Broker: Maybank Research Pte Ltd
Date of Report: May 22, 2026
Excerpt from Maybank Research Pte Ltd report.
Report Summary
- Stock Focus: Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel, ST SP)
- Action: BUY
- 12-Month Target Price: SGD 5.00 (+10%)
- Key Idea: Singtel is positioned as one of ASEAN’s leading AI infrastructure plays, with strong growth potential in GPUaaS, sovereign AI workloads, data centers, and AI-enabled connectivity. The company is aggressively scaling up its AI and data center businesses, expecting AI/DC-linked segments to contribute around 15% of group EBITDA by FY29.
- Highlights:
- Share price correction after FY26 results viewed as overlooking improving operational trends and robust capital return framework.
- FY27 capex guidance higher (SGD3 billion), but Singtel’s asset recycling program and previous monetizations can bridge the gap between free cash flow and dividends.
- Management remains confident in sustaining current shareholder returns, with additional funding levers available.
- Estimated FY27–29 core net profit growth, with associates and AI-driven businesses as main growth drivers.
- Implications: Investors should focus on Singtel as a diversified telco and AI infrastructure leader, maintaining capital returns and strong growth prospects in the region, especially in AI-related services.
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