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magazineBank the 80% profit on Learning Technologies
LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (LTG:AIM) 136.2p
Gain to date: 81.6%
Original entry point: Buy at 75p, 25 April 2019
Doing number crunching analysis is something investors can control but getting the timing right on a stock purchase takes a bit of luck, and we admit to enjoying our share of good fortune with Learning Technologies (LTG:AIM).
We explained in our original article that some analysts saw the potential for the share price to possibly double on a 12 to 18-month view, so to have secured an 80% paper profit in less than nine months gives us pause for reflection.
The company is due to issue a trading update later this month, which may make this article appear premature. Yet the calendar 2020
price-to-earnings multiple has inflated to more than 28-times (based on Refinitiv’s 4.8p earnings per share forecast), pushing the risk/reward balance potentially out of kilter with the comfort zone of many readers.
SHARES SAYS: This is not a judgement on the company but on the valuation. More cautious investors should take the opportunity to bank handsome profits and reassess progress down the line.
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