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As expected, look at the size of the out of hours trades and delayed trades reported. Absolute monsters, no wonder the price was moved down. MMs sure know how to mop up from PIs. Heres to a better day tomorrow, we should see a real move north providing everyone who wants to be in is now in!

Agreed and personally I don't however it's clear a lot of PIs do and now a huge order is being filled. On open there were loads of £30k+ Trades being filled. Will be interesting to see the delayed trades later.. someone's being helped out big time.

Pure and simple - kept down to let the big boys in cheaper whilst hoovering up the PIs stop losses!

Investec restated their buy rating on shares of Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) in a report released on Tuesday. Investec currently has a GBX 1,500 ($23.34) price objective on the stock. Ashtead Group plc (LON:AHT) opened at 1101.0000 on Tuesday. Ashtead Group plc has a 52 week low of GBX 815.5000 and a 52 week high of GBX 1231.0000. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1157.75 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1124.34. The company’s market cap is £5.52 billion. Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Analysts at Canaccord Genuity reiterated a hold rating and set a GBX 1,100 ($17.12) price target on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Tuesday. Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a buy rating and set a GBX 1,500 ($23.34) price target on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Analysts at Jefferies Group reiterated a buy rating and set a GBX 1,365 ($21.24) price target on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, analysts at Credit Suisse reiterated an outperform rating and set a GBX 1,300 ($20.23) price target on shares of Ashtead Group plc in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Ashtead Group plc currently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of GBX 1,352.50 ($21.05).

Vigilant, I think you were as surprised as we were regarding reaction of the market given your estimate of opening price. I see that the market is wary however even if the results were anticipitated to beat expectations they were not reflected in the price. Broker forecasts are much higher and price so hould be some £13 to reflect news. The buyers at £12.30 will not be happy as like most they will have expected a price hike north. No other company is treating the ftse and Greece in the way they have with these prices. Still, always cheap for a top up to buy in tranches.

Moved down to let HUGE buys go through, robbing peoples stop losses - disgrace! Especially after news like this

What has just happened to the share price?

Absolutely agree, however I am a little confused on how the outcome in Greece can affect aht so much when a huge percentage of profits come from the USA?

Don't jinx it then and keep out so we can all make profits hah. Only joking, personally I feel this is pretty low at present and is being held back due to the results tomorrow. I like a few people on here feel the news will be good and will reaffirm peoples confidence. Enter what you can afford to lose as always, if you wish to take a position before close you don't have long. We have seen a stable support at the 1120 area, next drop will be 1080 - with bad news this will go further. Good news I would expect we should see mid £12 but please DYOR

That and MMs have moved the book down to fill the 14000 biggy orders that are still pending

Well done mate, I did 485 to 525 on the bell. Then in at 516 this morning for a smaller punt, still open at present so see what happens.. expect 575-590 to be reached

Reiterates it's buy rating with a target some 73.1% up from here.

Afterall

Precisely, everyone's interpretation of significantly is different. Most will take the extreme view however if profits come in around 5% below then the BoD will be deemed heros hey..

This will recover tomorrow... Reaction is usually OTT, 37% drop on nothing other than a statement.. Profit target could be missed by as little as 5% so even keel would be to push back to recover approx 10-18% down

Agreed, usually rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat. This has been overdone for now, nobody knows what level profits have fallen and a profit is a profit at the end of the day. Either way, short disclosure is not much different to other company's.. 5% is nothing to write home about.

Shorts were already open.. the report pre-dates today.

Overdone, take advantage of knee jerk reactions.. The BOD will review and get this in order and as always O&G will recover. No diffferent from any other company affected by these commodities

Feel sorry for those involved. Whilst Merlin is not just Alton Towers and the insurance will cover costs sentiment will be a little shot. I would expect a further retrace in the next day or so especially with the confirmation of an amputation needed for one of the victims. Despite the fact the park is opened and loss has already been incurred I fear the price will drop until the news blows over.

Is if anybody is shorting the stock via their own platforms? ;)