[ET Net News Agency, 27 March 2020] Daiwa Research raised its target price for Kunlun
Energy (00135) to HK$5.5 from HK$5.35 and upgraded its rating to "buy" from "outperform",
with an attractive 2020 dividend yield of 6.8%.
The research house said Kunlun's share price has fallen by 19% in March due to the
market liquidity crunch, likely caused by fund redemptions. As the Fed has offered a blank
QE check to address the global COVID-19 pandemic, Daiwa expects a near-term rebound of
overly-corrected names.
Daiwa expects pent-up demand to be released in 2Q, while industrial gas sales have
already seen a recovery on the back of the >90% resumption in industrial activities. In
addition, it said the Shaanxi-Beijing (SJ) pipeline spin-off story remains intact. Daiwa
expects Kunlun's 60% stake in the SJ pipeline to be spun off by 4Q before the
first-anniversary set-up of PipeChina. (KL)