UBS stated that CHINA OVERSEAS (00688.HK) -0.250 (-1.199%) Short selling $52.21M; Ratio 13.458% achieved 78% of annual sales target in October, which was decreased by 15 ppts compared with same period last year. It is believed that the decrease was due to the weak sentiment and structural oversupply in certain tier 2 and lower-tier cities. UBS expected that the group could achieve a year-on-year contracted sales growth of 5% in 2015. The target price of China Overseas was decreased from $25.8 to $23.81. The rating was maintained at Neutral
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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