0451 GMT - UOB Kay Hian's Jonathan Koh recalibrates his forecasts for Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT's distribution payout ratio and says it may be narrower than previously expected. While the REIT is guiding for its payout ratio to rise gradually, the analyst says in a note thatit will be lower than his previous projections and trims his 2026-2029 payout ratio estimates by 5 percentage points each year to 25%-70%. Still, the U.S. office-focused REIT should benefit from anticipated Federal Reserve rate cuts, with its cost of debt likely to moderate to 4.8% in 2H next year, he adds. UOB KH lowers its rating to hold from buy, but raises its target to US$0.26 from US$0.24. Units are 4.1% higher at US$0.255. (megan.cheah@wsj.com)
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 12, 2025 00:51 ET (04:51 GMT)
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