YY inc. initiated with a Buy at Goldman Sachs

2017年9月9日

Goldman Sachs analyst Fan Liu started YY with a Buy rating and $101 price target, saying it is expected that the early pioneer in live streaming can sustain its leadership position.

Bullish option flow detected in YY with 1,761 calls trading, 3x expected, and implied vol increasing over 2 points to 43.16%. 9/22 weekly 65 calls and Sep-17 85 calls are the most active options, with total volume in those strikes near 840 contracts. The Put/Call Ratio is 0.54. Earnings are expected on November 21st

• Analysts expect a sharply increasing business volume for the group, with high growth rates in the coming years.
  
• Margins returned by the company are among the highest on the stock exchange list. Its core activity clears big profits.
  
• Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
  
• Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.
  
• The company's attractive earnings multiples are brought to light by a P/E ratio at 13.31 for the current year.
  
• Growth remains a strong point in this company. In their sales forecast, analysts sound optimistic with regard to sales prospects.
  
• Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
  
• For several months, analysts have been revising their EPS estimates roughly upwards.
  
• For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
  
• Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
  
• The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.