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The Short Report – 29 Oct 2026
FNArena’s weekly update on short positions in the Australian share market
10:30 AM
Cuscal’s Payments Moat & Premium Valuation
Cuscal’s unique position in Australia’s payments infrastructure market offers attractive earnings growth, supported by high barriers to entry, operating leverage and acquisitions
10:05 AM
ASX Winners And Losers Of Today – 28-10-26
The table inside ranks the 20 biggest percentage winners and losers among stocks in the ASX300 at the end of each trading day
Oct 28 2026
Macquarie rates AMI as Upgrade to Outperform from Neutral
Aurelia Metals' 1Q27 production, with gold output of 16.2koz, beat consensus by 11% and was its highest quarterly production in around 18 months.
Macquarie comments both silver and copper production also beat expectations by 44% and 51%, respectively.
Gold production reached 29% of the FY27 guidance midpoint, leaving the company comfortably on track to meet its full-year targets. Cash stood at $161m with no debt, while planned upgrades to the Peak processing plant remain on schedule for commissioning in 2Q27.
Flooding at the Federation mine impacted underground development, although additional water management capacity is expected to restore development rates by 3Q27. The analyst raised FY27 EPS forecasts by 11%.
Macquarie upgrades the stock to Outperform from Neutral due to recent share price weakness and raises its target price by 4% to $0.55.
Morgans rates BBT as Buy
BETR Entertainment provided a mixed result in the first quarter, Morgans observes. Turnover growth of 19.1% was offset by sporting and racing outcomes, which affected margins.
October trading has rebounded, with net wins up 73% at an 11.5% net win margin. Management has reaffirmed FY27 guidance of $13m-$19m normalised EBITDA.
The broker lowers FY27 EBITDA forecasts to $14m from $15.4m previously and maintains a Buy rating. Target edges down to 34c from 36c.
Citi rates INA as Downgrade to Neutral from Buy
Citi raises its target for Ingenia Communities to $5.50 and downgrades its rating to Neutral from Buy following Warburg Pincus' revised cash takeover proposal.
The broker notes the $5.50-per-share offer exceeds AVID Property Group's $5.40 proposal and involves partners seeking Ingenia's holiday parks and Gardens businesses.
Warburg's previous 'best and final' position was reset by AVID's superior offer, with existing conditions retained and additional due diligence access required.
AVID has until November 1 to match or improve on the proposal.
Citi expects further announcements, with AVID likely to return with another offer.
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$39.86 28 Oct | 0.000 OPEN $39.89 | 0.000 HIGH $40.19 | 3,586,043 LOW $39.50 |
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| Franking for last dividend paid out: 75% |
| Title | FY24 Actual | FY25 Actual | FY26 Forecast | FY27 Forecast |
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| EPS (cps) | xxx | 198.2 | 247.9 | xxx |
| DPS (cps) | xxx | 166.0 | 166.7 | xxx |
| EPS Growth | xxx | - 9.1% | 25.1% | xxx |
| DPS Growth | xxx | 0.0% | 0.4% | xxx |
| PE Ratio | xxx | N/A | 16.2 | xxx |
| Dividend Yield | xxx | N/A | 4.1% | xxx |
| Div Pay Ratio(%) | xxx | 83.8% | 67.2% | xxx |
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WEEKLY REPORTS
The Short Report – 29 Oct 2026
FNArena’s weekly update on short positions in the Australian share market
10:30 AM
Weekly Update On LICs & LITs – 26-Oct-2026
Weekly update of Listed Investment Companies (LICs) & Listed Investment Trusts (LITs) on the ASX
Oct 27 2026
Uranium Week: U308 Joins Sell The AI Trade
As the world decided to abandon the popular AI trade, ASX-listed uranium stocks got dragged down too. Elevated short positions can potentially trigger a short-covering rally when momentum turns
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Australian Listed Real Estate Tables – 26-10-2026
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Oct 26 2026
Weekly Ratings, Targets, Forecast Changes – 23-10-26
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Next Week At A Glance – 26-30 Oct 2026
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THE MARKETS
Australia
29 October 2026 Updated : 11:41 AEDT
SPI Overnight
8900.00
+40.00
0.45%
NZ50
13749.610
+58.280
0.430%
All Ordinaries
9005.30
+33.90
0.38%
S&P ASX 200
8880.20
+32.90
0.37%
S&P ASX 300
8788.70
+32.30
0.37%
Communication Services
1565.00
+4.00
0.26%
Consumer Discretionary
3585.30
-73.00
-2.00%
Consumer Staples
13275.40
-271.00
-2.00%
Energy
10911.80
+108.40
1.00%
Financials
9741.10
+111.00
1.15%
Health Care
34596.30
+276.50
0.81%
Industrials
8146.90
+23.40
0.29%
Info Technology
1659.60
-1.80
-0.11%
Materials
22508.30
-44.50
-0.20%
Real Estate
3344.40
+51.20
1.55%
Utilities
10669.20
+91.40
0.86%
A-REITs
1561.90
+24.80
1.61%
All Technology Index
2861.20
+6.40
0.22%
Banks
4115.50
+58.40
1.44%
Gold Index
17559.70
+133.60
0.77%
Metals & Mining
7706.30
-12.20
-0.16%
World
29 October 2026 Updated : 11:41 AEDT
CAD/USD
0.7145
+0.00
0.44%
EUR/JPY
175.93
+0.48
0.28%
EUR/USD
1.1137
+0.00
0.11%
GBP/USD
1.3307
+0.00
0.11%
USD/JPY
157.97
+0.26
0.16%
Aus Stocks
29 October 2026 Updated : 11:41 AEDT
Amcor (US)
45.66
-0.31
-0.67%
Newmont (US)
113.92
+1.26
1.12%
Rio Tinto (UK)
6393.00
-7.00
-0.11%
BHP Group (US)
82.22
-0.38
-0.46%
Rio Tinto (US)
85.93
+0.18
0.21%
ResMed (US)
250.17
-0.51
-0.20%
South32 (UK)
235.40
+4.00
1.73%
James Hardie (US)
26.06
-0.27
-1.03%
Janus Henderson (US)
51.95
-0.02
-0.04%
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Thursday, 29 October 2026
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Oct 28 2026
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