surely BB on the takeover watch list currently todays news near to years
low with 8% yield bit of a no brainer.............

They are trimming down their business to core matters and all the rumours will come to fruition sooner imho.

Core business, assists any take over and who knows, that is what they are doing the trimming for!

If you can afford the losses on the way before the day happens, have a go.

These shares have lost far too much and prior to the ANL, bid spec were still dropping.

You can make a wad if you pick the right moment, or you can come out even.

Worth it or not????

downside limited to 250p IMHO

About right.

result due 06 August so could come out with some news then ???? could be good timing ???

fair set of results expect re-rating soon

UBS increases Bradford & Bingley price target to 290p from 245p Aug 9 2004

300p looks likeley in short term next guess ????

I am short as of Friday @ 3.47p, short term target 3.20p.

Looking like a tasty short so far, took a few profits today.

What's the significance of Barclay's buying over 8.5mil BB. shares!
Just came up on RNS!

Is it time to buy?

12% yield, and a depreciated sector, prob oversold...

Nice one for the ISA with takeover potential.

No comments here (for 3-months!)... as this Bank//Mortgage Woes unwind....today B&B sells abt 20% to private Equity Co, and the shares come off temp. suspension at 66p ( suggested on Radio, but my delayed screen still shows 74p ).
Eiother way this looks pretty bad - careless etc. and I wonder what spin the execs will put on this "....advancing backwards"...?
Can anyone suggest a reason for investing at these levels?
-OR- is it likley to drop below that magic 50p-level?
EDIT=- This is just below the anticipated "Rights Issue" expected to be at 55p. However, the sp is still falling as Markets worry that things might get worse, esp. if retail investors take fright and don't take up their "Rights".....
Currently, it's the Sell price that's 66p , with Buy about 87p - indeed this is a wide spread for such a Large Cap. and I suspect this indicates MM's are worried they may get lumbered with unsold stock....hence the low Sell-price to discourage Sellers.
...Well, I for one won't pay 80-odd Pence if the sell price is nearly 20% lower.......Oh deary.

yes, what a complete shambles. Only thing is that Private Equity may be taking a punt at these levels in order to sell on in the future subject of course under any agreement made on taking the stake. Looks all a bit desperate and not one I would consider at present.

The biggest worry is if depositors start withdrawing funds just to be on the safe side.

Shh -best keep that to yourself halifax, you will only upset Gordon.

Halifax - interesting msg you give . . . but what-if these deposits are put into the BB. Stocks ( in the Rights Issue)...?
With good timing and some luck, depositors "might" be better served by investing.

The spectre of NRK is with us still and I suspect that queue-footage will run-and-run for the next 20-years, esp. to finance students, showing just how easy it is to turn a problem... into a panic.

it wont worry gordon brown, halifax......after all he uses OUR MONEY, not his own.

another 50 billion for banks, 100 for northern rock, maybe b and b is next to get tens of billions

i wish someone would give me a billion or 2!

this country must be super rich with tthe amount of tens of billions we dish to out to basket cases

dont mention europe either!

The major problems BB is confronted by namely rapidly rising defaults and the increasing cost of wholesale funding will decimate their profitability. Why would anybody increase their shareholding now in a company heading for the rocks whose captain has just jumped overboard? Throwing good money after bad springs to mind.