[ET Net News Agency, 12 March 2021] Daiwa Research lifted its target price for MTR
Corporation (00066) to HK$53.8 from HK$52.1 and maintained its "buy" rating.
The research house said MTRC's 2020 underlying net profit fell by 58.7%. However, the
company has kept its DPS unchanged, which is reassuring and should bode well for the
equity valuation.
Daiwa noted that the cross-boundary travel is a high-margin part of MTRC's rail business
but the visibility about the timing of the re-opening of the border is low. It thus
lowered its FY2021-22 net profit and EPS forecasts by 39% to factor in its continued loss
of revenue. (KL)