HP is 'a mess,' but it's worth buying: analyst
Shares last week, investors may be left wondering whether there’s a value play to be had.Analyst Kevin Hunt of Auriga thinks there is, upgrading HP today to “buy” from “hold.”
But he points out there’s one big caveat: shareholders will need a lot of patience to reap rewards from a company that’s in disarray.
“We would not take this as an opinion that HP is a great company, or that we have any faith in the current management team,” Mr. Hunt was quoted by MarketWatch as saying . “We don’t think either of those is the case. HP is still a mess.”
But messes can eventually be cleaned up, and Mr. Hunt believes the company's assets have enough value to make HP attractive as an investment over the long term.
“Eventually somebody, be it current management or a new group, might be able to extract the value,” Mr. Hunt said. “And at that point, those buying low might well be rewarded,” he said.
HP shares lost 20 per cent of their value Friday after the company a day earlier provided a disappointing quarterly report and outlook while announcing plans to spin off is PC business and shut down its new tablet. It also plans to make a $10-billion acquisition of British software company Autonomy.
Upside: Mr. Hunt set a new price target of $32 on the stock, down from his previous target of $43.
acquisition of Forzani Group Ltd. should provide immediate earnings per share growth while giving management additional time to realize gains from its internal growth initiatives, said Desjardins Securities Inc. analyst Keith Howlett. He believes the ultimate earnings boost from the acquisition and related synergies will be about 70 cents per share.
Upside: Mr. Howlett has a $74 price target on the stock.
Raymond James Ltd. analyst Daryl Swetlishoff is urging investors to add to positions in given “current extremely inexpensive valuation.” The paper producer is down close to 30 per cent from early July and trades at an estimated 2012 enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ratio of just 2.1 times. “Meanwhile, the company sports an outstanding 26 per cent free cash yield, and is somewhat sheltered from economic malaise due to price stability fostered by heavy industry consolidation,” he said.
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