valuations

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Aug 14): Hong Kong’s property stocks are cheaper than Singapore’s, although not cheap enough to account for the risk that the world’s least affordable city could have a housing crash.

SINGAPORE (July 17): Deutsche Bank Wealth Management sees a modest rally in Asian equities over the next 12 months, on expectations of a supportive regional economic landscape and regional valuations.

SINGAPORE (July 11): OCBC continues to rate Mapletree Logistics Trust at “hold”, raising its fair value estimate on the counter to $1.15 from $1.14 given its stronger balance sheet and improved outlook of Singapore's REIT sector.

SINGAPORE (May 22): UOB Kay Hian is keeping SATS at “hold” with a higher target price of $5.05 from $4.60 previously after the airline gateway services and food solutions provider reported $67 million in earnings for the fourth quarter ended March 31.

SINGAPORE (March 22): Barclays Capital is forecasting Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 earnings per share (EPS) to hit US$129 ($181) this year, assuming that a 5% sales growth combined with modest margin expansion and continued repurchases will lead to 8% EP

SINGAPORE (Dec 6): Maybank Kim Eng is maintaining a “neutral” stance on Singapore’s property sector while positioning defensively at the lower end of the risk spectrum, expressing a preference for exposure to stable platforms over trading portfolios

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): OCBC Investment Research has declared Sheng Siong Group (SSG) as its latest and sole preferred “buy” pick at an estimated fair value of $1.15, while maintaining its “neutral” stance on Singapore’s consumer sector.

SINGAPORE (Nov 9): Following the recent spate of privatisation, UOB Kay Hian is casting the spotlight on the merger and acquisition (M&A) investment theme.

SINGAPORE (Sept 22): OCBC Investment Research has upgraded its previous “sell” call on cocoa manufacturer and distributor Delfi to “hold” with an unchanged fair value estimate of $2.34.

SINGAPORE (Aug 26): Asian equities and mutual funds continue to enjoy immense popularity among investors around the world, as seen from the latest foreign institutional investor (FII) flow figures reported by HSBC Global Research, which measure net flows