A few weeks into 2023 , I observed that “it is time to (finally) buy a few Halfords (HFD) shares on behalf of my pension fund”. The shares back then were in the lower 180s pence and ended this week at 205p. That is not too shabby, especially as shares in the “UK's largest retailer of motoring and cycling products and services” also yield more than 4% and the company continues to impress me whenever I walk past one of its stores…
About five months ago HERE I concluded that I was a buyer of Halfords Group (HFD), the “largest retailer of motoring and cycling products in the United Kingdom”. That would have been very wise, as the then c.140p share is today more than 210p. However - as I have plenty of capability to be an idiot - I did not follow my own advice! So, how do I feel about its interim results out a few days ago…?
Hello Share Shufflers. Good old Halfords (HFD) is a household name that still survives on the high street. It’s just released a 20-week trading update that’s rather encouraging. And we shouldn't be surprised because the company is taking advantage of some growing trends in both the cycle and the car world.
Seven months ago, I wondered if Halfords Group (HFD) - the “largest retailer of motoring and cycling products... in the United Kingdom” - was a potential bad-day buy. Since then, the stock has halved! Have we hit the bad-day buy level, or not?
Hello, Share Sparkers. While investing in most retailers is probably not recommended now, there are one or two outfits that escape the current headwinds. I’ve commended Halfords (HFD) before as it’s hard to see how the stores won't benefit from covid before, now and in the future.
Back in September I observed about Halfords (HFD) that ‘despite the slowdown in its cycling business, I would buy it sub 310p’, which was about the then share price. Judging by this morning’s just over 310p share price, we are back to about the same level. That is not however to say there has been no changes, after all the stock is up over 10% this morning. Hence Halfords shares have had a rather mixed couple of months before today. So what is going on?
Hello, Share Tweakers. The Iron Man contest, which involves people going to the giddy limit in cycling, running and swimming was called off in our Welsh town because of covid. But it still didn't stop an army of serious-looking cyclists descending on us this month to go through the motions, anyway. And there’s no getting away from it that pedal-pushing is becoming more popular. Cycle tracks are appearing all over our towns and cities as commuters and shoppers move away from smelly old petrol.
I have been a keen cyclist all my life. And even if I am probably too old now to climb the infamous Alpe d'Huez climb in less than an hour, I can still push around my LeMond Buenos Aires carbon road bike at a decent speed. Whilst I could ramble on about the epic Tour of Britain route in Wales later today which I look forward to watching on TV, we need to focus on the investment world and that brings me to Halfords (HFD).









