Damo lowered the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's earnings per share forecast for 2024, 05 and 06 by 0.9%, 1.8% and 2.6%, respectively.
The Zhitong Finance App learned that Morgan Stanley released a research report stating that it gave the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00388) a “reduced holdings” rating and maintained the target price of HK$223.
The bank said it lowered the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's 2024, 05 and 06 earnings forecasts per share by 0.9%, 1.8% and 2.6%, respectively, in terms of market capitalization. The average daily turnover forecast for 2024, 05 and 06 was lowered by 6.6%, 2.4% and 2.4%, respectively.
Furthermore, since the transaction fees and clearing fees of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange fell short of earlier expectations, the total expenditure forecast for 2024 was lowered by 2.4%, and the total expenditure forecast for 2025 and 06 was reduced by 2% and 0.9%, respectively.