Singaporean Basic Materials Stock News

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If you are wondering whether United Overseas Bank at S$36.36 is offering fair value or a potential opportunity, this section helps you cut through the noise and focus on what the price really reflects. The share price has seen a 1.4% decline over the last 7 days and a 5.8% decline over the last 30 days, while still sitting on returns of 3.1% year to date and 2.3% over the last year, with longer term 3 year and 5 year returns of 45.8% and 81.1% respectively. That mix of short term weakness...

Jardine Matheson Holdings (SGX:J36) has drawn fresh attention after reporting a move back to net profitability in 2025, outlining earnings guidance for 2026, and signaling higher dividends for shareholders. See our latest analysis for Jardine Matheson Holdings. Even after a 1 day share price return of negative 0.94% and a 7 day share price return of negative 4.15%, Jardine Matheson’s 1 year total shareholder return of 80.40% and 5 year total shareholder return of 40.95% point to gains that...

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX:BTOU) has reported its FY 2025 first half results with total revenue of US$60.4 million and basic EPS of US$0.03 loss, while the trailing twelve months show revenue of US$113.9 million and basic EPS of US$0.04 loss. Over the last three reported half year periods, total revenue has moved from US$86.7 million in 1H 2024 to US$80.8 million in 2H 2024 and US$60.4 million in 1H 2025. Over the same intervals, EPS shifted from US$0.01 to a US$0.11 loss...

Frasers Property Limited has announced the appointment of Tony Lombardo, currently Group CEO and Managing Director of Lendlease, as its Group Chief Operating Officer effective 1 October 2026, with responsibility for Group Investments and Frasers Property Capital under the OneFrasers operating model. This move brings nearly three decades of global real estate, capital markets and M&A experience into a role focused on group-wide capital discipline, cross-portfolio optimisation and tighter...

Chair transition puts governance in focus for Great Eastern Holdings Great Eastern Holdings (SGX:G07) has drawn fresh attention after announcing that Chairman Soon Tit Koon will step down following the April 14, 2026 AGM, with Dr. Andrew Khoo set to assume the role. For investors, the planned handover signals continuity in board oversight while raising timely questions about how Dr. Khoo's regulatory and insurance sector experience might shape governance priorities and long term capital...

Genting Singapore launches shareholder approved buyback Genting Singapore (SGX:G13) has started repurchasing its own shares under a shareholder approved buyback mandate. The mandate authorizes the company to buy back up to 10% of its issued share capital. See our latest analysis for Genting Singapore. At a share price of SGD0.675, Genting Singapore has a 30 day share price return of 12.34% decline and a 1 year total shareholder return of 4.35% decline. This suggests recent momentum has been...

In early March 2026, NTT DOCOMO, StarHub and ServiceNow announced a joint initiative to build an AI‑driven, autonomous roaming resolution model on the ServiceNow AI Platform, aiming to standardize and automate how carriers identify and fix international roaming issues for travelers. This collaboration is material because it seeks to cut manual support, improve reliability for roaming customers, and create a globally scalable, shared operational framework between mobile operators. Next, we’ll...

Hongkong Land Holdings (SGX:H78) has returned to profit with 2025 net income of US$1,263.4 million, while progressing its US$4b capital recycling plan, launching a new private real estate fund, and proposing a higher full year dividend. See our latest analysis for Hongkong Land Holdings. The recent earnings return to profit, progress on the US$4b capital recycling plan and the proposed dividend increase appear to have coincided with stronger momentum, with a 90 day share price return of...

Southern Alliance Mining (Catalist:QNS) has reported its H1 2026 results with trailing twelve month revenue of MYR266.5 million and a loss of MYR21.2 million in net income excluding extra items, translating to a basic EPS loss of MYR0.041. The company has seen revenue move from MYR73.6 million in H2 2024 to MYR70.3 million in H1 2025 and MYR129.2 million in H2 2025, while basic EPS shifted from a loss of MYR0.0065 to losses of MYR0.0210 and MYR0.0348 over those same periods. With the business...

FSRU contract win and project delivery put Seatrium (SGX:5E2) in focus Seatrium (SGX:5E2) moved into the spotlight after securing a new Floating Storage Regasification Unit conversion contract from Karpowership and successfully delivering an earlier FSRU project, drawing fresh attention to its shares. See our latest analysis for Seatrium. The FSRU contract news comes during an already active period for Seatrium’s shares, with a 30 day share price return of 10.75% and a 90 day move of 11.27%...

Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX:M44U) has been hit with RM28.1 million in Malaysian tax assessments on interest income from junior medium term notes. This has prompted a legal challenge that could influence future earnings depending on the court outcome. See our latest analysis for Mapletree Logistics Trust. The tax dispute comes after a softer run for the units, with a 30 day share price return of 8.27% and a year to date share price return of 7.58%. The 5 year total shareholder return of...

Why First Resources is on investors’ radar after its latest results First Resources (SGX:EB5) has drawn fresh attention after reporting full year 2025 earnings and proposing a final tax exempt dividend of 10.20 Singapore cents per share, subject to shareholder approval in April 2026. The company reported full year sales of US$1,661.08 million and net income of US$353.93 million for 2025, alongside the recommended payout. Together, these give investors updated figures to assess both income...

Jardine Matheson Holdings recently reported its 2025 results, including an 11% year-on-year increase in underlying profit, a proposed final dividend of US$1.75 per share (taking the full-year payout to US$2.35), and board changes that will see Sean Ward become company secretary after the annual general meeting in May 2026. Alongside these results, the group set 2026 earnings guidance broadly in line with 2025 and signalled an at least US$2.45 per-share dividend for 2026, underscoring a clear...

Share buyback authorisation and what it could mean for investors Singapore Exchange (SGX:S68) has kicked off a share repurchase program authorised at its October 2025 AGM, allowing buybacks of up to 107,164,240 shares, or 10% of its issued ordinary share capital. For you as an investor, this type of announcement often raises two questions: how the buybacks might affect future share supply, and what the move says about management’s view of the business at the current trading price. See our...

AGIBOT partnership puts Singtel’s robotics ambitions in focus Singapore Telecommunications (SGX:Z74) is drawing fresh attention after AGIBOT announced a cooperation agreement with Singtel Enterprise, aiming to roll out AI-driven robots over Singtel’s communications network to local businesses and individuals from 2026. See our latest analysis for Singapore Telecommunications. The AGIBOT announcement lands at a time when Singapore Telecommunications’ share price has a 30 day return of 4.39%...

UOL Group Limited has reported past full-year 2025 results, with sales of S$3.23 billion and net income of S$481.73 million, alongside basic and diluted earnings per share of S$0.57 from continuing operations. The company also affirmed an annual dividend of S$0.18 per share, signalling management’s willingness to return cash to shareholders following the stronger revenue and profit performance. Next, we’ll consider how UOL’s improved earnings and affirmed S$0.18 dividend shape its investment...

ComfortDelGro (SGX:C52) has started repurchasing its own shares under a shareholder approved mandate, shortly after reporting full year 2025 sales of S$5,058.6m and net income of S$230.3m, drawing fresh attention to the stock. See our latest analysis for ComfortDelGro. At a share price of S$1.43, ComfortDelGro’s recent 1 day share price return of 0.70% and 7 day return of 4.03% decline sit against a 1 year total shareholder return of 4.84% and 3 year total shareholder return of 45.06%. This...

PropNex’s earnings and dividend announcement PropNex (SGX:OYY) has drawn fresh attention after reporting full year 2025 financials, together with a proposed final tax exempt dividend of 4.5 Singapore cents per share, pending shareholder approval at the upcoming AGM. See our latest analysis for PropNex. Despite the strong full year 2025 results and proposed dividend, the recent share price has come under pressure. The 30 day share price return shows an 18.01% decline and the year to date share...

Food Empire Holdings Limited recently reported full-year 2025 results, with sales rising to US$576.92 million from US$476.35 million a year earlier, while net income declined to US$35.99 million from US$52.53 million. This combination of stronger top-line growth but weaker profitability highlights shifting cost or margin pressures that could influence how investors assess the business. We’ll now examine how the company’s higher revenue but lower net income shapes Food Empire Holdings’...

Full year 2025 earnings put Wilmar in focus Wilmar International (SGX:F34) has drawn fresh attention after reporting full year 2025 results, with sales of US$70.4b and net income of US$1.41b, compared with US$67.4b and US$1.17b a year earlier. See our latest analysis for Wilmar International. The latest full year figures appear to have caught the market’s eye, with a 1 day share price return of 4.25% lifting Wilmar International to SGD3.68 and adding to a 90 day share price return of 21.05%...

DBS Group Holdings (SGX:D05) has wrapped up FY 2025 with Q4 revenue of S$5.1b and basic EPS of S$0.78, alongside trailing twelve month revenue of S$22.1b and EPS of S$3.84 that frame the latest quarter against a fuller year of performance. Over the past year, total revenue on a trailing basis has moved from S$21.7b in FY 2024 to S$22.1b in FY 2025, while trailing net income excluding extra items went from S$11.2b to S$10.9b, giving investors a clear read on how top line growth and earnings...

Sheng Siong Group Ltd has released its full-year 2025 results, reporting sales of S$1,569.96 million and net income of S$149.46 million, both higher than the previous year. The uplift in basic earnings per share to S$0.0994 from S$0.0915 highlights improved profitability on a per-share basis for investors. Next, we examine how Sheng Siong's full-year revenue growth and stronger earnings shape the company’s investment narrative going forward. Explore 22 top quantum computing companies leading...

Bumitama Agri (SGX:P8Z) drew investor attention on 7 March 2026 after a 6.82% intraday move, with trading volumes rising alongside firmer crude palm oil prices and improving sentiment toward agricultural producers. See our latest analysis for Bumitama Agri. That sharp 6.82% 1 day share price return at a latest share price of S$1.41 comes after a softer 1 month share price return of 2.76% decline. At the same time, the 1 year total shareholder return of 78.76% and very large 5 year total...