Share Chat
Written by Investment Research Group
Share Chat is a regular column investigating companies listed on the NZX, ASX and the broker sentiment surrounding them.
Auckland International Airport
3 Feb 2012
Auckland International Airport (NZX: AIA) will likely be a real beneficiary of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) when it reports it full year results later in the year and the airport has shown good traffic growth numbers over the key RWC months of September a
Sky Network Television
31 Jan 2012
Sky Network Television (NZX: SKT) shareholders enjoyed a 25c special dividend for the year ending 30 June 2011 (FY11) as SKT returned surplus cash to shareholders, and the market continues to expect that this may continue
Ebos Group
26 Jan 2012
Ebos Group’s (NZX: EBO) acquisition of Wellington based Masterpet Group is a major acquisition and the company believes this acquisition offers significant growth opportunities
Australian Stock Exchange
24 Jan 2012
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: ASX) operates Australia’s stock market and the proposed merger between the ASX and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) did not proceed last year. This meant that ASX’s share price took a steep correction as the shar
QR National
20 Jan 2012
QR National’s (ASX: QRN) shares have performed well since its IPO, greatly outperforming the ASX 100 index. QRN is the largest rail freight haulage business in Australia by tonnes hauled, transporting 260 million tonnes of coal and freight a year
Lynas Corporation
19 Jan 2012
Lynas Corporation’s (ASX LYC) shares have climbed 10% in 2 days after the rare earth miner upgraded its mineral resource estimate for its Mount Weld project in Western Australia by 37% to 23.9 million metric tons
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
16 Jan 2012
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a quality company, but it is facing a strong NZD against most major currencies (except Australia) and it will continue to battle a high NZD in 2012
All IRG shareholders will get shares in MyKris by way of an inspecie distribution.
6 Jan 2012
Investment Research Group (IRG) advises the market that it has sponsored an application for a new listing on NZAX
David Jones
22 Dec 2011
David Jones (ASX: DJS) is another Australian retailer that investors should avoid after a string of profit downgrades recently in the Australian retail sector that include Billabong, JB Hi Fi and Kathmandu
Billabong
19 Dec 2011
Billabong’s (ASX: BBG) shares were hammered today falling more than 40% after the surfwear and action-sports company issued a trading update
TrustPower
16 Dec 2011
TrustPower (NZX: TPW) has grown to become New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and retailer with 36 small to medium size Hydro Generating Stations and two Wind Farms, with a further Wind Farm in South Australia
The Reject Shop
12 Dec 2011
The Reject Shop (ASX: TRS) was founded in 1981, listing on the ASX at $2 per share in 2004 the same year it opened its 100th store
Aurora Oil & Gas
8 Dec 2011
Aurora Oil & Gas (ASX: AUT) has the potential to be a high growth oil and gas producer with significant onshore acreage in the Eagle Ford Shale – one of the world’s premier shale regions
The final death knell for the New Zealand Stock Market
6 Dec 2011
The final death knell for the New Zealand Stock Market could come next year if a radical proposal is adopted in Australia that would see most companies pay no tax
Metcash
5 Dec 2011
Metcash (ASX: MTS) is another Australian retailer battling against soft retail trading conditions and it has just completed the acquisition of the Franklins chain of supermarkets from Pick n Pay Retailers. MTS is known as the "third force" in the Austr
Latest leading indicators from the OECD
30 Nov 2011
Latest leading indicators from the OECD show more good news for New Zealand, but little joy for other countries
Freightways
28 Nov 2011
Freightways (NZX: FRE) is generally regarded by the market as a well managed company that provides a mixture of organic growth and growth by acquisition, with reliable dividends
Newscorp
25 Nov 2011
Newscorp (ASX: NWS) shares sold-off after the News of the World phone-hacking scandal emerged, as investors feared NWS would face legal action, and the fallout continues to this day
Santos
21 Nov 2011
Santos (ASX: STO) faces an exciting future as it adds LNG production to its oil and gas portfolio, and its LNG strategy is spearheaded by the GLNG project in Queensland, which is progressing on schedule and on budget and due to produce its first LNG in
Perseus Mining
18 Nov 2011
Australian brokers remain bullish on gold explorer Perseus Mining (ASX: PRU) which has fallen hard in recent days, after reports that Ghana may change its mining tax laws
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