Friday, July 29, 2011

Singapore Air falls on disappointing Q1 net

Stock Name: SIA
Company Name: SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD
Research House: Credit SuissePrice Call: HOLDTarget Price: 14.40

Stock Name: SIA
Company Name: SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD
Research House: Deutsche BankPrice Call: HOLDTarget Price: 13.20



Shares of Singapore Airlines (SIA) (SIAL.SI), the world’s second-largest airline by market value, fell as much as 3.9% on Friday after it reported a worse-than-expected quarterly profit, prompting analysts to slash their ratings on the firm.

At 8:03 a.m., SIA shares were 3.5% lower at $14.19 with more than 2.3 million shares changing hands. This was 1.3 times its average daily volume in the last five sessions.

SIA said on Thursday it faced significant challenges as soaring jet fuel prices slashed first-quarter profit by a worse-than-expected 82% from a year ago and economic uncertainties plagued key markets.
Several analysts cut their target prices and recommendations on the airline.
Credit Suisse downgraded its recommendation on the stock to “neutral” from “overweight” with a lower target price of $14.40 compared to $15.90, while Deutsche Bank cut to “hold”  from “buy” and reduce the target price to $13.20 from $16.90. 

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