Tag: ASX:AGL

AGL Energy is rated a buy with the stop loss at $8.20

AGL Energy

AGL Energy is now above the 10-day average following strong earnings results with both electricity and gas portfolio margins exceeding expectations.

FY24 guidance narrowed to the upper end with underlying EBITDA now $2,025m-2,175m (from $1,875m to $2,175m).

AGL Energy is a high-risk counter-trend trade. Watch for the price action to cross above the 10-day average.

AGL Energy is a under Algo Engine buy conditions and is a current holding in our ASX 100 model portfolio.

AGL announced FY19 underlying NPAT of $1,040m and lowered FY20 guidance to be A$780-860m. The forecast is below already adjusted market estimates and we’ve seen the share price trade lower as a result.

With the stock at $19 there is value supported by a 5% dividend yield. This trade is an example where investors should look to add a covered call option to enhance the yield to 10% per annum.

For more information on the option strategy, please call our office on 1300 614 002.

AGL Energy is now under Algo Engine buy conditions, following the recent sell-off from $23 down to $20.50.

We recommend buying AGL and selling an out of the money call option to enhance the income return.

AGL goes ex-div  $0.63 on the 22nd August.

For more information on the option strategy, please call our office on 1300 614 002.

AGL is a current holding within the ASX Top 50 and 100 model portfolios.

With the share price trading at $19.50, we consider a pessimistic view is now priced in.

We suggest buying AGL and looking to sell covered call options to enhance the cash flow.

Our Algo Engine generated a buy signal in AGL at $20.50.

With moderate earnings growth into FY19 and the regulators looking to intervene in retail electricity pricing, it is hard to see where the uplift in the share price will come from.

With the stock on a 5.5% forward yield and limited downside risk, we consider AGL a suitable buy-write opportunity for portfolios. Through adding a $22 call option we’re generating 10 – 12% annualised cash flow.

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Shares of  AGL have lost more than 6% over the last two sessions after a mixed full-year report was released on Thursday.

The top line data was impressive as the energy generator announced net profits surged to $1.6 billion, which is almost three times higher than the previous year’s profit of $539 million.

However, a large part of the increase in profits came from a $562 million gain on electricity derivative contracts, a segment of their business which lost over $250 million in 2017.

Along these lines, AGL indicated that based on a fall in the forward price curve, it expects wholesale prices (and their margins) to decline into 2019.

On balance, while the overall full-year NPAT beat most estimates, the downbeat forward guidance has weighed heavily on the stock price and points to lower levels over the short-term

The next key technical support level is in the $19.50 area, which would represent a 2-year low.

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