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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Should You Invest in Sea Limited (SE) Based on Bullish Wall Street Views?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter? Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (SE). Sea Limited currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.52, on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell, etc.) made by 22 brokerage firms. An ABR of 1.52 approximates between Strong Buy and Buy. Of the 22 recommendations that derive the current ABR, 15 are Strong Buy and two are Buy. Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 68.2% and 9.1% of all recommendations. Check price target & stock forecast for Sea Limited here>>> The ABR suggests buying Sea Limited, but making an investment decision solely on the basis of this information might not be a good idea. According to several studies, brokerage recommendations have little to no success guiding investors to choose stocks with the most potential for price appreciation. Are you wondering why? The vested interest of brokerage firms in a stock they cover often results in a strong positive bias of their analysts in rating it. Our research shows that for every "Strong Sell" recommendation, brokerage firms assign five "Strong Buy" recommendations. This means that the interests of these institutions are not always aligned with those of retail investors, giving little insight into the direction of a stock's future price movement. It would therefore be best to use this information to validate your own analysis or a tool that has proven to be highly effective at predicting stock price movements. With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool, the Zacks Rank, which classifies stocks into five groups, ranging from Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), is a reliable indicator of a stock's near-term price performance. So, validating the Zacks Rank with ABR could go a long way in making a profitable investment decision. In spite of the fact that Zacks Rank and ABR both appear on a scale from 1 to 5, they are two completely different measures. Broker recommendations are the sole basis for calculating the ABR, which is typically displayed in decimals (such as 1.28). The Zacks Rank, on the other hand, is a quantitative model designed to harness the power of earnings estimate revisions. It is displayed in whole numbers -- 1 to 5. Analysts employed by brokerage firms have been and continue to be overly optimistic with their recommendations. Since the ratings issued by these analysts are more favorable than their research would support because of the vested interest of their employers, they mislead investors far more often than they guide. On the other hand, earnings estimate revisions are at the core of the Zacks Rank. And empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Furthermore, the different grades of the Zacks Rank are applied proportionately across all stocks for which brokerage analysts provide earnings estimates for the current year. In other words, at all times, this tool maintains a balance among the five ranks it assigns. Another key difference between the ABR and Zacks Rank is freshness. The ABR is not necessarily up-to-date when you look at it. But, since brokerage analysts keep revising their earnings estimates to account for a company's changing business trends, and their actions get reflected in the Zacks Rank quickly enough, it is always timely in indicating future price movements. In terms of earnings estimate revisions for Sea Limited, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has remained unchanged over the past month at $4.23. Analysts' steady views regarding the company's earnings prospects, as indicated by an unchanged consensus estimate, could be a legitimate reason for the stock to perform in line with the broader market in the near term. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Sea Limited. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> It may therefore be prudent to be a little cautious with the Buy-equivalent ABR for Sea Limited. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (SE) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
Daily Express
18 hours ago
- Climate
- Daily Express
Jalan Kolam, Jalan Sang Kancil streetlight outages
Published on: Friday, June 20, 2025 Published on: Fri, Jun 20, 2025 By: Sidney Skinner Text Size: A skymaster was deployed to help restore the affected lights in this part of Karamunsing. CITY Hall is trying to determine the reason for the recurring outage of the streetlights on a 512 metre-section of Jalan Kolam, in Luyang. The agency is also keeping tabs on Jalan Sang Kancil, which extends for some 384 metres from end to end, to ensure that this Karamunsing stretch is properly illuminated at night. Advertisement This action was prompted by feedback from two road-users about the safety hazards which drivers faced at night due to the failure of the public lighting at both locations. Both motorists provided Hotline with the pertinent details which were forwarded to the agency. A spokesman for City Hall's Engineering Department said its electrical contractor checked on what was transpiring on both roads, shortly after being contacted by the media. 'His workers found that the power to the lights had tripped,' he said. 'The ELCB [Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker] was reset, before the lights came on again. Advertisement 'This has happened on and off several times this year, especially when there is a downpour.' He explained that an ELCB was a safety device that detected and interrupted electrical faults, specifically earth leakage or ground faults, to prevent electric shocks and potential fire hazards. The spokesman said the agency was in the process of trying to isolate the fault in the underground line in this area. He said the agency would consider enlisting the assistance of Sabah Electricity (SE) to stabilise the electricity channelled to the lights. 'Our engineers made a joint inspection SE technicians some time back.' He said a fuse for one of the latter's installations here kept blowing during that check. 'We were made to understand that this might stem from rain-water seepage. 'The run off was likely finding its way into part of the electricity cable between the installation and the lights.' He estimated that there were more than 10 lights on the median between the junction Lorong Zirafah 8 and the Foh Sang intersection. When asked how often maintenance was carried out on City Hall's streetlights, the spokesman said there was no fixed-schedule for this work. 'These amenities are attended to as and when it becomes necessary to do so.' In the case of Jalan Sang Kancil, the spokesman said a problem with the power being channelled to a control panel along the road temporarily rendered the lights on the slope inoperable. 'We alerted SE about this occurrence and the company promptly despatched a team to resolve the problem,' he said. 'The contractor's staff later checked on the lights and related fixture and confirmed that everything was in order. A sky-master was deployed to facilitate this effort.' He said the individual had been asked to keep an eye on the public lighting on Jalan Kolam, as well as Jalan Sang Kancil, from time to time. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
BAE Systems funding provides 300 jobs boost for Scottish shipyards
'We welcome the additional funding from Scottish Enterprise that will help secure shipbuilding in Glasgow for generations to come' – Simon Lister, BAE Systems Sign up to our Scotsman Money newsletter, covering all you need to know to help manage your money. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Defence giant BAE Systems has been awarded more than £9 million of taxpayer funding to support a training and skills academy on the Clyde. The Scottish Enterprise backing will form part of a project to modernise the company's Clydeside shipyards, creating some 300 new jobs and securing around 1,000 more. It is part of a wider £300m investment by BAE Systems, which includes a new shipbuilding facility and the adoption of pioneering manufacturing technologies to improve productivity. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Simon Lister, managing director of BAE's naval ships business, said: 'We welcome the additional funding from Scottish Enterprise that will help secure shipbuilding in Glasgow for generations to come. BAE Systems has yards at Govan and Scotstoun. 'The funding supports our ambition to attract and retain the workforce of the future, providing people with the necessary skills to work in a highly specialised industry. This will also provide ongoing value and significant contribution to the Scottish economy.' Scottish Enterprise has worked with the firm for more than ten years to encourage investment in its Govan and Scotstoun shipyards. The Applied Shipbuilding Academy collaborates with schools, colleges and universities, suppliers, customers and local authorities to provide training and skills development across Scotland. It also partners with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland and the Clyde Maritime Industry Forum to share knowledge in advanced manufacturing across the Scottish maritime sector. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Scottish Enterprise (SE) chief executive Adrian Gillespie said: 'This significant strategic capital investment by BAE Systems in cutting-edge technologies and its commitment to helping upskill the shipbuilding industry and the broader maritime sector is exactly the kind of ambitious, transformative project we want to support through our mission-based approach to growing and strengthening Scotland's economy. 'Not only will the project create hundreds of highly skilled jobs and protect many more, but it will also establish some of the most advanced and productive manufacturing facilities in the UK, helping to reduce the time it takes to build ships on the Clyde and open the door to global export opportunities.' The SE funding includes a research and development grant of £7.4m and a training aid grant of £1.8m to maximise skills as well as providing a collegiate training facility, offering access to the broader industry via the academy. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced the funding during a visit to BAE's shipbuilding academy. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad She said: 'BAE Systems' investment, supported by Scottish Enterprise, will radically transform shipbuilding on the Clyde - bringing state-of-the-art, globally competitive training and skills facilities, creating up to 300 new jobs and contributing wider economic benefits to Scotland. 'Projects like this will shape Scotland's future workforce, developing the next generation of skilled professionals and supporting high-quality apprenticeship programmes. 'I am confident that this funding will help to secure the future of shipbuilding on the Clyde,' she added.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
BAE Systems funding provides 300 jobs boost for Scottish shipyards
'We welcome the additional funding from Scottish Enterprise that will help secure shipbuilding in Glasgow for generations to come' – Simon Lister, BAE Systems Sign up to our Scotsman Money newsletter, covering all you need to know to help manage your money. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Defence giant BAE Systems has been awarded more than £9 million of taxpayer funding to support a training and skills academy on the Clyde. The Scottish Enterprise backing will form part of a project to modernise the company's Clydeside shipyards, creating some 300 new jobs and securing around 1,000 more. It is part of a wider £300m investment by BAE Systems, which includes a new shipbuilding facility and the adoption of pioneering manufacturing technologies to improve productivity. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Simon Lister, managing director of BAE's naval ships business, said: 'We welcome the additional funding from Scottish Enterprise that will help secure shipbuilding in Glasgow for generations to come. BAE Systems has yards at Govan and Scotstoun. 'The funding supports our ambition to attract and retain the workforce of the future, providing people with the necessary skills to work in a highly specialised industry. This will also provide ongoing value and significant contribution to the Scottish economy.' Scottish Enterprise has worked with the firm for more than ten years to encourage investment in its Govan and Scotstoun shipyards. The Applied Shipbuilding Academy collaborates with schools, colleges and universities, suppliers, customers and local authorities to provide training and skills development across Scotland. It also partners with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland and the Clyde Maritime Industry Forum to share knowledge in advanced manufacturing across the Scottish maritime sector. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Scottish Enterprise (SE) chief executive Adrian Gillespie said: 'This significant strategic capital investment by BAE Systems in cutting-edge technologies and its commitment to helping upskill the shipbuilding industry and the broader maritime sector is exactly the kind of ambitious, transformative project we want to support through our mission-based approach to growing and strengthening Scotland's economy. 'Not only will the project create hundreds of highly skilled jobs and protect many more, but it will also establish some of the most advanced and productive manufacturing facilities in the UK, helping to reduce the time it takes to build ships on the Clyde and open the door to global export opportunities.' The SE funding includes a research and development grant of £7.4m and a training aid grant of £1.8m to maximise skills as well as providing a collegiate training facility, offering access to the broader industry via the academy. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced the funding during a visit to BAE's shipbuilding academy. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad She said: 'BAE Systems' investment, supported by Scottish Enterprise, will radically transform shipbuilding on the Clyde - bringing state-of-the-art, globally competitive training and skills facilities, creating up to 300 new jobs and contributing wider economic benefits to Scotland. 'Projects like this will shape Scotland's future workforce, developing the next generation of skilled professionals and supporting high-quality apprenticeship programmes. 'I am confident that this funding will help to secure the future of shipbuilding on the Clyde,' she added.
NZ Autocar
2 days ago
- Automotive
- NZ Autocar
2025 Mini Cooper SE Review
Mini's first electric Cooper went well enough but couldn't roam that far out of town. The new SE remedies that. The second-generation of the Mini Cooper Electric is here, in a couple of guises; the E with a 41kWh (37kWh usable) battery and the SE that you see here with a 54kWh battery pack (49 usable). Contrast that with the original 2020 version that had a 32.6kWh pack (29kWh usable). It offered a range that Mini claimed was around 230km but only in town. Used beyond city limits, and you'd be lucky to see 180km. That's similar to Mazda's MX-30 for range, and that expensive experiment lasted just two years. Equally, no surprise that the new electric Mini Cooper comes with either a modest battery (still bigger than before) or an acceptable size one in the SE and decent enough range (up to 402km WLTP). While this is primarily an urban car, it's one that Mini says has the kind of dynamics that make you want to take it beyond the city. So then you need a bit of range to get you there and back again. The bigger version has more power too. Yes, it is more expensive by $6k than the E ($61k vs $67k) but that's probably the best $6k you will ever commit to. Moreover, with a modestly sized battery pack of around 50kWh you can replenish from 65 to 90 per cent odd overnight using a 2kW portable charger. Zero to 80 per cent takes roughly five hours using an 11kW wallbox. A 10-80 rezip on a 50kW DC unit takes about half an hour. The point here is that charging is a chore and a bore so the less often and the less time taken the better. As mentioned dynamics are key here, so big battery packs are out of the question. But as lithium-ion tech slowly advances, the batteries tend to be more energy dense without growing in size. Not quite the same for the car overall, however; the original we tested in 2020 was 1404kg, this latest, admittedly in SE guise with more gear and a bigger battery, is now 1680kg. It has more range of course but the performance increment isn't huge. Back then with a 135kW/270Nm motor, it could get to 100km/h in 6.85sec. Now, with 160kW and 330Nm it did the same thing only half a second quicker, and that's much the same with the overtake, at 4.0 vs 4.6sec. However, with at least 50 per cent more range, no-one will feel hard done by, particularly when it's only $7k more than before. If you're just not up for an electric Mini Cooper, you can still buy a range of petrol variants, with the three-pot 115kW/230Nm 1.5 kicking off at $49,990. This also comes in a better specified Favoured flavour for a few thousand more. The $56,990 Cooper S gets a motor more befitting of a go-kart car, its 2.0 150kW and 300Nm motor giving it a sprint time of 6.6 seconds. There's still the JCW hot-shot as well, costing a few thou less than the Cooper SE. Mini looks with better tech This car is still a front driver, now with a 160kW and 330Nm motor. It has a bewildering range of drive modes, borrowed from the BMW mode book. But it's really only Eco, Normal and Sport that matter. The latter is accompanied by a 'wahoo' exclamation from the speakers when selected and that wears thin. Normal will do for the most part, as usual. There are three regen settings too, low, medium and high. Well, four if we're counting, the Adaptive mode. We preferred the high setting which is similar to single-pedal driving, only without being so abrupt. There's a new look too, better in that you can scarcely pick it apart from the ICE power variants. The original electric Mini featured a horizontal yellow line across the grille, signifying the electric innards. That's gone, and in its place a couple of yellow S badges instead. The larger mainly solid grille and low ride height impart a real impression of width, like it's set to pounce. There's still the iconic Mini Cooper shape, the big round LED headlights, and abbreviated overhangs. It remains recognisably Mini, something that hasn't really changed from the model's inception in 1959. It's much the same as the 911 in that regard then. Inside, there's the still iconic circular IFT and control screen, now a 240mm OLED offering for even greater clarity. Like all central controllers, this takes time to master. But there are several buttons on the dash that make the process simpler. One of these is the start-stop button, which some EVs don't have. We prefer this, especially as the Mini detects the key approaching and unlocks automatically. Same for locking; just leave and it does that for you. Alongside is a wee lever for D and R, and a button to the right is for P. Towards the left is the Experience button (drive modes then) while a little below those is another that is a shortcut to the menu that changes driver assistance stuff. And there's a shortcut to nixing lane keeping as well. Serious drivers may want to as they go about straightening curvy roads. This bongs a few times at you gently, quietly if it detects you're exceeding the local speed limit. You can cancel it if you want in the control screen. And it stays off. Mini makes use of recycled plastics and the like – there's no leather or chrome – so much of the dash and door cards are covered in a fabric-like textile. What look like leather-clad seats aren't real then, vegan something or other. Harder charging The latest Cooper E rides on a new dedicated EV platform co-developed by BMW so benefits from a touch more room in the rear. But the 210L boot remains marginally useful. Think grocery shop up for two. Splitfold the rear seats to enlarge it to 800L (69L more than before) and it swallows oodles of gear. The dynamics are even better than before, as the battery is between the axles for a better weight split. There's generous steering heft but it's still the darty thing it used to be. Ride will seem firm initially but at open road speeds it makes lots of sense. And even at town pace it's not sharp; good seats help. It's premium priced for a weenie but comes with premium items, like powered and heated leatherette seats with lumbar pump, seat memories and a massage function. The sports wheel is heated but the rim is a bit fat, like BMW items. Overhead is a full length fixed panoramic roof with ambient lights around the edge and a powered slide beneath. There's also one of the polycarbonate head-up displays, this one pretty good for clarity. And there's stop and go for the adaptive cruise while smartphones integrate wirelessly and there's a surround camera system for safer parking. Harman/Kardon supplies a premium sound system too. And there are enough crash smarts for a five-star ANCAP result. So it's a properly sensible update here, especially the SE. Somewhere out on the far horizon, the next-generation Minis will be rear or AWD, as they adopt BMW's Neue Klasse platform. The Gen6 800V architecture will also mean even more range and quicker charging. Mini Cooper SE $66,990 / 14.8kWh/100km / 0g/km 0-100 km/h 6.33s 80-120 km/h 4.02s (114m) 100-0 km/h 38.96m Speedo error 98 at an indicated 100km/h Ambient cabin noise 74.4dB@100km/h Motor output 160kW/330Nm Battery 49.2kWh Range 382km Drivetrain Single-speed auto / FWD Front suspension Mac strut / swaybar Rear suspension Multilink / swaybar Turning circle 10.8m (2.2 turns) Front brakes Ventilated discs (335mm) Rear brakes Discs (280mm) Stability systems ABS, ESP Safety AEB, ACC, BSM, LDW, RCTA, ALK, AHB Tyre size f/r-225/40R18 Wheelbase 2526m L/W/H 3858 / 1756 / 1460mm Track f-1521mm r-1524mm Luggage capacity 210-800L Tow rating 500kg (750kg braked) Service intervals Condition based Scheduled servicing 3yrs Warranty 5yrs / 100,000 km ANCAP rating ★★★★★ (2025) Weight (claimed) 1680kg
