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Added a few more to the ISA for the dividend and growth potential

Nice to see a dividend in my account today, representing 1.9% of the current value.

@Maliketh, please check your sums. Surely you can't really believe that 1.5 is 0.03% of 48.

An example of why governments ought not to meddle in the market

@Weirdpal, my source is Yahoo Finance on my iphone.

@Theaky, no I'm not a shorter, just a very frustrated holder.

Some constructive discussion would be good. I'm hoping that some day bp will re-emerge with a clear strategy, access the stranded value in Russia and maybe even go back to using capital letters, although I know that recent boards have felt embarrassed and ashamed about the British and petroleum aspects of this company.

I was discussing with friends last night:

bp - down 28% in 5 years, p/e is 28

Exxon - up 74% in 5 years, p/e is 15

Shell - up 9% in 5 years, p/e is 13

If we multiply bp's earnings per share (13p) by an average of its peers' P/E (i.e. 14) then its fair value may be 182p

"The date when they will buy the last share was 11 years ago very recently" Huh?

I could not care less about 'convenience'!

Bernard's shops are a complete distraction. I did not spend over ten years building a position in a shop-keeper.

"We launched pizza in Thorntons...as well as sweet sort of jellies, candies" - EFF OFF!!

The saying is usually, "all GOOD things come to those who wait" but in this case I think you might be right to drop the good.

Received gross dividend income yesterday that equates to 1.4% yield on the sum invested.

Bernard was really hyped about the shops, and the gerrrls of course

I quite like companies doing buybacks, with the right policy. It supports the price and it's the equivalent of me reinvesting dividends. It's down to individual tax circumstances whether one prefers capital gains or income.

I'm onboard too, for the boy's junior ISA.

They talk so much but say so little. State the bleedin obvious!

830-730p in under a week. Someone’s playing silly b#ggers

For RG27, I'm in Saudi now, used to live in Oman and love buying the PMs, especially at the souq in Bahrain or Kuwait.

It was extraordinary to call the last few years 'a windfall' for bp. The covid times was unprecedentedly terrible for O&G and just as that receded we suffered $20bn in assets being stranded in Russia.

One could more justifiably call recent times 'a windfall' for online retailers. Maybe a WT on Amazon.

I am not in favour of changing tax policy at the whims of public or media calls. If UK govt were serious, rather than lurching from one bad idea to another so far for all of the 21st C, then it would clearly state and follow policy, giving confidence and predictability to investors.

I'm very heartened to read that some of you are converting these numbers on a screen into cars and memories

Cevodniya, that's a good challenge. As others have said, it feels good to sell a third (or some other proportion) of one's holding to recoup the historic costs, catch a free ride. I suppose the answer to your question is that there are typically many different shareholder types. Founders and disciples will tend to hold on, some others will walk away when they achieve multiples of their initial investment. Institutions will increase holdings as the valuation increases, especially if that pushes the company into an index, meaning that it must be held. Private Investors are always negotiating with the voices of greed and fear. We should cut losers and buy winners but instincts, pride and financial responsibilities, urgencies, spouses and ageing can all get in the way of what we should do.

Ordinarily a 300% profit would be enough for me but I'm not inclined or required to sell