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Have to agree - I noticed exactly the same thing a few months back...

Looks like Cards Direct is a very dodgy business if you delve a bit. I won't be worrying about their few shops but will take a look at one myself...

Clear sell actions every time the price perks up a little and usually mid-afternoon UK time. Quite likely an organised attempt to reduce the price and possibly our big seller continuing. Likely to run out of steam soon as we get closer to the results. An obvious attempt to make lots of PIs sell as soon as we see 98p or whatever. Fair price for this company is at least 130p based on results and expected growth with an easy argument for 150p or more. Keep the faith!

Really? Was Cards Direct offering decent quality? Cards are still much cheaper at Card Factory than most places offering similar quality and choice.

That looks like a printing company - presumably the big that makes the cards. Anyway, thanks for the links. Hardly looks like it's a decent company. Looks very dodgy.

Well that sounds like a tiny and essentially bust business. Can't believe that's the whole story behind 61 stores...

Cards Direct seems to be rather a copy cat for our Factory. Only 61 stores currently. Anyone know much about this lot? Like ownership etc.?

Hello Stach, agree with you. Bought 22000 the other day to add to my substantial investment in Card. Thought this would fly in January but it didn't. Some games of course... But it will fly sooner or later. Hoping for a nice rise leading to the results at end April. Obviously we're all awaiting dividend news. Hard to see turnover and profit not doing well what with extending product lines, improved online product, more stores, better systems, decent staff morale and management, more relationships and global reach, and a great and simple core product with lower costs than most competitors.

Did see a card factory ad on YouTube a few days before Mothers Day. Wasn't great - wasn't terrible. I guess they're spending on system improvements, websites and store refits. Maybe time to advertise after that...

Too cheap to ignore, just bought some more! Rhymes!

Sadly the UK is out of favour with investors everywhere - including the UK. When UK institutions advertise predominantly US funds what chance does the UK have? And the games with hedge funds and venture capitalists... Nuts!

these are wrong most of the time! ignore. why we have to put up with ****e data in 2024 from a stock market is rather scandalous, but that's the london market for you. i'm going to buy some more tomorrow...

Thinking similarly. The sp is rather silly at present - hoping for 125p by Summer. Div possible as an interim which could be July to November. The bod isn't doing much to promote it advertise which surprises me... I guess they have a cunning plan...

Loads of Algo trades. The crooks. Well they would be in my regulated world. This is concert party stuff. Anyway, just be patient - I've been fooled Top many times before...

Lots of Algo trades driving this down. Just be patient. The idiots who regulate ours markets are clueless and witless. But this is a good company and the sp recovers very quickly when there are a few buyers around...

Low footfall always a concern bust I believe CF is established enough now as good value so shoppers get what they need when they are there ie. I expect basket size increases in most cases. With the improved placement of general tat am hoping they're keeping the money flowing in. No idea if shipping issues are affecting them but one store I visited had low stock.

Suggest we just need patience. There are plenty hiding in the shadows happy to buy any cheap shares. Dividend reinstatement and modest buyback the way forward imho. The useless British government, UK financial isolation, recession, miserable state of the country don't exactly help any UK domestic shares presently.

Looking much more promising all of a sudden...

Maybe, just maybe, our big seller has stopped for now. They've reduced their exposure and averaged down their price so would make sense. Gradual upward movement for a while would be nice and hardly unreasonable.

They won't announce a dividend amount in April ahead of 6 month results although they may confirm dividends are restarting and a range of dividend cover within which the dividend will be paid. An interim is possible paid say Sept / Oct but it would be quite small I expect. 2p a share. Or they may wait until year end. Hopefully not! The sp is being pushed down by someone or some strategy either to get shares cheap for an aggressor or similar story. Looks from the timing as though US is involved. Announcing a dividend and reinstating dividends is the best way to counter this, and / or share buybacks.