Buy Sell Ratio5 Jan 2021 14:36
Buys outweighing sells 18 to 1. Small volumes today but a positive ratio.
I am expecting a steady stream of news in Q1. Firstly a production update for the Canadian arm of the business, followed by the confirmation of the Dividend, then potentially news of a new Canadian acquisition (only a matter of time given the list that Graham and Majid stated they had targeted)
Finally, hopefully pre-March, news of the Farmout. This, aligned with the rise of POO, will be the catalyst for the major rerate.
In our current state I see a steady rise to 6p+
On positive dividend and Canadian news, a return to double figures 12-15p
And on news of the Farmout, a multi bag rerate from there. Based on WH Ireland’s broker note, this could be a significant rise.
Despite my initial reservations regarding the logic of introducing a dividend when the profits could be reinvested elsewhere, I now feel that it could be a wise move. What I3E has lacked in the past 14 months is positive sentiment, a dividend could turn that around and attract some more long term investors rather than short term profiteers. Subsequently SP rises will gather momentum rather than instantly falling back due to sell offs from ST investors happy to skim off a 10% profit.
As always, DYOR and all IMHO, but the outlook is rather compelling
GLA