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Certainly no expert here and more of a casual PI, but I'm wondering if the slump is due to the upcoming round(s) of further dilution between now and 12 Feb 2029 as noted by DBoh yesterday -> https://d2yk9kjajbiedi.cloudfront.net/damfiles/default/tuigroup-15/en/investors/2_News/2024/regulatory-news/BAnZ----sect--49-WpHG-Meldung-ENG-translation.pdf-8bbe388d5443bb54d63b2feb77d1ddf7.pdf
A lot of people (including myself) are perhaps simply fed up of all the dilution and do not want to hang around for it. I've been holding since the big COVID drop in 2020 and plan to hold for a very long time, I'll admit I'm getting concerned slightly. Perhaps that's due to naivety more than anything! Having said that, thank you to everyone for your insights, knowledge and discussions. Very useful to read on a daily basis.
My avg is 244p, more than happy to sit on my 3k investment for many years because I'm more interested in long term dividends rather than making a quick flip. I'm pretty naive with what to expect in the long term when it comes to this share consolidation, but I'm keeping hopeful that we eventually see similar dividend returns as we saw pre-pandemic. Fingers crossed any future dividend return per share is increased to compensate for the consolidation...
Tis nice to know you choose to insult people based on their opinion. Everyone is entitled to their own thoughts and boards like this are here to discuss them, not to throw insults because your opinion doesn't agree with anothers. Hostility is why I avoid posting and stick to lurking...
I'll never shy away from travel companies being exceptionaly risky at the moment, the situation is what it is and I'll stick to what I'm doing currently. Monitoring the situation myself and make my own decisions. Good luck with your investments.
Completely agree with Ian sadly. I used to think Motley Fool was a good read and a credible source, but the last 6-8 months have proven otherwise!
I'm sitting pretty at an average cost per share at 274p (held my RI shares), I'm extremely itching to buy some more and will do so *if* TUI drop below 300 again. Can't say for sure if I believe they will but I'll certainly take advantage if they do! haha. However if they never drop that low again I won't exactly complain.
People need to keep in mind that although we've passed the 1 year mark with covid, there's still a lot of uncertainty and stocks/shares are still a gamble. Especially the travel sector. I've said it before on here that TUI is a long term recovery, we're talking 5-10+ years at best. Personally not sure where TUI will be in that time frame but I feel confident they'll still be operating. I guess the naive approach is "TUI are too big to go under", in an ideal world maybe but that's not reality.
My opinion is if you believe in TUI, like what they do, your own research ticks boxes and you're happy to sit on your hands and wait (im)patiently, go for it! I've always used TUI when travelling/booking holidays and haven't been able to fault them so far. Fingers crossed in the coming years when it's sensible to travel again I'll be jumping on my annual TUI flight from Bristol to Innsbruck for a TUI Group Crystal Ski holiday. I'm not sponsered by TUI, promise ;)
I'm only 27 and certainly not the most experienced or wisest of PI's, but if I hit retierment and TUI are still going then I'll look forward to that little bit extra in my retirement pot :)
Absolutely don't regret it! Additional shares at under £1 and for me as a long term holder in TUI, it took my average down to 2.74 which I'm more than happy with. If SP hits <=2.50 (as some people are speculating) then I'll be topping up. But hey, SP fluctuation is all part of the fun and games This is a long recovery stock and I firmly believe it'll be oh so worth it in the next 5-10 years.
*Taken from the email notification*
The fee changes at a glance
• Customer administration fee - taken from April 2022. We’re introducing a new £36 annual fee to cover the costs of running the Share Dealing Service, which includes our Share Dealing Account, ISA and ShareBuilder. The first fee will be taken in April 2022 so you have over a year to decide if the account is right for you.
• ISA administration fee. From April 2021, we’ll no longer charge the annual £12.50 fee as this is being replaced by the customer administration fee. We’ll collect your final payment for the 2020/21 tax year in May 2021 in the usual way if you have an ISA.
• Online dealing commission. We’re reducing the online dealing commission for UK Shares, International Shares and Funds from £12.50 to £9.50.
Just a heads up, the new Halifax Customer Administration Fee isn't being taken until April 2022. You'll pay the usual ISA fee in May this year but you've got over a year until the new CAF comes in force.
agurney - at no point did I say the discount included drinks? I said in the first paragaph that I enjoy their pubs and food as justifications to why I'm invested and want to hold long term, but I didn't say what the discounts included. I merely said the 20% was a great incentive. Unless you're referring to my remark about the drinks being on me, I can see how you'd get that impression.
Knowing it's being discontinued, I'll sit tight and see what they replace the scheme with if at all. I hope they do! Regardless, I'm holding long term!
Perhaps I misread, thanks for correcting me. Looks like I'm off to apply for it! Beers/largers/ciders on me haha
My average is 69.164p, whilst I certainly never expected £1 so soon this is a long term holder for me, especially given dividends when they do eventually come back into play. Plus I personally feel this is an all round safe holding. I'm also in SGC and TUI and it's the same for those 2 as it is MARS, if the price drops significantly (sub 50p for MARS) then I'll happily buy more! However I honestly can't see it going below 80p unless something dramatic happens. The potential takeover offer has certainly peaked my interest, like a few others here I just don't want them to mess with the company should they takeover. I like MARS, I enjoy the pubs/food and have stayed in their accommodation a number of times. Here's to a long enjoyable holding and a safer, pubbier future!
After Tastees mentioned the 20% shareholder discount it's even more of an inclination to hold for longer! Especially as the discount is only for Privilege Card holders and they get sent out every 2 years. Looks like September 2022 is when I'll get mine! If you held at least 500 shares on or before 30th September 2020, you'll be entitled to a card this time around - https://privilegecard.marstons.co.uk
Probably some form of loop hole in the system whereby they quarantine 10 days before departure, combined with a negatvie COVID test just before flight, meaning they can land and carry out their duties straight away. The rules are constantly changing so God knows what the procedure is now!
Sadly the machine is going to be at least another 10 days away, as per the RNS at 07:00 this morning:
"However, without the Lemu engineers to assist in the completion of the commissioning of the machine, this will now be delayed until after their 10-day quarantine period has ended and they are fit to work"
I'll probably get horrifically berated here because I'm a new poster, despite not spouting anything negative (simply quoting the RNS). But hey, let bygones be bygones. I'm an investor and am excited to see where this goes. Keep my fingers and toes crossed!
God knows how I only stumbled across RMS Friday evening (22nd Jan)! I've already put my buy order in and I'm praying for a sub 4p SP when the markets re-open tomorrow and my trade executes (but hey, that's me being greedy! haha). Whilst I'm no medical expert nor have anything of a scientific background, I do like the way RMS are progressing and whilst not making loads of noise, they're happily plodding along and taking steps in the right direction. Excitied to see where this goes :)