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Rare-ish_Birb

Europe is weak, UK is less weak, but the world now knows the power of Iran. Heil Khameni.

NotMe357

"BREAKING: Iranian man arrested attempting to break into UK nuclear base in Scotland."

sailortyx56

A commercial ship has been set on fire off the coast of the UAE as per UK Maritime Authority.

Wowmuchrya

Why does he need to bomb their power plants if we already won the war and they're completely obliterated and the strait is already open and we can open it at any time and we don't need NATO or the UK and we're winning and other great things?

TalkFormer155

>The Guardian cited sources close to the matter as saying Iran agreed that no stockpiles of highly enriched uranium would be built up in the future. In return, nearly 80 percent of the economic sanctions on Iran would be lifted. They didn't agree to allow their current stockpile to be removed and it had nothing about the ballistic program. They have 400 to 600 kg's of material. What about that? That wasn't close to what was necessary and the UK official understood that regardless of what he's allowed to leak.

phatelectribe

Yes, and just at a time when counter terrorism is run by a 22 year old with literally zero experience, and when Iran are launching terror attacks and trying to infiltrate militarily facilities (Iranian Nationals were arrested yesterday after trying to enter a UK navy base with fake credentials).

Disconn3cted

UK base bombed 4000km away from Tehran. Also United Airlines is actively planning for $175 oil next year 

johndsmits

This is the same demands for the last 25years. All I see is red herring. Who's mediating? UAE, Qatar, UK, Germany? If it's direct it's thru Twitter and we know that end result.

lostredditorlurking

The US used to be trustworthy, especially for high stake deal and negotiations. Now any deals with the US are as worthless as Trump's fart. UK negotiate for a 10% tariffs but now they are also hit with 15% tariffs lol

ohgodthehorror95

So you're saying the US will stroll in, achieve total control on the ground in a country the size of Germany, Spain, the UK, and France combined, root out all guerilla resistance, and ensure lasting peace? And that we'll be in and out and home before supper? You're trolling, right?

RepulsiveDisaster671

#UK = Little India

matt45554

Options trading in the UK is a bit different from the US scene, but there are still solid platforms out there. The key thing when you're starting out is finding one that gives you good data to actually evaluate trades beyond just the basics. I personally use Schwab but they have a min balance of $25k. Once you get serious about options, you'll want a tool that helps you filter by things like implied volatility, Greeks, and strike prices. That's where something like Options Metrics comes in handy. Their scanner lets you filter by all those important metrics and you can save your favorite filters for quick access. Really helpful when you're trying to spot opportunities across lots of different stocks. Are you mainly looking at US options or UK listed ones?

SouthNice7324

I have a leveraged ETF 5x SPY, but as I am in Europe, it’s on UK time. If you can believe it, the etf will open up on Monday compared with where it closed on friday. After SPY reached 647

suddenly-scrooge

United Arab Emirates, etc. UK, France, Germany, etc.

MilesDelta

you mean the UK? They left the club brother, you lack of education is showing. The world does not revolve around you. everyone is dumping your treasuries because they are worthless anyways lmao.

parsimonyBase

In the UK we are currently paying around 9.60 USD a gallon. Prices across the EU are much the same. Fuel prices at the pumps are up around 15% since the war began. The rest of the world has always considered US fuel prices to be incredibly low.

sailortyx56

Iran fired 2 long range missiles at US UK base Diego Garcia located in Indian Ocean. The base is located 4,325km away from Tehran. One missile failed, the status of the other missile is not known-WSJ

dui01

Holy shit the UK taxes really bend you over. I mean, I'm in Canada, so familiar with taxes, but damn. We're $1.66/L where I am so assuming you're translating to US, roughly $4.84/gal

KingRegardothe2nd

At Diego Garcia as a symbolic shot directly at the UK for allowing expanded operations, that we know were happening anyway because no one from the UK will be supervising every mission plan. Seems Iran now want to drag the UK in further, so they have that in common with 🥭 Grim.

Cautious-Extreme2839

Don't worry. Over here in UK we did invest heavily in renewables. About half of all our energy is from renewables and increasing. It is not helping.

lordofming-rises

Except UK just fucked up

Revolutionary-Fuel25

Iran asked NATO and the EU and UK to get involved, but they refused — which was actually Trump's goal all along. Then, when Iran responded militarily in the Gulf, it drew those countries into the situation anyway — but through the disruption of oil exports. This created pressure on the EU and China due to oil and gas shortages and rising prices. Now, all those countries are begging to participate and get involved, but Trump is in no rush to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Pentaminymum

That orange fuck said america does not use the straits so others have to take responsibility to keep it open LMAO after destabilising the region he fucks off and calls it a day. Shame on UK for bending over backwards to his demands of using bases, and still get insulted afterwards

dpark-95

If that's gallons it's already £5.64 in the UK for petrol, £6.40 for diesel. ($7.52/$8.54)

JohanLiebert92

"UK agrees to let US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz" After all the insults and worldwide embarrassment he still gets on his knees, Kramer is the biggest cuck

Big-Finding2976

I heard that in the UK you do have to hold to expiry.

ShufflingToGlory

Reporting here in the UK that our government are planning universal energy bailouts for every household. The Biden economy is a truly global carnival!

Snoo23417

> The following day, Starmer announced the UK had given permission for the US to use its RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for "defensive" strikes. This is hilarious. Defensive strikes only, boys! What a timeline we live in.

No_Purpose8162

Over that same period, it actually looks quite weak in comparison. Of course, it’s a relatively short timeframe. But for context, the French CAC 40 is up around +5.8%, and the UK FTSE 100 has delivered roughly +20.6% over the same period.

callsonreddit

Oh boy UK agrees to let US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz [https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce84073mr06t](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce84073mr06t)

2020isgreat

UK Ministers confirmed a deal for the US to use UK bases for defense. and equities dgaf bulls are actually fried[](https://x.com/financialjuice/status/2035055351922323875)

sugeCRG

In the UK, our central bank was projecting inflation to drop to 2% in April. Our central rate is 3.75% and a quarter point cut for this week’s meeting was fully priced in prior to the war starting. Instead, we have held and the markets are now pricing in 3 rate rises by year’s end. Feels like there is a lot of pain to come.

Saud_k

am in neither the UK nor the US, but i have access to all those markets, so now what

WBuffetsgrandson

Warsh isn’t going to hike rates anytime soon, even if the data is telling him he should. Now the UK and other countries, yeah I expect some rate hikes there which will still impact gold

_Doomer_Wojack_

Guh every bond yield from the US, UK to Europe is mooning. Bond vigilantes are out and madder than ever before This is not going to end well well. sovereign debt crisis next to show up?

Salty-Bid1597

They're trying to escape India. Long Canada or UK.

No-Insurance100

Equity traders see 20% of the world's LNG offline, Southeast Asia basically collapsing, UK and Australia limiting driving, Slovakia checking license plates to buy gas... ...and say what if we traded sideways all day until a 3pm mini rally to +0.6% at close

Smaxter84

Not when it drizzles all day for 17 days straight mate! I love solar, I have 41 panels on my house. I have batteries. They work great. But I still need grid power, and at times, that grid power still needs gas. Gas being expensive is bad and will raise grid lecy prices. It may however help my pension fund, which is heavily invested in renewables. How many people go on about renewables on here but nobody backs it up with money invested - the sector has been punished for years. So high gas prices are good for me on the whole. Most houses in the UK are heated 100% by gas, via mains gas pipes. Gas being expensive is very bad for them, including the poorest in the UK who will all be on gas heating.

daedalus_dance

The EU has a stronger industrial base than the United States by virtue of internal developing economies to outsource too. Whilst the US is having a huge debate about re-shoring manufacturing in the EU much of it is happening in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria. You don't know this because its unlikely you have access to the Polish Stock market but it massively outperformed the United States last 5 years. Its covered here: [https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/09/17/europes-great-stockmarket-inversion](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/09/17/europes-great-stockmarket-inversion) The US believes growth is tech, yet its currently panicking about critical resources, manufacturing, labour regulation, healthcare. Your economy is too lopsided and benefitted greatly from the tech boom but its failing to create growth for the population and you all know it. Besides that, when you add in the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Turkey - the European economic region has greater GDP than the US. That's precisely why the trade war with Europe was highly misguided at we are at year 2 without a tariff deal :) Paul Krugman has a good exploration of it all here - whether or not you agree with him its worth looking at the counterpoints to how Americans currently assess what an economy *should be doing*: [https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/europe-v-america-whos-really-winning](https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/europe-v-america-whos-really-winning)

Worried_Quarter469

“Europe’s biggest naval powers don’t see a way of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping before the Iran war subsides. During conflict, escorts wouldn’t be enough to protect vessels in a situation requiring a “deeply complex” multinational range of air, maritime and strike capabilities, UK Defense Minister Al Carns warned. ”

Academic_Banana_5659

Lebanon calling for a cease fire US has asked Israel to stop all attacks Iran says it has stopped attacks and will only retaliate if attacked first Hormuz is open to all traffic except US and allies Israel, Japan, France UK ready to police a ceasefire

EyePiece108

Shell (UK) and QatarEnergy signed a 27-year deal to import 3.5M tons per year of LNG to the UK. Deliveries were supposed to start *this year.* 🫤

Pleasant-Radio5771

Perhaps you’re forgetting that in 1979 the Islamists overthrew a puppet government installed by the US and UK after overthrowing the democratically elected leadership in Iran .

Halbaras

You should probably read up a bit on how exactly the 1979 revolution happened. The Shah was a monster who was only in power thanks to a 1953 UK/US coup. He tortured and murdered dissidents using a secret police, and unfortunately the only dissident group that he hadn't heavily infiltrated was Khomenei's Islamists. The revolution was genuinely popular but the Islamists crushed all other factions within a few years. The US also supported Saddam Hussein using chemical weapons against Iran in the 80s, sold weapons to both sides under Reagan, and lied about it.

River_Sandhu

From the UK, the mood here is we want no part of Israel’s war so I can’t see Europe getting involved in any capacity until there’s been de-escalation. Then we’ll help escort ships through the Strait

Prudent-Leading-8835

World war 3 upcoming? UK and 6 other country wanna go to ormuz strait 😭🤣🤣 shit is going to escalet, so Danm bad

timeforknowledge

I'm from the UK where do you want me to put money I earn every month? The EU and UK economy grows half as much as the US. China economy is fake. Russia is screwed, Africa, ok I put a percentage into emerging markets. I really can't fathom people that denounce the US markets you can hate trump or any politician but until they do what the EU has done and destroy their economy with woke rules and regulations you're just an idiot for not putting money there. The potential for growth and stability cannot be matched by any other country in the world. Really think about that.

Connect-Engine-7267

How come you can’t trade options on GLD and SLV on Robinhood in the UK?

maffoobristol

My portfolio today: -4%, -2%, -3%, -8%, -6%, -2%, etc etc... and that's just my UK/Euro stocks and ETFs. And the 3x copper ETF that I managed to buy at the worst points several times over. America hasn't opened yet... maybe I won't quit my day job

AlexHoneyBee

Are you in the UK giving US advice?

Andyman0110

The geopolitical issues tie very deeply into the economy. Are you saying they have no effect? There's two ways to look at it. Sure America is currently top producer of oil, but their reserves only account for about 4 to 5 percent of the world's supply. If you look at global proven oil reserves the top 3 are (yep you guessed it) Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Canada is number 4. Just a big coincidence that the US invaded the 2 biggest supplies that they don't have an alliance with while also suggesting they'd like to take control of Canada too. Controlling global oil supply is extremely important especially if (and this is extreme speculation) the US and Israel do end up taking over/dethroning the middle East which seems to be the plan. The domestic shale revolution was a Band-Aid not a permanent solution. The Chinese situation goes deeper. The RCMP claims they shut a couple down, but will not comment if they're still operational in Canada. No locations were specifically mentioned, no arrests made and the RCMP just stopped investigating. Sounds like they didn't do anything at all to curb it. Yeah, the digital ID is just to streamline us right? Just look at the country with it in place and tell me it's not dystopian. China has all this in place. Wechat is indirectly owned by the government and is the main way to pay for anything. It's linked to your ID and all your purchases are tracked. The social credit system can black list you from buying items, travelling or even what job you can have. Sure the score is not full fledged government yet, but nobody gives up control once it's seized. They have ai cameras that track you from the moment you leave your house. They're so sophisticated and numerous that they can track you just by the gait of your walk and have an uninterrupted view of you from almost every inch of the country. The UK also tried the mandatory digital ID and got a lot of pushback so they switched to optional, for now. These are generational normalization plays, start with optional and then convince the next generation that not doing it is just old fashioned. As for your last question. Because they get a bailout and the normal citizen will be shit out of luck. Consolidate all the money into the rich, make everyone feel so poor that they're begging for UBI and then force them to live off crickets to not abuse their carbon allowance while these guys live as our overlords. We might not see it in our lifetime but these actions aren't innocent. There's a huge agenda and power is the long game. They're already trying to stifle free speech, one of the core fundamental rights the country was built on. Is it just so people won't be antisemitic/racist or is it going to evolve into stopping people from opposing you? Because China made that play and ended up running over their citizens with tanks and then banned anyone from talking about it.

SnooGiraffes4110

Last year I visited USA from UK. Tried Taco Bell. It was awful. Not sure if I consider as a food. Surprise it was expensive. People still eat at Taco Bell?

Low-Cranberry100

UK reporting a vessel struck by a missile near Qatar. Limit down today.

EyeSea7923

They have an age of consent at 15. New Epstein they call in back in Washington (and UK, obviously)

freakedmind

Blue haired Lesbians in UK punching the air rn

NotForMeClive7787

Yeh agreed, in the UK the prices around where I live are already 12 pence higher per litre in the last week to about £1.44 / litre, which when converted to a US gallon and into dollars is roughly $8.30 a gallon....

NotForMeClive7787

Yeh I guess that's the tricky thing with such a large country you get mad disparities state to state unlike on the UK for example where we only get ripped off

MundaneSchool1823

The evil regime that only came into power because the USA and UK overthrew their democratically elected government.

puzzledmidget

9.15 USD where I am in the UK for a US tiny gallon, it ain’t that bad American cousins

kawrecking

It’s been 3 weeks already suffering from fuel shortages in Asian markets. Massive drawdowns on sulphur and urea exports both required in fertilizers while the northern hemisphere is looking to plant for the 2027 food cycle. Already seeing talk from UK about fuel rationing and new speed limit reductions. I don’t have a crystal ball to know when the ceasefire will happen eventually but every day I’m closer to being right.

Character_Pirate_152

The UK news says that opening the ambiguously straight hormuz will take "weeks".

unitymind42

Tells UK to F off we don’t need your carriers now says he needs them. 🙄

Fancy_Goat685

Why not? The UK did it for hundreds of years.

Kfcdeliveryguy12234

You are right, im in the UK

_Sargeras_

Thanks for the detailed information, you taught me something today (not familiar with UK regulations) I'm asking your opinion about how the sniping would actually be done: In the event of the order being sniped on the nbbo, there "should" be a candle on a very small timeframe that drops to 15 to then get back to the normal price, most likely achieved by algos flooding sell orders in a period of inexistant buy side liquidity to push the price down, then reverted by flooding buy side orders and raise the price back to its natural spread In order to manipulate the spread to such a degree, either the liquidity has to be extremely low (highly unlikely imo, spread is way too big) or algos' timeframes are so small that such a volatility would not even be shown on a bigger timeframe candle, being compressed into a tighter spread instead (effectively hiding the volatility within small, institutional-only accessible candle timeframes) I.e. in the fraction of a second, flooding sell side down to 15, sniping, flooding buy side back up Would my guess describe well such a situation or am I missing something in between?

greytoc

Fwiw - while OP was probably snipped if the order was sitting on the exchange order book - but it is unlikely to be related to payment for order flow. OP is not US based and has mentioned that they believe it was LSE based order. Trades on the LSE is regulated by the FCA. And FCA rules effectively ban pfof in the UK. In the US - stop orders are not supposed to be eligible for execution in extended hours so the unless it's a illiquid instrument with few liquidity providers, the common theory that executions can be manipulated outside the nbbo is also highly unlikely.

SpaceCatVII

UK will win??

Nemarus_Investor

Nobody cares about the UK CPI

SatanicMax

My bet is that Greencoat UK is gonna go crazy tomorrow

Secret_Block_8755

I'm holding. I believe in the product. The UK is crying out for a platform like this and I believe they have plans for international expansion?

cunextu

Come on anyone else actually agrees with what the guys says in the video? Trump has created this aggressive division , in the UK normally we don’t give a shit about other friends having a different political party

NOT_EVEN_THAT_GUY

>Please note - last week he told the UK their deployment of two carriers was ‘too late’ as ‘the war was already won’. it literally takes weeks to move an aircraft carrier

ExcellentRepair6558

UK retail investors can't buy/trade SPY. That access is limited to large UK institutions. The closest you can do is SPX which is cash and thus no dividends. But you can trade Options on SPX. I trade SPX on IBKR.

luke2080

Didn't the UK offer to send ships like 1-2 weeks ago, and Trump basically said you are too late?

jmmaac

Why the hell would France / UK / Germany send their ships to a spot the USA will not.

scoobjobuk

NATO is a defence organisation not a ‘gang’ you call upon to help you beat up people (no matter how odious they are) NATO has been activated once; by the USA after 9/11. The entire organisation aided the US in its military objectives after the attack on US soil. This man is a moron of the highest order. Please note - last week he told the UK their deployment of two carriers was ‘too late’ as ‘the war was already won’. This man is utterly out of his depth and he should be removed from a long position where he is able to get other people killed.

JohnDorian0506

Let’s talk when the UK does that. At the moment, the USA has one of the lowest gas prices among developed countries.

BarbequedYeti

It's really not though. The UK could ease taxes etc to lessen the burden. The US doesnt have much margin to work with for their consumers outside of the price per barrel.  They can release more from their storage but that is only good to manage a short window or disruption. 

BarbequedYeti

Thats mainly do to taxes and not the price of a barrel of oil.  Over 50% is tax at the pump in the UK.  The US is a few cents here and there(depending on state)with state and fed tax but no where near most European countries. 

Emotional_Tie_7927

There was news that the UK was trying to set up a coalition to open the strait but it was met with skepticism. Seems like an overreaction.

Quick_Bet5660

I learned the UK and EU did away with the requirement in 2013 and it didn’t really change anything. Companies continued to report quarterly. I don’t think this is a major deal

Gom_KBull

**1 week ago**: No, i don't want UK to send their carriers to assist. They're gonna hog all the glory. **Now**: WHY WONT ANYONE HELP!?!

Kitchen-Idea9383

The patent boosts Europe distribution. They have in Germany, Italy, Spain , UK , Mexico. If you google IVECO 2026 S-way truck - The tech is already in their newest models

wimpires

The defence strategy for the last 20 years was "we'll let the US set up a base here, that will make us safe" Which turned into every time there was a threat to the base the US would evacuate and fuck off. To be fair, the UAE had had it worse than Saudi, Qatar and Kuwait (and Oman I guess). Because A) they're closer and B) military stuff... The Saudi/Aramco oil and infrastructure is based around Dammam/Khobar. And they have an air force base literally at the HQ. Anyone who knows anything about Aramco and the region can attest to the constant training flights the Air Force pilots do at the airport base DAILY. AND have been doing for years and years before this kicked off. Qatar meanwhile (and Kuwait) have had a lot of support from other countries. The UK deployed a bunch of Europfighter Typhoons and other defensive measures back in January. And it's not too dissimilar with Kuwait. I would also assume, that in general, Hamad Airport (DOH) being located on reclaimed land closer to the Gulf is generally speaking more strategically aligned for SAM interceptors than DXB which is far more urban. But either way, the UAE doesn't have the same defence coalition partnership with some of the European countries as some of the other Gulf countries do. Which has exposed them significantly when their reliance on the US has turned into a net negative. Anecdotally... We hosted some UAE pilots for training a few years ago. 1 of them didn't bother showing up to the classes on the 2nd day and another literally fell asleep. So...

sailortyx56

They hit an oil tanker 23 nautical miles east of Fujairah, near Oman as per UK Maritime Trade Office.

icydragon_12

Meh I've been an analyst at a global wallstreet firm. In the EU and UK, quarterly reporting is technically not mandatory. Companies that actually want investors still do it though. Basically.. It'll be optional. But not really, if you want investors, because investors like quarterly updates: they wanna know how things are going with their money.

KyleMcMahon

Because you’re saying it works fine for the UK - which has strong laws protecting consumers and regulating the businesses.

Educational_Pop6138

About time. I never got the appeal for quarterlies. There's too many swings in a 3 month (even 6 months) to extrapolate long term trends. It also saves probably 3 weeks of management time per quarter. Remember as soon as QnA is done there's sell side briefings and then road shows to UK/HK/SG to do the post earnings investor catchups. God forbid they actually run the business than meeting analyst x at fund y for the 4th time in the year (I used to be analyst x).

KyleMcMahon

The UK also has extremely tough consumer and business laws. Not the same at all.

Sharp-Driver-3359

“A great deal, no one’s ever seen a deal this good” “the UK and France should be very happy we’ve asked them for help, we don’t need their help, but they wanted to help me, because I lowed the tariffs and the USA is very strong”

Teh-Monkey-Man

I just read UK and France are considering what help they can provide?

1maco

The UK already has done this, so has Japan. 

data-with-dada

PLANET FITNESS to the moon thesis below. Yes I used Claude but with the direction of a data scientist like yours truly, you are in good hands. PLNT — Optimistic Thesis to May 15, 2026 Current price: ~$73.32 | All-time high: $113.55 (July 2025) | Analyst avg. PT: $116.93 The Setup PLNT closed at $73.62 on March 13th, sitting nearly 35% below its all-time high from last July. That’s a significant dislocation in a company that — by most fundamental measures — has been executing well. That gap is the core of any near-term bull case. What the Fundamentals Actually Say Full-year 2025 revenue was up 12.1% to $1.3B, adjusted EBITDA climbed to $551.6M, and the company ended the year with $607M in cash and marketable securities. System-wide same-club sales rose 6.7%, memberships grew by roughly 1.1 million, and 181 new clubs opened. Q4 specifically beat on both lines — $0.83 EPS vs. the $0.79 consensus, and $376.26M in revenue against estimates of $366.48M, representing 10.5% year-over-year growth. The business itself isn’t broken. The stock has pulled back on sentiment, not fundamentals. Catalyst #1: Q1 2026 Earnings (likely before May 15) Q4 2025 was reported February 24th. Based on historical patterns, Q1 2026 results will almost certainly land in late April or early May — right inside the window. The company has beaten EPS estimates consistently in recent quarters, with Q1 historically benefiting from New Year’s resolution membership surges and peak season dynamics. If that pattern holds and they reaffirm the 2026 growth algorithm, the stock likely moves meaningfully higher. KeyCorp issued fresh Q1 2026 EPS estimates on March 11th, suggesting analysts are actively resetting expectations ahead of that print. Catalyst #2: Black Card Price Hike Planet Fitness is raising the Black Card price to $29.99 post-peak season in 2026. Black Card penetration already sits at 66.1% of their 20.8 million member base — up 300 basis points year-over-year. That’s roughly a 20% price increase flowing through to roughly two-thirds of members. The margin math on that lands almost directly on the bottom line, and Q1 earnings will be the first place it shows up in guidance commentary. Catalyst #3: The CFO Noise is Actually an Opportunity — And Today’s Board Appointment Directly Addresses It Jay Stasz departed on March 9th, but the company immediately brought back Tom Fitzgerald — the former CFO from 2020 through 2024 — and reaffirmed 2026 guidance without modification. Fitzgerald’s prior tenure included guiding the company through COVID and executing the acquisition of one of Planet Fitness’s largest and best-performing franchisees. Then, on March 16th, Planet Fitness appointed Harmit Singh — the sitting Chief Financial and Growth Officer of Levi Strauss & Co. — to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Singh brings over four decades of global finance and commercial leadership. He led Levi through its 2019 IPO, oversaw M&A and corporate strategy, and drove roughly 200 store openings over the past five years. He currently oversees finance, investor relations, franchise expansion, and corporate strategy at a publicly traded consumer brand of comparable scale. This is not a routine board appointment. Adding a sitting Fortune 500 CFO to the board one week after your own CFO departure is a direct, deliberate signal — management is telling the market they are shoring up financial governance at the highest level. It de-risks the CFO search narrative significantly, and it brings exactly the kind of franchise expansion and investor relations expertise that Planet Fitness needs as it pushes toward its 5,000-location target. The market sold off on the CFO headline. The bull case is that the board is now better positioned than before the departure, the overhang resolves when a permanent CFO is named, and you’re holding a stock that sold off on a personnel change while guidance and governance both remained intact. Catalyst #4: Buybacks Actively Working Planet Fitness entered a $350 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with Citibank, with settlement expected no later than Q1 2026, and authorized an additional $500 million repurchase program effective upon completion of the ASR. That’s $850M in total buyback capacity being deployed at current prices. Management is explicitly telling you they think the stock is cheap. Where Big Money Is Positioned Jefferies reiterated Buy with a $175 price target. KeyBanc just initiated with Overweight and a $100 PT. Wells Fargo also just initiated with Overweight. On March 10th, Morgan Stanley reiterated Overweight and TD Cowen maintained Buy — both flagging the CFO transition as manageable, not structural. The overall analyst breakdown sits at 3 Strong Buy, 11 Buy, 4 Hold, and 1 Sell, with an average price target of $116.93. Against a $73 stock, that’s roughly 59% implied upside from consensus alone. On the institutional ownership side: Norges Bank entered a new position worth roughly $116M in Q2 2025, Ninety One UK boosted their stake 20% in Q3 adding over 577,000 shares, and Gotham Asset Management increased their position by 33.8%. These are large, research-driven institutions adding at prices above where the stock trades today. The Macro Angle PLNT’s $10/month basic model is effectively a recession-hedge. In a choppy macro environment where consumer spending gets squeezed, people downgrade — but they don’t cancel a $10 gym membership. The company has 20.8 million members and management sees potential for 5,000 U.S. locations long-term against a current footprint of 2,896. There’s a lot of white space left. Risks to Acknowledge ∙ Q1 earnings could disappoint if membership churn picked up post-New Year. Easier online cancellations could weigh on net adds. ∙ The permanent CFO search is still unresolved. Singh on the board helps, but some institutional capital may stay sidelined until a permanent hire is announced. ∙ The stock dropped 35% from ATH for a reason — it ran hard in 2025 and is digesting that move. ∙ No confirmed Q1 earnings date yet. If it slips past May 15th, the primary catalyst window is gone. Bottom Line The optimistic case is getting stronger, not weaker. The fundamentals held up, guidance was reaffirmed, and in the span of one week the company brought back a battle-tested interim CFO and added a sitting Fortune 500 CFO to its board. Big money is positioning at current levels, buybacks are happening in real time, and a meaningful earnings catalyst almost certainly lands before May 15th. The stock is pricing in execution risk the underlying data doesn’t support. The average analyst thinks it’s worth nearly 60% more than it trades right now, and the governance moves announced this month suggest management is actively working to close that gap.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

allnamestaken1968

So sell any mutual fund or etf that invests in UK or other European companies?

7148675309

Different countries have different rules. UK never had a quarterly requirement.

allnamestaken1968

Seems to work fine the UK since a long time ago

entered_bubble_50

Apparently I'm literally the only person who thinks the following, so get your downvotes ready: *This is a good thing.* The UK removed the requirement for quarterly earnings reports back in 2014. We have annual audited accounts and semi-annual unaudited accounts. The reasoning is that it encourages longer term thinking. It's done UK listed companies no harm, and there is a lot less financial shenanigans in UK listed companies than in the US right now. UK investors aren't clamouring for a return to quarterly reporting.  

Sensitive-Talk9616

FYI semiannual reporting us standard in EU, China, UK, Australia, and many other places. So with this US would go more in line with most other big markets.

finance-mcp-001

semi-annual reporting. a lot of other countries/regions do this to combat short-termism (I'm not taking a stance), including Japan, the UK, the EU.

octopus4488

MangooseInCharge asked 7 countries: Japan said "no" Australia said "no" UK said \_"we're looking into it."\_ China hasn't responded. Additional context: \_"we're looking into it"\_ is British for "no". :D