Butcher boy, management is generally well aware and encourage it. Cowie gets one on one meetings with the companies and often is allowed to do site visits. One of his tips earlier in the year got into trouble for actually publishing the report on their website.
It is a bit of a no brainer for management. As you can see first hand, his followers blindly do what he says and the SP automatically rises. Basically free exposure for the company.
I am a subscriber, but I don't follow his tips. I just subscribe to get an idea of what the market is thinking and sometimes try to predict which stocks he is going to pick.
EVG Price at posting:
19.5¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Not Held