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Love you Cong. You made me smile. And yes, you highlight the randomness of trying to predict an accurate target price. Have a great day and happy investing.
TT

I set a rule for myself. Broker recommended price is never my target price.

You can't get the staff. Why? Because most of the experienced ones took a package and ran for the hills. Never mind, plenty of wide eyed interns and offshore bafoons to prop up capacity.

I had a feeling that this might experience a slight pull back or stutter before going higher after the recent rapid growth. I'm in double digit profit on this one (dont' ask about some of my others LOL) but I'm looking at selling before the pyschological 500p level as I think there will be a fair bit of profit taking then. I've also got SHEL and CCH. Only my thoughts as always. DYOR.
TT

@Nomad1 "wrapped his little hand around the tap."

Would that be of the hand that still works....

Full of lots of people debating the font size on templates and which colour to use to depict different milestones, "Err, can't use red, it's too provocative." Then there are the middle managers that seem to always be in the comfy chairs at the coffee units sprinkled liberally abour the place. The conference rooms which are filled with out of date recurring meetings which nobody attends. It's the Dilbert of the aerospace world, no wonder it's shares are 75p.

Up 13% on BP since I entered late march so I'm quite happy.
I think that there is a bit left on this but perhaps not the 600p prediction some brokers are touting.
I think that high 400's is possible but with a few pull backs along the way.
As usual, my opinion only, do your own research and above all have FUN!

Hello Neil, I'm not a financial advisor so always back up any advice you get with your own research.
Diversify your pots and never put all eggs in one basket no matter if someone tells you its a dead cert.
Savings accounts - you get nowt so don't even bother. 0.1% interest versus inflation at 10% means your going backwards.
Premium bonds - Good solid placeholder. I've done ok with mine, but it's luck rather than skill based investing.
Stocks - I tend now to FTSE100 or 250 ones that have a good chance of going to FTSE100. Why? Dividends and my expereince of AIM stocks is mixed and they seem to be more prone to insider scalping and serving dodgy BODs.
ETFs and ETCs - Yes. These are a good bet if you choose the right one. You can invest in an Worldwide Small Cap Fund which will give you diversity whilst at the same time not having to manage individual stocks. Look for low management fees, avoid ETFs whose prime currency is not GBP as you will be exposed to exchange rate fluctuations. Avoid ETFs which are based on derivatives, futures or leveraged (these are for more expereinced hands on investors).
Precious Metal ETCs - A safe haven during uncertain times but you don't get any yield from them, no div. So you hvae to time your entry point. Gold shot up in Feb but has retreated again. I like the ETC SGLP as it tracks physical gold spot price and is backed by Swiss gold (Switzerland being a neutral tax haven) you can't get more stable than that.

All the best
TT

A dividend would raise company profile as it would appear on many notice boards regarding ex-div date, etc. Sounds like a cheap way to raise profile without marketing costs. Increased investor interest would probably increase the liquidity as vol of shares trades would increase. GLA.

I think admitting that BP was a cash machine whilst we are in the middle of a cost of living crisis did not help the public mood surrounding oil companies. It has certainly contributed to government targetting them for a'levy'.

A lot of rumours existed over this 'Levy'. Now that it is confirmed the uncertainty should settle the speculation and permit the likes of SHEL and BP. to move forward. The markets hate uncertainty so sp of both might actually rise today. GLA

NIce post Dustymop. Good Luck with your investments. TT

I really feel for those who have lost money on this. I exited last Dec at 32.9p for a 64% profit. Lot of hype and bluster which never materialised. Despite record gas prices the management could not drive to a plan or communicate effectively the status. Any business faced with record gas prices would be moving heaven and earth to get gas flowing but all I saw was bumbling along from one problem to another. Where was the production risk assessment and mitigation? They seem like a very reactive bunch ready to jump on any excuse to explain delays and problems. In business you risk assess and ensure that the mitigations are in place to ensure that the plan is met and you drive to the key dates. But they didn't seem to even have any dates. If you aren't pumping gas and making money in record gas price climate then people get told to walk and you bring in bodies who can. Nothing personal it's just business. What will the share price be when gas price normalises? Dread to think. If you go to the AGM, demand a plan and a copy of the production risk assesment in an RNS, see what they say. Good Luck Everyone.

I've recommended your last post moniman. I once read a book which claimed that during times of inflation people did more overtime/hours to make ends meet. As such they do not have time to prepare their own food at home and relied more on fast food to sustain themselves. Even though more expensive than home made food, the time saved allowing them to spend the time working outweighs the extra money spent on the fast food. As such I predict GRG to do quite well and I think that the next set of results will be a very important indicator as to the health of the business. It is facing headwinds of heat and wheat so profits will be depressed until these issues resolve. GLA

Greggs are now opening drive thru outlets at key locations across the UK to cater for those on the move. Visited one the other day and trade was brisk. Good strategic move for the long term. GLA

He says as another 25000 sells go through...

I take your points on board Silverknight, all of which are valid. However, when I see blatent manipulation of the share price down it tends to give me a distinct lack of humour. The signals, if correct, from yesterday are indicating a manipulation down of 30%. This would take the sp to around 6p. So, even given today's spread of 5%, I could cash in my holding, at a loss, put it into a high quality, value stock, which would gain me back maybe 30-40% and then be in profit. At the same time, if as I suspect MAFL does drop to 6p and the MM's **** off I can buy back in and wait for the rise. That's about where I am. People were talking up the NAV back in 2019 and the sp has gone nowhere. Fact is, MAFL is a part time hobby for the BOD and I don't play that way. Good Luck to all LTHs and I hope I am proved wrong only time will tell.

No share growth, no dividend and now it looks like the share price is being manipulated down. Time to cut one's losses perhaps...

Take a look at this:
https://www.pennystockdream.com/Market-Maker-Signals

MMs use 300 share transaction as "I am taking the stock down at least 30% so I can load shares."
Good Luck Everyone
TT

Converting NAV to a return on investment, that's the real colour of money.