Tuesday 23 Apr 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Genting Bhd rose as much as 18 sen or 2% on bargain hunting and after Maybank Investment Bank Bhd said the company was a cheaper proxy to its listed units.

Genting Bhd, which owns 49.32% of Genting Malaysia Bhd, also has a 52.84% stake in Genting Singapore PLC. Collectively, the Genting Group is a diversified entity, the businesses of which include hotel, casino and oil palm plantations.

At Bursa Malaysia, Genting Bhd shares rose to their highest so far today at RM9.30, for a market capitalisation of RM34.83 billion.

At 12:30pm, the stock settled at RM9.29, with 949,600 shares traded. Genting Bhd was Bursa Malaysia's sixth-largest gainer.

Investors bargain hunted for Genting Bhd shares, after the stock fell to RM9.03 on Monday (July 10). Yesterday, the stock closed at RM9.12. 

In a note, Maybank analyst Yin Shao Yang said the research firm preferred Genting Bhd as a cheaper proxy to Genting Malaysia and Genting Singapore.

“We tweak FY17/FY18/FY19 earnings estimates by +1%/+3%/+3% and SOP-based target price by +3% to MYR11.90, from (RM11.55), to account for our higher Genting Malaysia earnings estimates and target price,” Yin said.

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