This Month
Why are analysts so upbeat on IAG?
The insurer’s latest confession about old claims creeping up means it should have missed a key earnings target from last year.
- Liam Walsh
Why analysts aren’t buying the BoQ turnaround yet
There was a telling moment of exasperation in Bank of Queensland’s annual result presentation last week.
- Lucas Baird
Is CBA’s share price overvalued?
Some brokers say the bank’s historical price-earnings premium is no longer justified amid tough competition to write mortgages. Others disagree.
- James Eyers
September
Westpac starts from behind in institutional bank rev up
Jefferies says Westpac is “well behind the pack” after letting the institutional bank meander for a decade.
- Lucas Baird
Rising gold star Perseus shakes up mining’s establishment
The miner has outperformed Northern Star and Evolution Mining on most financial metrics. What will it take for investors to get onboard?
- Peter Ker
August
PointsBet: Goodbye US, hello profit?
PointsBet’s price soared in 2020 as it put its stamp on the American market. With its US exit almost complete, analysts are wondering about long-term profitability.
- Zoe Samios
Australia’s KFC operator struggles to keep up the momentum
Collins Foods has been a surprise hot stock this year, but the sector is about to get more crowded as Wendy’s plans a major local push.
- Simon Evans
Domino’s: is it time to reorder fallen pizza maker?
The one-time market darling has crashed back to earth and still has analysts split over its prospects.
- Carrie LaFrenz
July
- Analysis
- Analysis
Kogan sales slump but shares surge as it goes back to basics
Ruslan Kogan started by selling TVs out of a garage, so running on the cheap has never been a problem, and investors are seeing the value of recent frugality.
- Paul Smith
ALS taking no risks, but market on the fence
The global testing giant has its AGM this week, and all eyes will be on any earnings guidance after tremors struck in March.
- Liam Walsh
Luck and the street smile on Jumbo Interactive
A hot and cold year for jackpots has dimmed enthusiasm for lotteries reseller Jumbo Interactive, but a simple price increase will turn its fortunes around, analysts say.
- Vesna Poljak
Medibank to become more conservative after capital hit: analysts
Special dividends, and even acquisitions, could be off the table after the health insurer was forced to tie up capital by the prudential regulator.
- James Eyers
Rex is on a different flight path to other airline stocks
Regional Express shares have halved since it secured the funds to expand into the golden triangle.
- Ayesha de Kretser
June
AI gives NextDC a boost, but Microsoft’s data demands conquer shorts
NextDC short sellers have been left scrambling as AI lights up retail investor interest, but long-term, fundies are betting hyperscale contracts will keep rolling.
- Jessica Sier
Nick Politis is betting big on Eagers. Should investors join him?
Investment banks are split on where the country’s largest dealership will go, but a surge in demand for electric vehicles is creating plenty of interest – and opportunity.
- Simon Evans
- Analysis
- Wesfarmers
Rates, wages play havoc on Wesfarmers. Can it survive the storm?
Between the company’s investor day on Tuesday and the Fair Work Commission’s retail award decision on Friday, last week was a busy one.
- Carrie LaFrenz
May
- Analysis
- Banking products
Brokers say Plenti’s profit will jump in 2024 despite higher rates
Shaw and Partners says the personal lender’s cash net profit will rise 80 per cent this year on the back of growth in lending for new cars and rooftop solar.
- James Eyers
- Bulls And Bears
- QBE Insurance
Aussie insurer QBE feels the chill from deadly US winter storms
A surprise blowout in claims shows one of the bear risks for insurer QBE – but can the bull upside of massive jumps in premiums outweigh the negatives?
- Liam Walsh
- Analysis
- Energy transition
Lithium’s mega-merger future-proofs Allkem
The merger will create the world’s third-largest lithium producer just as everyone needs more of the critical mineral.
- Colin Packham
- Analysis
- Woodside Energy Group
Can Woodside prevail in the gas wars?
Woodside’s near-term strategy largely hinges on growth in LNG, and there it faces mounting challenges, with the changes in the petroleum taxation regime only the latest.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
