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Lend Lease on the cheap

Shares in Lend Lease are currently trading at about 9.4 times Citigroup's forecast 2014 earnings, making it a 'buy' for the investment bank.
By · 10 Jul 2013
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10 Jul 2013
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Lend Lease shares have gained 9.6% since July 1 when they were trading at $8.15. Now Citigroup analyst Guy Robinson recommends investors buy stock in the engineering and construction company.

The 21% drop since May 14 in Lend Lease shares is overdone, says Robinson. He reckons Australian non-mining construction is improving while a US recovery spells better earnings for Lend Lease in the world’s biggest economy (see Cliona O'Dowd's Collected Wisdom).

Lend Lease has $21 billion in contracts. The company’s earnings, says Robinson, will improve from 2015. Still, there is a possibility asset sales by Lend Lease will not reach its target of $170 million in 2013, while a higher tax rate in 2014, 20% versus 6% in 2013, combined with a slow down in Australian engineering work will work against profit growth in 2014.

The stock is trading at about 9.4 times Citigroup’s 2014 forecast earnings, making it cheap, says Robinson. 

At 1011 AEST Lend Lease shares were up 13 cents, or 1.5%, to $8.96.

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