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Will the Kier share price ever recover?

The construction services and property group’s stock has lost more than 75% of its value since the start of the year, but with short sellers retreating is this a sign the share price will start to recover it losses?

Kier Group Source: Bloomberg

Kier Group saw its share price hit an all-time low of 61p in July, with investors fearing that the company would follow in the footsteps of its rival Carillion which collapsed in January last year in what was the largest ever trading liquidation in the UK.

Since then, the share price has recovered slightly, up 25% since its July low to trade at 86p levels as of 16:20 GMT on Tuesday. Short sellers have also retreated slightly since July in a sign that the company’s turnaround strategy could help its share price recover the ground it has lost.

However, the construction services and property group’s stock is still down 75% since the start of the year, with it facing numerous challenges.

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Kier Group sees short sellers retreat

Short sellers have retreated since July, where the company had a 12.16% short position against it.

Since then, short interest has more than halved to 5.53%, with three of the four funds betting against the stock reducing their positions against Kier Group in November.

BlackRock Investment Management, TT International and GLG Partners all reduced their short positions by -0.13 (remaining short position held 1.26%), -0.14 (1.68%) and -0.86% (1.73%) respectively, according to data compiled by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Kier Group progresses with turnaround strategy

Kier Group continues to progress with its turnaround strategy, with the company on course to deliver a headcount reduction of around 1200 by 30 June 2020 and annual cost savings of at least £55 million in the financial year ending 30 June 2021, according to its latest trading update.

The company continues to progress with its sale of Kier Living, its housebuilding division, and to explore options to further accelerate the release of capital from its property business.

‘We continue to build the foundations for the future of the Group through the execution of our strategic priorities,’ Kier Group chief executive ofiicer (CEO) Andrew Davies said.

‘Our core businesses are performing in line with our expectations and we continue to win work from a number of our major clients, whilst significantly reducing the Group's overheads and costs.’

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