KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd has maintained its “Buy” rating Bursa Malaysia Bhd at RM6.71 with a lower target price (TP) of RM7.40 (from RM7.60) and said its TP for Bursa is pegged to 26x 2020 EPS (3-year historical average).
In a note today, the research house said Bursa’s 2Q19 securities average daily value (SADV) dropped 23% y-o-y to RM2.21 billion, and RHB Research has conservatively assumed 2019 SADV of RM2.28 billion (2018: RM2.57 billion).
“1H19 net profit of RM93.2 million accounted for 42% of our pre-results 2019 projection, and is below expectations.
“However, we believe SADV is likely to improve for 2020,” it said.