Is ASX (ASX:ASX) Fully Valued As New Leaders Reset The Outlook?
ASX (ASX:ASX) has refreshed its senior ranks by naming Mark Peterson as Managing Director, Clearing and Settlement, appointing Elaine Vaisanen as Chief Operating Officer, and bringing in Keir Barnes as Chief Financial Officer.
Recent trading has been strong, with ASX’s 7 day share price return of 9.44% and 90 day share price return of 13.69% lifting the stock to A$58.3, even though the 1 year total shareholder return is essentially flat and the 5 year total shareholder return has declined 15.08%.
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ASX has rallied hard on fresh leadership news and short term gains. The next step is working out whether that recent strength still leaves enough upside to justify the current valuation.
Most Popular Narrative: 36% Overvalued
On the most followed valuation view, ASX screens expensive. The narrative fair value of A$43.0 sits well below the latest A$58.3 share price, which leaves current holders asking how much of the good news is already baked in.
ASX is the vertically integrated operator of Australia's equity, derivatives and fixed-income markets and, critically, the statutory monopoly in cash-equity clearing and settlement, riding a legislated superannuation tailwind. The franchise clears the Quality Gate and the hard Truth Tests, and its earnings are described as highly predictable a decade out. However, this is not the elite capital light compounder lane, with consensus expecting roughly flat to declining EPS for three years while a twice-upgraded cost program and a forced capital build compress returns.
See why 8 investors see ASX as 36% overvalued.
Result: Fair Value of A$43.0 (OVERVALUED)
Still, the ASX narrative could be knocked off course if the current cost and capex reset proves more permanent, or if Cboe and TMX steadily chip away at listings.
Find out about the key risks to this ASX narrative.
Next Steps
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