JP Morgan upgraded the rating of CLP HOLDINGS (00002.HK) -0.950 (-1.408%) Short selling $5.61M; Ratio 4.365%
from Underweight to Neutral and the target price was lifted from $59 to
$68. The adjustment was mainly attributable to the improving prospect
in Australian business and expected smooth passage of the HK tariff hike
on 16 December. It is believed that the increasing rating for CLP
Holdings will be around 5%, lower than the estimation of 11.8%. The
company's new investment will be refrained in China, India and Vietnam.
Of all the utilities stocks, the broker preferred CKI HOLDINGS
(01038.HK) -0.300 (-0.523%) Short selling $1.43M; Ratio 6.357% and POWER ASSETS (00006.HK) -1.450 (-1.958%) Short selling $3.34M; Ratio 3.108% due to M&A or special dividend. Investors who are looking for yield should consider HKELECTRIC-SS (02638.H).
CLSA lowers Beijing Ent Water (00371) to HK$6 CLSA cut its target price for Beijing Enterprises Water (BEW)(00371) by 8% to HK$6, and reiterated its "buy" rating. The research house said BEW's share price has dropped 14% in the last two trading days. First, the 2017 earnings results are below expectations. Second, management is guiding for 20-25% net profit growth for 2018, versus 30% in the past few years. Management now has a cautious approach to water PPP (public-private partnership) projects, which is not necessarily bad. CLSA cut its 2018-19 earnings forecasts by 19%. At the current level, it believes many of the negatives are already priced-in.
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