Every where you look the news is full of doom and gloom about currencies and the markets, and rightly so. But, and it's a big but, some companies will ride out the storm, offer reasonable dividends and offer a buying opportunity. Obviously the 'cranks' will say their small cap tiddler is worthy of a huge upgrade in share price but maybe a flight to quality is where we should be ( I can't believe I am saying this!). Maybe the collapse in share prices might be an opportunity for some quite juicy M&A activity.

So here is my list of a few stocks I am watching for buying opportunities and why:

Misys; M&A activity bidder Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) walked away last week and shares came in for big sell off. Unlikely FIS will bid again just yet but if price continues to collapse might return.

SportingBet: M&A activity bidder Ladbrokes? Still rumoured out there with 70p bid. Perennial bid favourite but might be one to get dirt cheap.

Lloyds. Madness, yes I know, but below 28p I might just put some away for a rainy day, a pure punt.


Anyone else got some stocks to watch?

Low risk.. SNR (garden shed is full)

Med risk MARL (dont look at the chart!)

High risk WTI (got the copper but African crackpot politics apply!)

Tel Aviv exchange not sending out good signals though..

Quite a large number of large cap blue chips are trading at very low valuations considering their past and more likely future performance. A lot of them have increased earnings 5-10% a year for many years but many of their PE's have more than halved in the last ten years.

RDSB decent divs I will buy more below about 1900.

Good to see the old names above !

Meant to add I am also tempted by LLoyds.

Markets crashing, riots on the streets. All we need now are the three horesmen to complete the mood.

scrip:According to Betangel which of the three horses would win? :-)

Looks like I need to review my buy target prices !

I am hiding behind the sofa. I nearly bought some stares yesterday. Thankfully I bottled it.

it's rude to stare M.

I guess he likes being looked at :-)

voyeur?

Martini no need to hit the bottle ;-)

I'm watching for opportunities in companies, particularly the banks, where there is big sized Director buying:

eg,

5.8.11 Several at LLOY

5.8.11 Sheila Noakes, RBS, acquired 210,000 shares at 28.3126 pence a share.

4.8.11 Simon Fraser, BARC, purchased 25,000 shares at 209.53 pence a share. He now has 79,514 shares.

2.8.11 Marcus Agius, Chairman, BARC, bought 115,660 shares 215.50p. He now has 232,244 shares.

(I'm also looking out for Scrip to become CEO of Betfair and/or his friend WB to have given him a job).

VOD

Anytime, any place, any where :-)

WEST HAM v CHALTON POSTPONED. CHEERS.

I daren't look at some prices....just gutted...never seen anything like this ever.....

Rf, yes you have. Three years ago. Read the header of this thread and digest!

Or even last summer!

Or even when DES had it's duster!