SunCorp Slips On Negative Research

Shares of SUN are down 1% in early trade at $13.76.

A research note from a local investment bank has lowered the guidance on SUN to “under-perform” and adjusted their price target to $12.45.

The report cites higher operating costs and lower margins to rationalize the lower price.

Our ALGO engine triggered a sell signal in SUN at $14.05 on November 10th; we agree with the downside target of $12.45.

SunCorp

 

 

Keep TWE On The Radar

Since posting an all-time high of $18.09 on February 22nd, shares of TWE have slipped over 6% lower and touched the $16.84 level yesterday.

We consider TWE one of the best growth stocks on the ASX, but with a P/E of over 35X we prefer to buy it at lower levels.

From a technical perspective, we see good support in the $16.35/40 area and will advise on entry levels in subsequent postings.

Treasury Wine Estates

 

Newcrest Firms As Spot Gold Continues to Climb

As global markets become more concerned about the impact of US tariffs and the escalation of trade disputes, the price of Spot Gold has firmed back to the $1340 level in late NY trade.

Our preferred local gold stock to buy is Newcrest, which has recovered smartly from the $21.20 low last week to reach $22.20 in early trade today.

The correlation between Spot Gold and NCM has been around 70% over the last 6-months.

As such, we would expect a break of the $1350 level in the spot price to correspond to just under $23.00 for NCM.

Newcrest was added to our Top 50 Model portfolio on December 13th at $22.10.

Newcrest Mining

 

WPL Gets A Boost From WTI

Shares of WPL reached a high of $29.25 in early trade as West Texas Intermediate (WTI)  crude oil posted its largest single session gain in over three weeks.

The front month WTI contract rose $1.30, or 2.2%, following a report that crude stocks have dropped by 600,000 barrels at the US storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma.

WPL is part of our ASX Top 20 Model Portfolio and our ALGO engine triggered a buy signal on February 20th at $29.10.

The stock has been a tepid performer over the last few weeks after announcing a rights issue and going ex-dividend.

However, the technical picture is improving and a break back above the $29.66 level will likely extend into the gap from $30.90 from mid-February.

Woodside Petroleum