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I just can't bring myself to sell my shares at this ridiculously low SP. If the shares fall further then Hikma will be a prime takeover target or it will be taken back into private ownership. Shorters are taking a huge gamble now on a share that is now at a three year low. I will not have the slightest sympathy for them if/when they get their fingers burned. Personally, I will hold these shares until they recover (which they will).

Ultrashort, i agree with you 100%. I thought that it had turned a corner on Friday and it also started off strong this morning but has since slumped badly. The only Analyst that has posted a view today is Barclay Capital and their target is unchanged at 2200p so puzzled why it has fallen today. One thing is for sure--anybody buying this share now will be sitting on a tidy profit in the not too distant future. It's practically a no brainer now.

May be the reason why Directors haven't been buying more shares as it would be against the stock market rules if takeover discussions are taking place. No matter what happens the sp cannot fall forever and it will turn around at some stage. Just need a takeover rumour, Directors buying more shares, new drugs being approved or a positive trading statement.

Just bought £24,000 at £14.79. Could go lower but not by much--will hold for as long as it takes to get a good return.

What odds would you have got at 8.30am this morning that the shares would actually finished the day 2% up. Hope the rally continues into next week and beyond.

A statement will be made before the markets open tomorrow morning and before the AGM being held tomorrow. It had better be full of optimism or else Hikma will definitely drop out the Ftse 100 next month. I will be logged onto their website at 7am tomorrow with baited breath.

Two Directors have bought a combined total of 70,000 shares (15th May) and that has helped the share price recover somewhat. It needed some show of confidence to turn the tide. If Hikma stays in the ftse100 then that should give it another boost.

I've seen this so many times. Some bad news and the City overreacts thus bringing the share price down to a level that is wholly inconsistent with the loss the company will suffer. I bought at 2020 and more today at 1718. Hikma has indeed suffered a setback on the Advair Generic drug but it hasn't been totally written off because if they manage to address the issues raised by the FDA then it can be re-submitted. It will take some time to get back into profit with my original purchase of Hikma shares but I'm confident that the second purchase will help recoup some of my paper losses. And don't forget that Hikma are still making good profits on their existing product lines with more drugs in the pipeline.

Two Directors have bought a significant amount of shares ahead of the FDA decision on 10th May. The Share price has responded positively on this no doubt due to the fact that it's highly unlikely that Directors will increase their shareholding if they think bad news lies ahead. Feeling much more positive now.

The share price plummeted when the CEO sold a large cache of shares and now starting to recover presumably thanks to a non executive director purchasing a relatively small amount of shares. So bizarre that a £80,000 share purchase can literally add millions onto the value of a company. It could be a sign that Hikma are fairly optimistic about getting FDA approval for the Adair Generic drug on May 10th. Still down on these shares (bought at 2020p) but if recent momentum keeps up i may be back in positive territory pretty soon. For now I'll just keep my fingers and toes crossed.

Bought In at 2020p after a fall of 10%. Every day it seems to go lower and lower so now i have no option but to wait for the price to recover as i never sell shares less than i paid for them. We need some good news on the drug approval front to get these back in gear--fingers crossed for 10th May (FDA)

Sold my BT shares for a tidy profit (bought £3.04, sold £3.30)and have now bought into Whitbread (£10,000 at £38.84 and £23,000 at £38.24). Whitbread, in my opinion, is a very well run company and operate in areas where there will always be a strong consumer demand. I will probably hold these shares long term and bank the dividends. I will also start visiting Costa a bit more and start booking Premier Inn instead of Travelodge. I notice that there are shareholder perks available ie free £5.00 voucher for Costa, 10% off meals and free Sunday stay in Premier Inn if you also book (full price) on the Saturday--not brilliant but certainly better than nothing. It will also be a change investing in a company where nasty shocks will be few and far between.

Hi Gerry557 Absolutely, and the debt in the company has been reduced ahead of target. As i write this the SP has increased by 11p so well done to Goldman Sachs for advising "sell" only two weeks ago.

Sales up 2% and profit up 11% to £157M. What did i say on this forum on 25th August --listen to what the Managers say because they know more about what is happening within the company. The SP should have a good day.

I haven't posted for ages mainly because i sold most of my Morrisons shares some time ago. My wife still holds just under 4,000 shares and she works for Morrisons. According to my wife's branch manager (today) Morrisons will be reporting extremely positive news soon on both sales and profit. Just a managers opinion based on what they've heard from other sources within the company. I still can't bring myself to buy more shares in MRW because i have been so used to buying in the £1.50 to £1.60 range. Just glad I'm not shorting.

I wonder if someone knows something we don't or if they simply feel the shares are good value and due to rise back to where they were a couple of months ago.

These shares will climb steadily with the only potential downside being the CEO leaving to join Debenams but much of that has probably been built in to the current share price already. The company has posted a good set of results (relatively speaking) so there's no reason why the share price shouldn't be back to where they were about 6 weeks ago (£1.80). Put it this way --the company is only about 40% of the way through it's recovery programme and now in profit for the first time in 5 years. Even though it's a competitive market they are in they do have a fantastic branding and now seem to be doing all the right things. Very positive on this stock.

Correction--i didn't sell them at £120.40 (s/b £1.204)--if I had managed that feat i would be in the Maldives right now and not wasting my time correcting typos (lol)

I couldn't believe it this morning when I saw the jump in the share price. To be honest i felt a bit sick because i bought £15,000 yesterday at £1.175 and sold them again about an hour later at £120.40. I have bought back in again at £1.26 after they dropped back again from a high of around 1.30. The company is starting to get back into shape with a CEO and management team who are definitely is on top of their game. These shares will continue to climb back to where they were a few months ago (c£1.80)--I'm very confident of that.

I visited our local Mothercare store which is a large store situated next to a Sainsbury supermarket within a retail Park. I have to say my wife and i were hugely impressed with the layout and the goods on offer. Good quality and the prices seemed not too unreasonable. I think that if they increased their advertising spend they will get many more people visiting their stores and buying over the Internet. The potential for sales growth is definitely there. After all, is there anybody in the UK that does not have friends or family with children under 8 years old.