After a year of stumbling around and ranging HAMP has finally broke out (see a chart)...and looks set for a run up this year...

Brokers buy notes (see yahoo), good contact wins...all looking positive on charts...cant see it failing really..

any thoughts?

You need to get your facts right sonny !

I dont post on advfn and have not for a long time !

But do carry on making a fool of yourself !

Who said ADVFN?

Some one have to be mad and just come out from the Lunatic asylum

"watchout2" post is from moneyam, maybe someone needs glasses or they ones wearing are rose tinted.

Go back to the asylum the medication is ready, before you do some more damage, the nickname gives clue to the madness

Master Rsi.

Careful what you post, that poster who you think is me is actually well known
as "buystock" a poster that has been banned thousands of times on many boards.

I am still waiting for an apology from someone saying something is was not true.

And maybe holds stock and not happy cos the share price is down again today

closing today 20 / 20.50p yesterday 20.75 / 21p, well that is live, and I know how to take the PISS, if I am right.

re - I dont post on advfn and have not for a long time !

Make up you mind, one or another, two negative makes a YES

I told you a few days ago, - high debt - now confirm with a note ...........

* Higher debt pile worries some analysts
* Others say long-term contracts underpin future growth
By Rhys Jones

LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - British aero engineer Hampson Industries (HAMP.L) can ride out last week's 68 percent share price drop as long as key orders from Boeing (BA.N) come in ahead of a crunch debt covenant test in December.

Hampson, which makes tools used by planemakers, has been hit by a recent slowdown in orders after delays to projects such as Beoing's 787 Dreamliner led it to warn on its full-year profit.
Some analysts believe investors should look beyond this setback and place bets on future growth likely to be driven by its long-term contracts with large planemakers, whose projects are getting back on track after a two-year industry downturn.
But others said the sell-off is because of renewed concerns about Hampson's indebtedness, which has grown a fifth to 99 million pounds ($155 million) since the year-end.

Prior to its profit warning Hampson's shares had shed 10 percent in the previous six months, worse than the FTSE All Share Aerospace & Defence Index's .FTASX2710 5 percent drop.

For those interested about the company bull and bear aspect, below are expose ......

bull and bear cases as follows:

BUY

"Boeing's 787 is closer to full production, as is Airbus' (EAD.PA) A350, which are positive drivers," said Arbuthnot analyst Michael Blogg, who currently rates the stock a 'buy'.

"The orders are there -- it's a bit like a dam which at some stage will break and a flow of shipments will come through."

The company recently secured a 6 million pounds tooling contract from Boeing and analysts expect more orders to follow.

Hampson said, based on recent talks with Boeing, it was confident more lucrative orders would come through in the second half, and that its other units were delivering growth.

"Our expectations for the group's other businesses are largely unchanged," said Investec analyst Chris Dyett -- the top ranked analyst following Hampson on Thomson Reuters Starmine -- who has a 'hold' rating on the stock because the issues are limited to Hampson's U.S.-based Odyssey tooling business.

Although Odyssey has been loss-making this year, its composite and aerospace components units are performing well, helped by secure, long-term contracts on government-backed military programmes such as the Joint Strike Fighter jet.


SELL

Other analysts are concerned that a significant reduction in Hampson's profitability means its debt levels look concerning relative to covenant limits.

Its covenants are due to be tested again next month -- the limit is 3.5x net debt/EBITDA -- again in December (3.25x) and then March 2011 (3.0x).

"The December test looks as if it could be tight. Our forecasts suggest a covenant breach at March 2011," said Brewin Dolphin analyst James Tetley, who has downgraded Hampson to a 'sell' from 'hold' in the absence of any "reassuring news".

Despite Hampson's optimism, a lack of clarity on the status and value of its future orders continues to concern analysts.

"The timing of order conversion remains unpredictable," said Tetley, who added that the low price could tempt a predator.

KEEP and EYE

Are today on the move up with volume after the profit warning and large drop

Can you see going back up to Aug high's??

You are moving to far to fast " boy"

kosyboy

But most likely you will se a "Dead cat bounce" as a figure of speech, the volume is considerable today, so if the bounce continues then is a bullish indication.

A narrow spread at the moment 20.75 / 21p, as someone is adding on the offer side 12.500 shares

chart shows the quantity of shares out on loan

Broker - Liberum Capital upgrades Hampson Industries

0640 GMT [Dow Jones] Liberum Capital upgrades Hampson Industries (HAMP.LN) to buy from hold, despite the company's profit warning.
Says the company's downgrade to forecasts "was savage and deepened wounds from previous revisions." However, says short term tooling demand should escalate driven by a swarm of new aircraft platforms.
"There will be a mountain to climb in 2H but a moderate 17% of current tooling quotes need to be converted for full year estimates to be met." Has a 35p target price. Shares closed at 19p.

Having spoken to the company, the policy is very much a case of underpromising and overdelivering.

"AT"s are busy just now and taken 21.50p offer on large trades and then 21.75p

now someone added 10K at 21.50p at bid offer at 22p

master RSI - good data interesting next few weeks imo

Repeating last Friday brokers notes ............

From FT.com - Saturday 21 August 2010

SMALL CAPS: Hampson Industries seen as value

Hampson Industries rallied 9.1 per cent to 21p after Liberum analysts said the aircraft engineer was too cheap to ignore after last weeks profit warning.

The groups stretched balance sheet and reputation as a serial disappointer means the stock trades at a 30 per cent discount to its sector, said Liberum. But trading should bounce back thanks to a swarm of new aircraft platforms and a large potential order from Boeing could take the stress off the second half. It moved to a buy rating with a 35p target price.



Indicators turning UP

23.45p paid on the plus market for 84K, there is plenty of demand now as volume goes over 720K already on the LSE,
plenty more at "Plus market"

After the last fews days retracement, since yesterday is moving higher again with volume, the MACD is very positive as is moving into divergence

Another positive day at 22p middle price closing price

should be at least 30p today imo - gla
HAMPSON WINS RECORD $53 MILLION TOOLING ORDER http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201009160700127956S