And thats not Beckhams wife either. Personally I find her as common as muck.

Gawd another stock without a thread.

Well Im too knackered at the moment to give full details and a chart so this will have to do for starters....


Brokers seem pretty upbeat about the company and rating on circa of 10 going forward into 2010 is cheap, too cheap imho.......

Close Brothers Group PLC

FORECASTS
2009 2010

Date Rec Pre-tax () EPS (p) DPS (p) Pre-tax () EPS (p) DPS (p)

Numis Securities Ltd
10-03-09 HOLD 100.60 51.40 39.00 103.80 53.00 39.00

Teathers
04-03-09 BUY 53.63 39.00 47.43 39.98

Arden Partners
02-03-09 BUY 105.00 54.80 43.00 96.00 50.30 47.00

Shore Capital
09-02-09 HOLD 106.20 52.90 39.00 82.80 41.70 39.00

2009 2010
Pre-tax () EPS (p) DPS (p) Pre-tax () EPS (p) DPS (p)

Consensus 105.00 53.28 39.00 96.00 48.72 39.33
1 Month Change -0.66 0.01 -0.32 0.00 0.01 -0.64
3 Month Change 1.52 1.59 -1.00 -27.80 -5.90 -1.63


GROWTH

2008 (A) 2009 (E) 2010 (E)

Norm. EPS -30.58% -16.84% -8.56%
DPS 13.24% 1.30% 0.85%

INVESTMENT RATIOS

2008 (A) 2009 (E) 2010 (E)

Dividend Yield 7.24% 7.33% 7.39%

Dividend Cover 1.66x 1.37x 1.24x

PER 8.30x 9.98x 10.92x

PEG -0.27f -0.59f -1.28f

Net Asset Value PS 343.44p 535.00p 538.00p

DYOR.

I'm afraid GF long departed this place, BB. May his investments be his legacy.