Is it irrelevant, or will the Upgrade make Next’s share price attractive?

• The chart shows Next’s share price movements since the beginning of the year.
• AlphaValue has upgraded Next to Buy, target price at 5531p.
• Consensus summary: 6 Buys, 12 Holds, 6 Sell; Average target: 5372.63p (Source: Bloomberg).
• Current share price 4351p (at time of writing).
• Will the shares turn back, or will the upgrade push the shares back towards 5525p November highs?
• Shares -29% from 2018 highs; now trading at 2018 lows; -4% year-to date
• Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal

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Trading Next – An Example

Let’s say you think that Next  shares have upside potential as result of this broker upgrade. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Next  using a CFD, at the current price of 4351p. To do this, you need £2,000.

For the purpose of this example, let’s assume the Next share price rises to 5525p (+27%). Your profit would be £2700 from your initial investment of £2,000.

Conversely, let’s assume you open the above position, and place a stop-loss at 7% from the current price. Next shares fall 7% and hit your stop-loss. Your loss would be £700.

This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.