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You seem to be playing a very different game this time Dyehard. Well I sincerely hope that your strong buy recommendation proves to be correct for both of us. I have been unswerving in my support and belief in this company for over six years now.......and I have a large holding. I have no need to buy more. All I can say is that if good news lies ahead no one deserves to benefit more than me.....I have stuck with this company through thick and thin, when many a weaker holder would have capitulated. I am made of stronger metal......I think it was Warren Buffet who once said, if you make an investment decision to buy a company, stick with it and never sell. We all know that this advice in a number of cases could be disastrous.....but if one has done extensive homework before buying, then maybe that is right advice. I have to say that there have been many unexpected twists and turns in the history of this company.....but as I continue to maintain......the worst is behind us......and there has always been potential for great things to happen. We have crossed swords in the past [ all in good humour ,I hope] but I genuinely wish you good fortune!

I am glad to read your change of heart Dyehard..........but are we just to take your word for it? Or are we do be given some reasons for your new found faith in the company?

So good to see that Diehard has capitulated and come on board and is eating his words! Better late than never Diehard! So you think HUNTSWORTH is a strong buy do you? I hope you took my advice about buying Rio........you would be sitting on a nice little profit now and taking a juicy annual dividend. But I was disappointed that you were not prepared to put your reputation on the line and come back to me with similar good investment advice of your own. As for me......I will be away for two months in Burma and Malaysia.......just booked my club class flight with Etihad, paid for by all my profits and the anticipation of more to come. For the record I have sold 50% of my Rio holding......and am considering Phonix. I shall of course be holding HUNTSWORTH for moderate 2017 gains and the juicy dividend.

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Well the Directors have been buying frequently over the last year which has got to be a sign of confidence. There was a time a year or two back when they bought nothing and the price of the shares were much cheaper! I also think that this share suffers from a lack of continuous news flow. For a PR company they could do a better job of promoting the company to the general public. Somehow I get the impression that the Directors are confident of some VERY good news in the pipe line, which will propel the share price I excess of 50p.........and that together with the possibility of an increased dividend by next Spring, when full year results are revealed, make this share a BARGAIN!!!!

This is bound to reflect in vastly improved profits going forward. In past years it was Grayling that was the loss making part of the company. While Huntsworth health, Citigate Drew Robinson, and Red were all profit making. It now looks highly likely that a slimed down Grayling, winning new business contracts will mean that the company's all four components will have returned to profit. Furthermore, with luck, Huntsworth Helath will continue to increase its profit growth. The directors also expressed their confidence in the company by buying more shares earlier, so I am turning very bullish about this company! We could get some substantial capital growth in 2017 and the juicy dividend will be maintained. Strong Buy!

Yes, I tend to be ambivalent these days about information regarding large sales. Just as often the share price increases rather than goes down when there are sales. I think it was Diehard who pointed out that if there is a sale, then someone, somewhere must have bought them. I sometimes think that buying and selling activity can be a good sign, rather than months and months of inertia. Having said this, we all know how dreadful it can be when there is a 'bear raid' on a share. Then of course, sometimes a share will drop 20% in a day and there is no publicised share activity a all. I was expecting a weakening of the share price as a result of t share going ex-dividend on the 30h September. I believe the second dividend will be paid in November, possibly after the USA election result........so there may be some weakness until we get more news of company progress.

Gotrader you are an absolute star! I only wish there were others who were as observant and astute as you. If the other parts of the company are winning new business and Huntsworth Health continues to expand, then things really are beginning to look rosy. No wonder that Aberforth are stake building........and even he Church Comissioners are getting in n he act! With luck, there will be more business from China also....this coupled with currency gains from business abroad and the wind seems to be behind the sails of the company. A long last we seem to have lift off! Check this out.....it vaues the company at 56p https://simplywall.st/compare/LSE:HNT

Yes Gotrader, I also noticed the increased support of the Directors and I think it confirms what I have been saying for some time, that the company has been made 'lean and mean', so that loss making parts of the company have been reduced and greater support has been given to the profit making parts. It looks as if the next report will show signs of increased financial health and that the shares may get a re-rating. I do not want to get over optimistic and carried away, but it does not seem unreasonable to predict a 53p value for the shares going forward. It would be nice to see the shares return to the 70p level of former times, but I am not sure if this is still possible in the light of so many recent write offs in the value of the company. Certainly they would have to increase profits massively over the next few years......but is Huntsworth Health able to continue expanding? My slight reservation is that if the company is really on the brink of a major turnaround, why did Matthew Freud sell his shares recently.......if your deduction is correct? Certainly there was no negative publicity regarding the sale as there was positive publicity when he bought. Maybe the saw the company a tortoise a had bigger fish to fry! Anyway, one good sign is that Diehard seems to have admitted defeat........I know he is out there waiting for the price too fall.......but the tide seems to be changing permanently in MY favour!

I am grateful for the information Gotrader. You obviously have access to more detailed information. Whereas I only depend on what is given on this site.......and as yet nothing has been revealed of your discovery here. I think Matthew Freud got in at 40p and has enjoyed some good dividend payments on his investment. He is usually quite shrewd, so if he has bailed out, that is not I not such a good sign......maybe he hoped for a more dramatic return on his investment that did not materialize. Still, someone is moping up the shares. This leaves me feeling a bit more reserved about this share.....I think it is reasonably safe and may improve a little, but am not expecting a dramatic surge, which may had been a possibility earlier.

Looking at past records, brokers usually issue a target price for the shares in August. Could the prospect of an increased rating be behind the increase in the SP? Could 53p become 60p in accordance with my predictions? And why is one broker giving a price of £3.50..........did they mean 35p? Everyone seems to repeat this sum as if it was not a mistake.

Got the message Diehard?!

I was very interested to discover that even the Church Commisioners have a holding! Well as I have said many times before, at least all the bad news is out in the open and we now have a more transparent situation with real prospects of growth. I am a holder and will continue to hold.

It is most gratifying to know that there is at least one person out there, who, like me, is watching this company closely with eager expectation....... and that there does seem to be a bit of a 'rumble in the jungle'. Perhaps Diehard could enlighten us? Why would someone be wanting to sell and someone else buy 48 million shares in such a failing company? After all, there are many other more exciting shares to invest in. I do wish Diehard would give us the benefit of his superior understanding of these things. Another mystery far beyond my comprehension is how so many shares can change hands and there seems to be no movement in the share price.

I still maintain that I would prefer NOT to let my shares in HNT go for less than 60p.........but we may be a little time waiting for that sum! My revised forecast for the shares, in the light of all information, is around 53p within the next 12 months.Obviously this depends on improved performance from the various components of the company and further cost cutting effeciencies but Paul Taaffe seems to be getting things ship shape. Diehard the Diminutive continues to dwell on the past, but I am not going to be swayed by him.......he obviously has no ideas of his own from which we may benefit, but continues to criticise the attempts of others to be encouraging and positive..

I am sure that Diehard will be most gratified to learn that the Chief Executive , the Chairman and the Finance Director have all expressed their confidence in HUNTSWORTH'S prospects of future growth, by buying into the company. It confirms all that I have been asserting for the last few years and finally exposes as nonsense the flimsy opinions of Diehard! Now we need some re-ratings from the Brokers...........60p would b nice!

I sold Bats and Rio today and I'm back into HNT. Diehard please take note! No comment from you today...... maybe you died.....or all that humble pie has given you indigestion.

Yes, I have always maintained that Paul Taafe is doing a good job and that most of the bad news is out in the open and reflected in the price. What we have here now is a 'lean and mean' company on the verge of a turnaround. I believe that despite uncertainty and economic headwinds, the good news will continue to get better and better. All of the 'intangible asset' crap has been exposed and we now have a fair and honest presentation of the true economic value of the company.....'what you see is what you get'. I am very pleased to have sold a large holding at 45p just after the closing date of the 1.25p dividend and have bought them back again at 38p. I think they are a good investment and I have high hopes of a capital appreciation and a re-rating of the share price in he next 12 months! Huntsworth Health seems to be the jewel in the crown and it is my belief that this will be eyed as a most desirable asset to be acquired by the 'big boys' before the success of this part of the company runs away with itself.

My two tips have gone up 15%and 20% since the 14th June.............Bats and Rio Tinto. And at 38p HNT represents a buying opportunity.........with luck they may drop a bit more.........but bear I mind that the recent drop in the pound against the dollar will enhance Huntsworth's profits, plus Huntsworth Health will most likely, with Paul Taaffe's superb leadership, make further gains........so get in now.......before the "big boys". And now to the very terrified and extremely quiet Diehard........it seems he as nothing positive to say......or any decent share tips. He will not dare to suggest anything for fear that it will expose his lack of ability! I am not afraid...... here is another tip......watch BTG.....currently around £7.00

I am absolutely delighted to see that Paul believes in this excellent company as much as I do......well almost! Perhaps Diehard will take note! Are you ready to eat the humble pie yet Diehard!! And while you are at it Mr Clever Dick....perhaps you will give us a few share tips as I did yesterday. So far I am in profit....lets have a demonstration of your investment prowess.......or are you too afraid to rise t my challenge?