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Sold half my holding to lock in a nice gain in a matter of weeks.

Just in case we see any voltality. If Trump trumps the rest of the world has uncontrollable and chronic diarrhea. Nice to have some powder dry if it does but still see gains if it dont.

Shy and retiring,

Its never really been in my strategy to buy a stock based on dividends. If I can find a stock that is beaten up and oversold that happens to pay dividends then thats great added bonus.

I dont think anyone would base any financial decision based solely on what they read here but your question on to hold or fold......an option is to sell half keep half. Or even just keep your profit in and take your actual money out. Playing with house money then.

I am different stage in my life so my mind will work different. Im only 48. Always had a low mortagage, only £4k now, on a modest 3 bed house. My work has always been feast or famine so trading has filled that gap and always been disposable cash. But I cant have that cash unless I actually sell so I often do into profit and buy something else that on my watch list if I think I can make 2-5% fairliy quicking. Though sitting on 12% gain here today. (25%-30% gain on the last rise)

"Thank you Buffaloben. Helpful thoughts. I put a large chunk of my pension fund into IAG 3 years ago and have made a substantial gain. Part of me thinks I should sell having done well. But I do believe the price will rise further - and if dividends rise I’ll get a nice income and will be “paid to wait”. If dividends go back to where they once were it would be a good income stock in its own right for me in retirement."

JDS15

God, I am not even worthy of cleaning the doo doo of Warren Buffett shoes.

By moated if you mean protected to whatever shocks may come. Certainly not. Its why it hit all times lows and stayed low and is in my opinion lower than it should be.

Its why I am looking to exit around the £3.50 - £3.60 mark. I may even sell today to lock in some profits if I think there might be a 2-3% pull back after this little rise. And get back in. I dont get to hung up on catching every penny right so long as I am making money.

Shy and retiring

If you asked where the SP would be in 3 months you would have people tripping over themselves to predict anything from £1.66 to £6. Youre going off topic by not asking something that seems to cause WW3 everyday.

They have started dividends but its not the reason I am invested. I am invested for the short term as it is and has been oversold and the hunger for travel hasnt abated since the post covid bump. They are buying back which helps. Some would prefere they reduce debt. In my view the capital growth far outweighs the % dividend.

Whatever they decide I have trust in the management as they have navigated some generational issues pretty well in my opinion.

retirement.

to be fair its one of the more sensible comments/posts/questions on this board. the rest is ********.

"quote "does anyone know when the next dividend will be paid please? "

yes it on their web site and many others.

why don't people know these dates ! and then they trade the stock ?

it's not just iag every share i hold most questions are about div dates or ex div dates. why are people so thick ? :-)"

People cheering/being smug and jeering because the stock because it goes down a bit and the next day people doing the reverse.

We can play that pathetic game for all of eternity.

Loads of experts on here predicting £1.66 or £6 and how they are amazing with money and make best use of it. Though no one can explain why they waste their time bickering over the price of share that they may not even be invested in.

People cheering/being and jeering because the stock because it goes a bit and the next day people doing the reverse.

We can play that pathetic game for all of eternity.

Pros

Low oil prices.

Investors reducing their exposure to MAG 7 and US Tech/overpriced US markets and looking at Europe for fairly priced/cheap stocks.

Cons

The unexpected. Who knows.

Its why at the moment hoping to exit around the £3.50/£3.60 mark or till we hit dividends date in June.

One thing I think BA does fall short is marketing of its package holidays. Whilst looking at Maldives they seemed the better option as they have direct flights and were cheaper.

I have BA flights booked to Santiago Chile next February. Actually my first BA flights for a few years. Only really used/flew with them for work back in the day.

Https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/surge-in-package-holiday-bookings-as-biggest-ever-summer-predicted-for-travel/ar-AA1EFIBy?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=c87e5c934b6a401286ab6a982c2b6de8&ei=37

Johnbriggs,

Pav is either a liar, deluded, needs help or just needs to right and look like the big man all the time.

Either way why argue. YOu cant fix the above charachter traits.

Enjoy your profit run.

Lovely jubbly.

Holding till the Dividend or until momentum slows. Whichever is first.

Sundezza,

Why do you care if a complete stranger is or is not making a profit or decides to invest elsewhere.

Are you in profit? I assume so. Enjoy it.

I love making money, its like rubbing you face in a pair of enourmous breasts.

5-6 quid a bit ambitious but would be very welcome.

Lovely Jubbly.

Glad to see the rise on results day and no sell on the news. I think the fact that there was no clear anxiety over outlook in line with tarifs helps.

Hope to see a steady rise towards dividend date and I am looking to exit then. Maybe before depends if there is clear momentum and energy in any rise upwards.

Rising now.

Not a sell on the news, so far, day which is bullish.

Would have been nice to have bought more at £2.20 ish but glad I got a batch at £2.40 ish.

Note the word ish to those that argue the toss about when the bottom and top is.

I dont care if that batch was £2.41 or £2.43 that I paid.

F**kin hell the bickering on here never ends.

We are where we are in terms of SP and company performance. Life goes on. If it goes bust tomorrow it wont kill you will it.

If they turn it around it will be money you had written off and what a treat.