Banking on Lloyds Seems Plausible as Interest Rates start to Rise

Hello, Share Plungers. You know how you get a feeling that a share is going to start a bull run? The value of such a premonition often depends on how long you've been pursuing our golden game. As someone who began shifting shares in King Solomon’s reign, perhaps my view, based on a lifetime of subconscious financial considerations, is worth a bit more than most. Or perhaps not. In any event I have a nagging feeling that the big high street banks will start to pile on share value. And I rate Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) higher than the other four.

The Black Horse Should Jump to a Higher Share Price when Covid Loses its Grip

Hello, Share Creepers. This old punter rather likes all the high street banks at the moment. But Lloyds (LLOY) may be the best of the bunch if you’re looking for a rising share price. The stock reached a year high a week ago. But that was still only about 50p compared to £3 or so back in the day.

Busy Thursday...but spot the differences between DS Smith and Lloyds Bank

Thursday is always a busy day for investors and this week is certainly no different. It's all good fun! I was pleased to see a short update from one of my top five pension holdings DS Smith (SMDS) – the packaging-focused business I previously wrote on HERE and which has made me good returns over the last 18 months.

Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – Q3 update, ‘enhances’ 2021 guidance

The Black Horse Might Be Worth Riding Again and Here's Why...

Hello, Share Starers. Banks are responsible for some of my biggest losses over the years. I still have holdings in most of the big British ones and, as I expect something of a resurgence, I will continue to hold them. Why am I optimistic?

Lloyds (#LLOY) – new CEO Charlie Nunn commences today, William Chalmers reverts to CFO

The Black Horse Rides Higher Than Expected and the Hammered Share Price Might at Last Prove a Winner

Hello, Share Mashers. António Horta-Osório, Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), is standing down, saying he views the bank with pride. Though he’s presided over a big fall in share price during his reign. Never mind, he's been a good head honcho and nobody saw the pandemic coming. And the latest trading statement is encouraging, with the share price rising 5% on it, a rare jump for a Footsie giant.

Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – Q1 results, enhanced FY guidance

Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – 2020 adj. EPS -66%, DPS -49%, argues “faces the future with confidence”

The Black Horse Could Travel Even Faster Once Covid is Left Behind

Hello Share Trundlers. Ever since the big crash of 2007-8, it takes a brave bunny to suggest you look at British bank shares. But as a big holder of Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), I’ve been heartened in the last few days at the jumps this difficult share is making. It’s all to do with the roll-out of the vaccines, of course. But is that optimism justified?

"What is the point of Lloyds?"

At the end of last month I wrote an article noting how both Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) and Lloyds (LLOY) were wisely moving away from the sort of dividend payment seen back in 2019.  For Lloyds there was little choice as the regulators put the kibosh on dividend payments for the time being.  And - as I noted at the above link - 'a bank is a geared play on an economy and hence if you have a recession or worse, it is going to hurt', hence the writedowns the company noted last month and the reality that Lloyds shares currently trade for only a little above x0.5 price to tangible book. 

The Black Horse Hobbled by PPI But Now It Could Gallop Ahead

Hello Share Nudgers. When I heard the financial news on Radio Four my heart sank. I hold a lot of shares in Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and the latest full-year results showed a third drop on last time’s profits. But as so often happens, the share price actually rose – by about 3%...

Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – Q3 adj. profit -5%, statutory heavily impacted by additional PPI charge

The Black Horse Seems Tethered to the Brexit Argy-Bargy. So If a Deal Happens Expect a Big Jump

Hello, Share Bundlers. Looking at the chart for Lloyds Group (LLOY) is enough to give anyone the heebie jeebies. Mid-August the shares fell to 48p. Only a month later they were 55p. So up by 14%, which is an unusually big jump for a Footsie company. Less than three weeks later they were back down to 50p. And then at the end of last week, they were back to nearly 60p. Or approaching 20% better than on the ninth of this month. My Lloyds holding is one of the biggest in my book, so this up and down performance is pretty stressful. But why is Lloyds so volatile lately?...

Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – estimates £1.2bn-£1.8bn additional PPI charge, suspends share buyback programme

Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – agreement to acquire Tesco Bank's prime UK residential mortgage portfolio for c. £3.8bn

The Black Horse Gets Too Much Whip as the Numbers Show It's Running Well

Hello, Share Walkers. Horrified I was when I checked on the price of my Lloyds (LLOY) shares and found a hefty slice of my money gone - on paper. There’s little doubt in my mind that these shares are being cruelly treated by the City. The numbers support this view and the best reason I can think why Lloyds is not more buoyant is the uncertainty of Brexit...

The Black Horse May Be Better than an Outside Bet Despite What 'No Deal' Fearers Might Say

Hello, Share Jumpers. As the PPI claims August cut-off point nears, I can’t shrug off the uneasy feeling that I must be entitled to cashback. However, as I never borrow money and my last mortgage was taken out before the ark sailed, I must push the thought behind me. Nevertheless, PPI leads me to think of my shareholding in Lloyds Bank (LLOY)...

You Might Need to Be in the Saddle in Case the Black Horse Eventually Gallops Home

Hello, Share Hitters. Shares in Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) have been pounded of late. This often happens to our big banks after improving results cause a share jump, though are soon forgotten. The shares are also down on Brexit fears and a falling pound. But they are beginning to look cheap to some. And it’s a hard thing to sell shares which pay a dividend of over 5%...

Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – to move to quarterly dividends in 2020