Wednesday, January 12, 2011

SuntecReit - JPMorgan raises Suntec REIT to Neutral, ups target

Stock Name: SuntecReit
Company Name: SUNTEC REAL ESTATE INV TRUST
Research House: JP Morgan Chase


JPMorgan upgrades Suntec REIT (T82U.SG) to Neutral from Underweight and raises its target price to $1.60 from $1.35. 



While the house retains its view the trust requires one more round of recapitalization, it says the stock is trading at a discount to NPV and book value estimates on a fully diluted basis; “In fact, as with the share price performance post the previous EFR exercise, we think a potential re-capitalization would help to fully lift the fundraising overhang and could be the share price catalyst.” 



The house fine-tunes earnings estimates to factor in December’s equity fundraising and lowers its discount rate assumption. JPMorgan says at $1.60/unit, on a fully diluted basis, it estimates a 5% FY11 yield and a 5% discount to book. 

The house prefers Suntec over CapitaCommercial Trust (C61U.SG) for office exposure on “better portfolio quality, better earnings growth profile and a more attractive valuation.” REIT +0.6% at $1.57.

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