BUZZ — Morningstar maintains fair value estimates for Australia's Orora on strong cans segment
* Analysts at Morningstar maintain their fair value estimates for Orora Ltd at A$2.3, higher than last close, after shares fell following ORA's Q1FY27 trading update * Investment research firm forecasts FY27 adjusted EBIT 19% lower than prior year, citing lower sales from Saverglass segment and higher manufacturing costs * Believes market is too impatient with Saverglass, which has had to bear the brunt of US tariffs, cost-of-living pressures and the Middle East war * Market sentiment bleeds onto the prospects of Orora's cans business, which Morningstar considers to have a potential moat * Orora is among Australia's biggest can producers, having contracts with Coca-Cola, Asahi, and Suntory * One of 12 analysts rates the stock "buy" or higher, 11 "hold"; their median PT is A$1.57 — according to data compiled from LSEG * YTD, stock down 38.9%, as of last close (Reporting by Rudrannsh Mehra in Bengaluru) ((Rudrannsh.Mehra@thomsonreuters.com;)
* Analysts at Morningstar maintain their fair value estimates for Orora Ltd at A$2.3, higher than last close, after shares fell following ORA's Q1FY27 trading update * Investment research firm forecasts FY27 adjusted EBIT 19% lower than prior year, citing lower sales from Saverglass segment and higher manufacturing costs * Believes market is too impatient with Saverglass, which has had to bear the brunt of US tariffs, cost-of-living pressures and the Middle East war * Market sentiment bleeds onto the prospects of Orora's cans business, which Morningstar considers to have a potential moat * Orora is among Australia's biggest can producers, having contracts with Coca-Cola, Asahi, and Suntory * One of 12 analysts rates the stock "buy" or higher, 11 "hold"; their median PT is A$1.57 — according to data compiled from LSEG * YTD, stock down 38.9%, as of last close (Reporting by Rudrannsh Mehra in Bengaluru) ((Rudrannsh.Mehra@thomsonreuters.com;)