| UBS Global Research cut its target price for China Eastern Airlines (CEA)(00670) to HK$7.05 from HK$7.8, and reiterated its "buy" rating. Following its 2017 earnings miss, the research house lowered its 2018-20 EPS estimates for CEA by 13-20%. However, given a 14% share price drop in March, UBS believes the disappointing 4Q 2017 performance has been priced in. In the near term, UBS forecast weak 2Q 2018 results, while consensus may come down further. Nevertheless, it remains confident that CEA's returns will increase in 2018, with a yield improvement more than enough to offset rising costs. UBS thinks CEA's lower-than-peers' P/BV, but higher leverage due to the lifting of the domestic price cap has not been priced in. |
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