Why I’m still a big buyer of Lloyds Bank shares

Alan Oscroft Wednesday, 8th February, More on: I want to be clear up front that I own shares in Lloyds Banking Group LSE: LLOY and that this is very much a personal opinion. After all, with the shares priced at Register by giving us your email below to continue reading all of the content on the site.

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Please read our Privacy Statement. But any signs of strengthening late in the year would be welcome, as would any improvements in guidance for this year and for News of dividends should also be crucial. Well, with falling earnings, cover would amount to only around 1. Dividend forecasts have actually been cut back a little in recent months, with a consensus of 3. Not a big fall, but it will surely shake confidence a little, and we might need to see that prediction stabilising or better, rising again before people start buying.

On the bright side, EPS forecasts for and have actually been steadily growing — the 6. The big issue is Brexit, and the uncertainty that spells for the economy and for the banking sector. Now, I think Lloyds has a strong future with the UK outside of the EU.

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