HAL has hit our price target for the second time since our Buy rating in Apr'25, marking a +30% rally. Following the Sept'25 company note, we have revised our model to reflect: the improved sentiment in the offshore energy sector supporting a higher valuation for core holding Boskalis, and (ii) selective adjustments to peer multiples for other private assets. This drives our target NAV per share to €225 (from €218 in Sept'25). We maintain a relatively wide 25% target discount (down from 30% in...
Quest for growth has decided to reduce its exposure to public equity in favour of private equity. The announced €18.7m capital reduction will be financed by selling part of the quoted portfolio. This also shrinks the already small €137m NAV, and defeats the purpose of a listed holding that should be compounding. We believe this reduces the investment case for QfG as it cuts (retail) investors access to an experienced investment team with a public equity track record. The listed portfolio deliver...
Quest for Growth announced a strategic reorientation to refocus on its core mission of investing in unquoted growth companies and successful quoted small caps. The Board proposes a €18.7 million capital reduction, distributing €1 net per share to shareholders without cancelling shares, funded by existing cash and the sale of large-cap positions. This move is said to aim to sharpen the fund's profile as a pure growth specialist. The strategy maintains focus on three pillars: Digital, Health, and ...
HAL Trust, a prestige investment firm, has delivered over 100x returns to shareholders since 1977 with a small, talented team. Its portfolio stands out with maritime assets like Boskalis (33% of NAV), Vopak (14.3%), SBM Offshore (5%), and well-known names like Coolblue and Siltronic. Despite this, HAL's share price is down 20% from its peak in 2016 and the stock is trading at a 24% discount to book value. Apart from sluggish portfolio performance, we see four reasons for fading investor interes...
A director at Warehouses De Pauw SA bought 64,382 shares at 20.720EUR and the significance rating of the trade was 79/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years...
A director at Hal Trust maiden bought 350 shares at 139.880EUR and the significance rating of the trade was 70/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearl...
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