Monday, October 18, 2010

SIA - Daiwa raises SIA target to $18.08 from $15.23

Stock Name: SIA
Company Name: SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD
Research House: Daiwa


Daiwa Securities raises Singapore Airlines (C6L.SG) 6-month target price to $18.08 to $15.23, says Dow Jones, upgrades rating to Outperform from Hold; says upgrade due to upward revisions in Daiwa’s traffic forecasts for FY2011, also expects $409 million net profit in 2Q. 



Notes carrier’s current valuation has lagged “high valuation” regional peers since start of year, reflecting slow traffic, yield growth; “we believe a continuous earnings and yield recovery in the coming quarters will lead to improved investor sentiment on the stock.” 

Adds, overall number of tourists flying into Singapore +20% on-year for January-July period. “We think the gradual completion of the integrated resort and strong capacity growth from FY12 onward will help boost the company's earnings.” 

Share price last down 0.4% at $16.16. 

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