Macquarie Group – Buy Signal

Macquarie Group is now under Algo Engine buy conditions following the recent price retracement from $162 down to $148.

Macquarie Group recently announced a net profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders of $3.01bn for the year ended 31 March 2021 (FY21), up 10 percent on the year ended 31 March 2020 (FY20).

Macquarie Bank

Macquarie Group is under Algo Engine buy conditions and is a current holding in our ASX 100 model portfolio.

MQG reported a 24% fall in second-half net profit compared to the same period a year ago, to $1.27bn. Second-half impairment charges doubled to $900m.

Macquarie’s full year net income was down 8% to $2.7bn. We remain cautious on the deteriorating earnings and doubtful debt charges across the industry over the next six months.

Macquarie Group – Algo Buy Signal

Macquarie Group has sold off from $137 down to $114, following a software outlook for next year’s earnings.

Although it is unlikely they’ll deliver 17% EPS growth, it is probable that we’ll see growth within the 5 – 8% range, which will continue to ensure Macquarie Group’s shares remain attractive.

We have the stock trading on a 5% yield into FY20.

Text from a post last month…. Allowing for continued short-term selling in global markets, we suggest investors add MQG to their watch lists and look for the short term momentum indicators to reverse high within the $116 – $120 range. 

We’re now at the point described above. MQG is trading at $114 and looks like buying interest will build near the current price level.

Macquarie Upgrades Earnings

Macquarie Group is a current holding in the ASX100 model portfolio.

Macquarie upgraded their earnings guidance for FY19 profit to be up 15% from a previous estimate of 10%.

Now that the ACCC has given the green light for Santos to acquire Quadrant Energy, MQG stands to collect about $500 million for their 22% stake in Quadrant.

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Higher Funding Costs To Weigh On “Big 5” Bank Shares

Local banking stocks will be facing higher funding costs as LIBOR rates have surged higher over the last few weeks.

Considering the negative combination of the Royal Commission and lower margins on Mortgage lending, we have been urging caution to investors looking to buy the recent dips in the Big 5  banking names.

As illustrated in the chart below, the cost of local bank funding has posted the sharpest monthly rise in over 8 years.

As such, we don’t believe the local bank shares have found sustainable price support levels yet.

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MQG Sprints Higher On H1 Results

Shares of Macquarie Group posted an all-time high at $98.28 in early trade on a solid half-yearly result and the announcement of a $1 billion share buyback scheme.

The bank’s net profit for the six months to September 30th was up 19% at $1.25 billion, while net operating income was up 3.4% to $5.4 billion.

A key driver of the report was a 17% rise in fees and commission income from their US debt capital markets business.

It’s expected that the bank’s full-year results will be inline with last year’s $2.2 billion result, which means second-half could be slightly lower.

The interim dividend was lifted by 15 cents to $2.05 per share, 45% franked.

From a technical perspective, the sharply higher open has left a $2.00 gap from yesterday’s high of $94.39 to today’s low at $96.53. Typically, price gaps are filled but we don’t expect that to happen during today’s session.

Macquarie Group