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Singapore banking sector
Broker's Calls
Singapore banks’ 3Q21 earnings to hold steady: CGS-CIMB
CSG-CIMB's top pick for the sector is UOB.
October 19, 2021
Zest
DBS, UOB among analysts' top picks, as Singapore banking sector remains 'overweight'
UOB and DBS are the top picks for analysts from CGS-CIMB and UOB Kay Hian.
August 10, 2021
Global Economy
Briefs: Apple says chip-shortage recovery will be rocky; China's EdTech giants take steps to curb fallout
Quoteworthy: "... The hard part is identifying the next sector that Beijing will target and why." — DBS Economist Chris Leung
July 30, 2021
Zest
Analysts cheer dividend cap lift for banks, with UOB and OCBC identified as top picks
CGS-CIMB estimates banks to reinstate their FY2021 dividends closer to that of the dividends distributed in the FY2019.
July 29, 2021
Broker's Calls
UOB Kay Hian predicts DBS and OCBC to post net profit of $1.54 bil and $1.20 bil in 2Q21
UOB KH expects DBS to pay a dividend of 25 cents per share for the 2QFY2021 and OCBC to pay 21.2 cents a share for the 1HFY2021.
July 21, 2021
Broker's Calls
UOB remains CGS-CIMB's top pick among 'overweight' Singapore banking sector
The banking sector is seen as a beneficiary of the economic re-openings.
June 29, 2021
Broker's Calls
Analysts keep 'overweight' on Singapore banks amid uneven recovery; top pick being OCBC Bank
Analysts from PhillipCapital and UOB Kay Hian have given OCBC target price estimates of $14.63 and $15.50 respectively.
June 09, 2021
Broker's Calls
'Buy' Singapore banks as tightening of monetary policy may trigger re-rating: UOB Kay Hian
In the report, UOB Kay Hian has identified OCBC as its top pick followed by DBS.
June 02, 2021
Zest
Loan growth appears mixed across industries, but CGS-CIMB analysts still 'overweight' on banking sector
Business loans came in near flat at $427.69 billion in April after four months of steady growth.
June 02, 2021
Broker's Calls
UOB Kay Hian favours counters with strong earnings growth and those with majority of earnings outside Singapore
Singapore Airlines (SIA) remains the brokerage’s key “sell” call as they see travel resuming only after 3QFY2021.
May 21, 2021