Royal Mail Shares

Reaper

I know everyone is in a desperate hurry to sell but I'm not sure you need to be, or should be. In the long term the declining use of letters plus companies like TNT Post cherry picking the few profitable bits are a major threat, but for now dividends look set to be very healthy and the company has managed to assemble a lovely tax loss which means they won't be paying any tax for the next couple of years. That will making turning a profit pretty easy.

Institutional investors will be lapping up all the private investors desperate to sell as soon as possible at any price.

While I don't think it's a share to hold for the long term I'm in no hurry to sell. Just my opinion of course.

Rheumatoid

creeping up again. are we about to see a frenzy of buying. if so will I be able to trade. so many imponderables. This has been fun with only 227 shares but could have been massively stressful if I had my full allocation. some compensations I suppose

Hermann

Reaper wrote: »

I know everyone is in a desperate hurry to sell but I'm not sure you need to be, or should be. In the long term the declining use of letters plus companies like TNT Post cherry picking the few profitable bits are a major threat, but for now dividends look set to be very healthy and the company has managed to assemble a lovely tax loss which means they won't be paying any tax for the next couple of years. That will making turning a profit pretty easy.

Institutional investors will be lapping up all the private investors desperate to sell as soon as possible at any price.

While I don't think it's a share to hold for the long term I'm in no hurry to sell. Just my opinion of course.

I think a lot people took a punt with money they could only tie up for a short period of time. Having taken the gamble and now seeing the price available they understandably want to cash in.

Anything could happen to the price so if at price you like you deal. If you're then blocked by a system failure it gets frustrating. Some might not have the option to convert to hanging on long term and have to cash out soon.

It could of course be that Tuesday will see a better price, or then again a much worse one. For now it seems quite stable.

Snorth

Some folk are suggesting the price may peak again on Tues....why? On the basis that when they are open for general sale demand will increase > those selling today?

dealsearcher

Snorth wrote: »

Some folk are suggesting the price may peak again on Tues....why? On the basis that when they are open for general sale demand will increase > those selling today?

I've just heard an 'expert' on Radio 5 Live saying they expect the price to fall on Tuesday because of people selling under unconditional trading. That would be people who bought direct from the RM website.

Rheumatoid

looks like people want to get in today. they could have mine if I could sell them!

Snorth

Thanks!

When does it close today?

barak

AndyBSG wrote: »

Any thoughts are entirely opinions though, no one can really know.....

.....don't forget that the Post Office(which Royal Mail owns) offer services like foreign currency, travel insurance, banking, etc......

Royal Mail doesn't own Post Office Ltd any more so I don't think can benefit from any of those services.

Hermann

4.30

Be quick

Freecall

At the current price of £4.56 it could be one of the best points of the day.