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DBS Group Holdings (DBS)
Banking & finance
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14 days ago
Insider moves
DBS buys 620,000 units in CICT at $2.02 apiece
Following the purchase, DBS’s stake in CICT stood at 0.3506%.
16 days ago
Broker's Calls
Citi upgrades DBS to ‘neutral’; keeps UOB’s ‘sell’ call after 3QFY2024 results (update)
Even though Citi has not made any changes to UOB's call and target price, analyst Tan Yong Hong notes that UOB could be the next capital management play among Singapore banks.
19 days ago
Banking & finance
DBS shares jump 6.9% on 3QFY2024 earnings beat, $3 bil share buyback news
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta says the bank is “trying to use every tool” to return dividends to shareholders.
21 days ago
Results
DBS 3QFY2024 net profit up 15% y-o-y, 8% q-o-q to $3.027 bil, announces $3 bil share buyback
This is the first time third-quarter net profit has surpassed $3 billion. DBS shares breached above $40 for the first time.
21 days ago
Broker's Calls
Banks expected to post ‘robust’ q-o-q earnings in 3QFY2024; attractive forward yields remain bright spot: DBS
Analyst Lim Rui Wen expects UOB to be the outperformer in NIMs among the three banks in 3QFY2024.
22 days ago
Environmental, Social and Governance
DBS issues green loan of ‘about $60 mil’ to Rexus Bioenergy to finance waste wood power plant in Jurong
The RExus Waste Wood-to-Energy Plant is expected to be complete in 2H2026. Waste wood and wooden construction materials will be the main fuel source for the 13-megawatt facility.
24 days ago
Broker's Calls
HSBC increases Singapore banks’ TPs and estimates; projects strong non-interest income
The analysts see UOB as being “better placed” to do well in 3QFY2024, followed by OCBC and DBS.
October 24, 2024
Banking & finance
DBS’s Piyush Gupta says only half of banks are making enough tech progress
“If I have to look around the landscape, I’d say maybe 50% of companies have made enough progress on that,” says DBS CEO Piyush Gupta.
October 18, 2024
Broker's Calls
Maybank upgrades Singapore banks to ‘positive’ as it sees the sector benefiting from China and growth in Asean
Analyst Thilan Wickramasinghe has kept his "buy" call on DBS and upgraded OCBC and UOB to “buy” from “hold” previously. He has also raised his TPs for all three banks.
October 14, 2024