall see