Mr Market seems to have a bit of a downer on HL but ehere's not muich commentary as far as I can see. Dividends are not great and shorts have increased. A major factor in the decline, however, is that I am invested here.
I was naive enough to buy PFD following the dip from the 105-ish high. It has steadily sunk from here, just like virtually everything I touch. My fear is a return to around 80 and having to hang on for years to get back to breakeven. With such a low P/E I can't see why.
I suspect the downtrend will continue after this little uptick until institutions start reinvesting. That won't be until the world economy starts growing again so we are looking at beyond 2021. Still fear the bottom is £5-7.
I get a sense of BODs on small oilers just playing along as far as they can take it to maintain their salaries. So much pi interest in a chancy stock that has been hyped to 60p and is now destined for a fraction of a p is madness.
A 2022 date for some kind of upturn is probably about right. Just what will happen if the vaccine doesn't work or can't be delivered to enough people I can't think.
Shorts have increased on this one of the most indepted companies. Can't think why it's still in the FTSE. However, tempting to try and catch the bottom for the dividend it still pays.
If they announce another £1/share then obviously the sp cannot go to -40p from where it is now but I can imagine it going to a few pence. However, it dropped by around £1 after the last payout.