KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): Credit Suisse analyst Danny Chan downgraded the recommendation on Telekom Malaysia Bhd to neutral from outperform.
* Price target (PT) lowered to RM3.70 from RM4.50, last close. Telekom Malaysia average PT is RM3.87.
* Telekom Malaysia had 12 buys, 9 holds, 6 sells previously: Bloomberg data
* Analysts lowered their consensus one-year target price for the stock by 24 percent in the past three months. Forecasts range from RM3 to RM6.40.
Performance Metrics
* Investors who followed Chan's recommendation would have received a negative 42 percent return in the past year, the same as the company's performance.
* In the past three years and two months, Credit Suisse has rated Telekom Malaysia outperform once and neutral once.
* The shares fell 41 percent in the period rated outperform and fell 11 percent in the period rated neutral.
* Telekom Malaysia reported earnings and sales that trailed estimates for the quarter on Aug 29.