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I totally agree. This exposes my naivety, but WHO are these weak shareholders? GD is so niche, that I can't imagine someone would randomly buy shares without considering it first - and therefore would have a better than average sense of what the shares might be worth?

Until we see a good upturn in margins and confidence the restructuring/ acquisitions are paying off I think the shares will just languish.

Will be interesting to see how the share price reacts to the increased demand, and whether it'll be shortlived or sustained.

Someone at some point should write a case study on GD's share price movement, and its drivers. What I cannot get my around is who is selling shares, and why would they at such a low price when a boost is just around the corner.

I strongly suspect (and hope!!!) the end game for GD is to be bought by a bigger player, much like the strategy employed with Danson's previous company, Datamonitor. Given he turned down what I think was £1.4bn for the company a year ago, he obviously thinks it's worth far more to the right company.

I can see how private investors would be wary of buying GD shares, as on the face of it, AI will supercede their product quite quickly.

Institutional investors hold aorund 30% of shares, which can make share prices more volatile if they buy/sell. But the fact they hold so much is encouraging, in that hopefully they've a bit more insight than Joe Bloggs.

But as you say, FTSE250 entry and a good first half report should make some difference!

Good luck all!

Disappointing the share buyback barely seems to shift the dial in a positive direction

Seems as though the recent advance has run out of steam (as welcome as it was!).

I imagine the next catalyst will be the FTSE250 entrance. Hopefully once there, GD will get a bit more visibility and interest, and fingers crossed it'll also be followed by an encouraging set of results of H1 too!

Seems sensible. I've still a long way to go before I can withdraw with profits, but fortunately am in no rush. Will probably begin reducing my exposure once the price hits 170p.

Completely agree about the rollercoaster. Lesson learnt about what I think of a company is irrelevant when it comes to markets!

AGM today. I wonder if they'll make an mention of share price performance?

It could have been anything, your guess is as good as mine! Most ideas/ thoughts have been listed in previous chats, so I won't bore everyone again, but I'm confident it wasn't something fundamental seeing as the price has steadily risen over the past couple of weeks.

Still such a long way to go, but at least my blood pressure's satablised!

I don't think they have, as there are no company notices.

Which is hugely encouraging, in that the current wave seems to be organic interest. Their announcement said "The Share Buyback Programme is expected to commence on 31 March 2026 and be completed before the Company's Interim Results are published."

Interim results are due in August, so I guess there's no rush, and we've had consistent rises since the bottom of the pit in late March.

Maybe some are getting stuck in before the FTSE250 entrance in June.

Still a long way to go, but at least the downward spiral has ended. Onwards and upwards!

Agreed!

What's not so clear is if the share buyback has started as there have been no notices as there were previously. Hopefully the rises are a result of increasing confidence, and the buybacks will be a further boost before entering the main market in June

Interestingly I found this breakdown of GD ownership on ADVFN - https://uk.advfn.com/stock-market/london/globaldata-DATA/holders

Institutions hold 32.04%

Insiders 67.04%

Public and Others 0.92%

Of course these figures may have well changed over the past few months.

I'm guessing fund managers would be far more vocal in their concern, as it's their business, but it may explain the non-existence of IR, assuming GD is able to speak with institutions directly.

Sadly I think it'll help in the very short term, but there's clearly a negative sentiment on GD's value. If I were an investor, and saw a fall of over 66% in 12 months, and 75% since its peak, I'd steer clear.

Agree some Board purchases might make a difference. If they don't feel confident enough in GD's future value to put their money where their mouths are, what hope do the rest of us have?

I know 12 months is neglible in the overall timeframe of a company, but the silence and non-exsitent IR is screaming volumes. Possibly and probably enough to put off potential suitors in the future.

There's an AGM at the end of April. It will be pretty odd and worrying if the share price isn't addressed.

God knows where the bottom lies. By the summer it'll be in the negatives.

Truly believe the only way out is for GD to be acquired, and that's the reason behind the non-existent IR. But exactly when that might be is anyone's guess. You probably did well to get out early, mate

I wonder if using the EBT to unload shares (see Senator1's previous posts) is a vehicle to drive the price down even further. For the life of me, I can't see who would want to sell any shares at this price. If they'd bought in the last couple of years, they'd be selling at a significant loss (so why sell now???), and if they bought pre 2018, again why sell now?

One day we'll laugh about the days GD'S price was sub 70p. Until then we cross our fingers and toes, and prayer 😂

Finally a day where the share price ends in a positive. Another 180 days of such and order is restored 😂

It’s pretty tragic when one is down to their last £500 million!