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All these numbers and anticipations are useful information and good to know but if the market has no confidence in the management of the company we don't stand a chance, unless like a few have mentioned there is a big earnings beat. Far too easy for the shorts currently, they can take this as low as they wish up to results day as they must be pretty confident that management is going to disappount us investors again.

Will hang around these levels until the results day now. Just being played by day traders to make a quick buck on a couple of pence movement. Personally think the board will let us down again as they're so incompetent but feel more positive about next 12month outlook with Cosmens increasing stake.

Agree there's no need to panic here just a few big sells going through trying to scare us personal investors. Everything macro wise is going right for Mobico, US market is hitting an all time high everyday and hopefully soon sentiment will follow through here. If results are negative come March I can see a change in management as they have had enough chances now and the Cosmens will probably seize at the chance for a takeover so in my opinion either way we should get over at least £1.50 by autumn.

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Seems like some shorts are trying to either make a quick buck or keep this below 90 for a few weeks. Don't hang around too long or you'll get burnt when this rockets !

Ftse down and we're on the up. Next stop a pound, shorts will continue reducing hopefully as they all know something otherwise we wouldn't be rising and hopefully some good news is imminent.

Definitely something brewing with a decent rise today and the markets having an off day. Guess we will see if we can break the resistance by the end of the week.

I would definitely rather want to be in this share than not right now and has took a while for myself to say that and I'm sure plenty on here are thinking the same, as slightest bit of news from the reasons we all know could send this shooting up 50-100% this year. Maybe more !

Pedro your just a mindless parrot.

Management are paid astronomical salaries to make the right decisions. These clowns have got it wrong time after time. They don't belong in those jobs. Your just trying to talk the shares up ,but oblivious to the real problem here. A bit like a man who's got his head buried in the sand. Consider yourself lucky to be in the green for now, you'll be crying when your in the red if your ranting this much whilst in profit !

Shares have rallied from historic lows. But still the valuation of the company remains on its knees.

Most investors are well down ,with no income coming from dividends. As proven with RR & M&S a change in management is what's needed here .

I think we all have to be realistic here and expect the sp to continue to fall until there is some company news. Clearly as I've said numerous times the market has no faith in the board and will mark them down on the slightest bad macro economic news in this case. I'm sure there are people that read this chat that do not have much experience in trading shares or are perhaps looking to invest so let's not feed them or anyone misleading information especially those that are already sitting on a profit when there is the likes of.myself and many others on here currently nursing a huge loss.

If we end blue today will be some turnround. Agree UK market is too weak compared to others.

I really hope your right Pedro but myself and many on here do not have much faith in the board and would not surprise me one bit that they acquiring a new acquisition and have not even received an offer for the US business. But there's hope and may the trend up continue.

If UK Inflation figures are good tommorow we should get above 92p all being well.

You would think with the american market closed today we would have a positive day. Hopefully we shoot above 90p this afternoon. Cosmens make a bid around £2.90 and put us all out of our misery please.

Ignacio Garat, CEO of Mobico, announced last Thursday the decision to begin the process of divestment of that business, which operates a fleet of the famous yellow vehicles, which serve schools located in about 30 states.

Market sources indicate that Mobico has signed the investment bank Goldman Sachs as advisor and coordinator of the process. It will have the support of Bank of America, the group's regular strategic advisor. The operation could last half a year: after preparing the sales notebook and formulating the first round of offers, the candidates must carry out an extensive operational, accounting and legal review of the subsidiary (due diligence) before formulating binding proposals.

Analysts consider that, taking into account previous transactions in the sector, the operation could be between 1,500 and 2,000 million dollars (1,400 to 1,900 million euros). Jefferies analyst Matthew Copeland points out that the sale could reduce the group's net debt from 4.1 to 2.5 times annual EBITDA.

The interest of the funds

In principle, the great candidates to carry out the acquisition are infrastructure investment funds. In recent years, these entities have begun to buy various bus operators in Europe and North America, understanding that their concessions and contracts allow them to ensure relatively stable income in the medium term. For example, EQT acquired First Group's subsidiaries in the United States in 2021 (including school buses for $4.6 billion).

If First group were sniffing around for a takeover we would have had an inkling by now, they clearly see something wrong with the company. Still think we need a change at the top, at least the market will have more faith as well as the shorters.

Seeing a shorter increase their stake no PI wants to see but explains why we couldn't break 90p as usual. Maybe they're trying to create a fear amongst us as it was a small increase but then again to put 100k of their hard earnt cash in a trade is alarming as these guys always know something before us but I really hope it's just Glg playing mind games !

It is encouraging to see the sp finally go against the market, we could have easily been 2-3% down below 86p but instead still near 89p. The comeback continues.

If we can hold above 90 for the week I'd be happy with that

If US figures are good I reckon 92p close tommorow. If not good I say 88p close.

That's good to see. If systematica can get all their stake out by end of month we won't be far off a pound.