Daily FNArena News - Australia

Offering an impressive total shareholder return, this not so run of the mill REIT is attracting the eye of brokers.

Estia Health has acquired four aged care facilities, making ambitious prospectus forecasts appear more attainable.

While analysts debate whether the oil price has bottomed, Australia’s mid-cap producers are being forced to rethink their strategies. Brokers discuss their preferences.

Brokers discuss whether an investment in beaten down WorleyParsons is worth the risk.

MMA Offshore has signalled earnings in FY15 will be flat on FY14, as customers revise expenditure plans and competition for work intensifies.

May is considered a significant month as both companies and analysts harden their views on the upcoming financial year-end earnings reports.

Weekly update on recommendation, target price, and earnings forecast changes.

Australia’s economic transition will be significantly hampered by steeper than expected falls in resource sector construction, exacerbated by lower commodity prices, BIS Shrapnel concludes.

March quarter sales were strong across Wesfarmers’ main retail divisions but brokers highlight the challenges of keeping all the balls in the air.

FNArena’s weekly update on short positions in the Australian share market.