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Investing.com - Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) downgraded Sembcorp Industries (SI:SCI) from Overweight to Equalweight on Monday, while reducing its price target to SGD7.00 from SGD7.20.
The downgrade reflects Morgan Stanley’s view that Sembcorp faces multiple headwinds, including low volatility in natural gas markets, deflating margins in Singapore, rising curtailment, and weaker prices in China renewables.
Morgan Stanley noted that while Sembcorp’s declining net debt and higher dividends provide some tailwinds, the firm sees "limited room for positive surprises ahead" and has lowered its estimates to reflect weakness in China and lower spreads in Singapore natural gas markets.
The investment bank acknowledged that Sembcorp’s earnings quality remains strong and the company continues to be a key beneficiary of Singapore’s "Hubs of Hub Status," but cited peaking return on equity (ROE) and near-term earnings growth as reasons for the downgrade.
For investors interested in the "Powering AI" theme, Morgan Stanley indicated it now prefers Keppel (OTC:KPELY) Ltd and Gulf Energy over Sembcorp Industries.
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