5 Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks Trading at 52-Week Highs: Is It Time to Sell?

The Smart Investor11-18

The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) crossed the 4,500 mark two Fridays ago and hasn’t looked back. As the index hits a new peak, companies such as DBS Group Holdings (SGX: D05), Genting Singapore (...

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interest income (NII) of S$3.56 billion, while down 2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), still forms the core of its total turnover at around 60%. \n\nPart of the reason is that its net interest margin (NIM) declined to 1.96%.  \n\nNon-performing loans (NPL) remained stable at 1%. \n\nMeanwhile, the bank’s non-interest fee segment saw revenue grow by 13.3% QoQ to S$1.58 billion. \n\nWealth management continues to spearhead this diversification away from NII, soaring 22.7% QoQ to S$796 million (50.3% of non-interest fee income). \n\nDBS declared a dividend per share of S$0.75 (S$0.60 of ordinary dividend and S$0.15 of capital return dividend). \n\nManagement has also committed to S$3 billion to reduce shares opportunistically over the next three years.\n\nDBS has a trailing dividend yield of around 5.3% at its current share price of S$54. \n\nThe bank’s recent dividend payout trend has been extraordinary, with strong annual increases since 2021. \n\nStructural tailwinds, including the growing wealth and trade of Asia, should benefit DBS’s wealth management and institutional banking arms. \n\nThe bank is subject to the risks of even lower interest rates or an economic downturn, which could impair the collection of its loans and asset values. \n\nDBS’s current valuation is rich, though — so investors may want to think twice. \n\nGenting Singapore (SGX: G13) — Tourism Tailwind at Full Throttle\nGenting Singapore, or Genting, experienced a resurgence in net profits for the third quarter of 2025 (3Q2025), up 19% year on year (YoY) to S$94.6 million. \n\nThis increase was fuelled by strong performance from Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and the continuous increase in tourist arrivals to Singapore over the past three months.\n\nWith 2025 visitor arrivals expected to exceed those of 2024, Genting, with its leading integrated resort, RWS, is expected to benefit immensely. \n\nThis trend is evident in its strong gaming turnover performance, which increased by 22% YoY to S$402.3 million for 3Q2025. \n\nHowever, do note that the current construction of RWS 2.0 would cost Genting more than a pretty penny, which could limit the amount of cash it has to pay dividends. \n\nFor instance, RWS’s waterfront lifestyle development is expected to cost as much as S$6.8 billion. \n\nTurning back to financials, Genting’s 3Q2025 revenue increased 16% YoY to nearly S$650 million backed by strong gaming performance from RWS, aided by the opening of the Singapore Oceanarium and its new WEAVE lifestyle precinct, which drove more visitors. \n\nGenting has a forward dividend yield of approximately 5.03%.  \n\nThe integrated resort developer and operator could benefit more from increased spending in both its gaming and non-gaming businesses, alongside higher footfall. \n\nOther than the costs associated with building RWS 2.0, a downturn could impair the company’s earnings. \n\nWhile Genting’s recent rally reflects improvement in fundamentals, it may have priced-in its growth expectations. \n\nUOL Group (SGX: U14) — Property Confidence Rewarded\nUOL has experienced a ferocious rally since the start of the year.\n\nFor the first half of 2025 (1H2025), the property developer recorded revenue of S$1.5 billion, a sizable gain of 22% YoY. \n\nNet profits did even better, surging to S$205.5 million, up 58% compared to 1H2024. \n\nThis increase is on the back of a resurgence in its property development segment, which saw turnover soar 40.2% YoY to almost S$732 million. \n\nFor its property investments segment, occupancy rates benefited from asset enhancement initiatives (AEI), leading to revenue increasing 12% YoY to S$303.6 million. \n\nThe conglomerate’s hotel operations were stable, driven by improved occupancy rate and revenue per available room (RevPAR) from its overseas units. \n\nRecurring income, including its rental income from property investments and hospitality income from hotels, came in at S$679 million, contributing 44% of total revenue. \n\nUOL has a trailing dividend yield of 2.1%. \n\nThe stock’s dividend payout has been steadily increasing since 2021. \n\nImpressively, UOL did not reduce its payout even during COVID. \n\nUOL should benefit from lower rates via improved valuations and higher rental yields from its properties. \n\nFor interested investors, do watch out for signs of slowing in the property market, which would hurt UOL. \n\n\nOCBC (SGX: O39) — Value Catching Up\nDespite the headwinds of lower rates, OCBC managed to surprise investors with a better-than-expected 2025 third-quarter report (3Q2025). \n\nStrong profits for its third quarter (3Q2025), the highest over the past five quarters, were achieved via strong non-interest income turnover performance (up 14.7% YoY to S$1.57 billion). \n\nTrading, insurance, and wealth management stood out for their outperformance. \n\nNet fees and commissions revenue surged 34.4% YoY to S$683 million on the back of robust wealth management performance. \n\nWealth management, which contributed 55% of net fee and commissions income, soared 53.5% compared to 3Q2024. \n\nThis performance is key amid a weaker NII performance. \n\nNII declined 9% YoY to S$2.2 billion due to its NIM softening to 1.84%. \n\nProfit from its Great Eastern (SGX: G07), or GE, insurance arm rose 37% YoY to S$347 million, providing diversification to OCBC’s earnings.\n\nNPL remained stable at 0.9%. \n\nOCBC has a trailing dividend yield of roughly 5.3% (including special dividends). \n\nWhile payout has been increasing since 2021, the bank did cut its interim dividend in 1H2025 to S$0.41 per share while maintaining a payout ratio of 50%. \n\nIncreasing fee income and rebounding profit contribution from GE should stabilise OCBC’s earnings, which are suffering from the headwinds of lower NIM.\n\nInvestors should watch for continued growth in OCBC’s non-interest income, which would counteract its lower NII from lower rates. \n\nDecreasing NII from a contraction of its NIM and a downturn could result in lower earnings and dividends from the bank.\n\nDespite the rally, OCBC’s valuation remains more attractive compared to DBS.  \n\nCapitaLand Ascendas REIT (SGX: A17U) — Industrial Strength Rewarded\nCapitaLand Ascendas REIT, or CLAR, has benefitted from a rotation back into high-quality real estate investment trusts (REITs) by investors to capitalise on lower rates. \n\nFor 1H2025, distribution per unit (DPU) declined 0.62% YoY, falling to S$0.07477. \n\nHowever, its distributions may improve moving forward. \n\nAs at 30 September 2025, the REIT has a stable occupancy rate of 91.3%. \n\nCLAR also demonstrated its ability to increase rents with a positive rental reversion of 7.6%. \n\nThe industrial REIT remains well-capitalised with an aggregate leverage of 39.8% and a cost of debt of 3.6%. \n\nWith 77.6% of its total debt in fixed-rate, CLAR could benefit from refinancing at lower rates. \n\nLooking forward, lower rates could result in improved DPU and valuation for the REIT’s properties. \n\nHowever, the plateauing of industrial rents could limit income growth. \n\nFor interested investors, keep an eye out for lower interest rates, and economic growth holding up for further upside. \n\nIn addition, be mindful of CLAR’s foreign exchange exposure and the potential impact of an economic downturn, which could pressure its occupancy rate and rental rates. \n\nWhile CLAR provides a defensive and reliable income, its DPU may not expand significantly from current levels. \n\nThe Bigger Picture: What 52-Week Highs Tell Us\nThese stocks at 52-Week highs reflect an improved fundamental picture of robust earnings and dividends, alongside a better economic outlook. \n\nHowever, has all the good news been priced into current prices? \n\nWhile high prices do not automatically mean sell, investors should examine if current valuations are too rich and if growth is sustainable. \n\nSelling solely due to short-term price gains is a common folly.Better yet, focus on companies’ fundamentals such as dividend sustainability, balance sheet strength, and long-term growth drivers.\n\nConsider trimming only if valuations far exceed historical norms or if catalysts do not play out.\n\nGet Smart: Reassessing Your Holdings at 52-Week Highs \n52-week highs do not mean sell. \nInstead, it’s an opportunity for investors to reassess their holdings.\n\nTrue winners often reach higher prices; you would do well to hold quality through market gyrations. \n\nOur FREE report, ‘7 Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks That Can Pay You for Life,’ reveals stable, dividend-paying stocks with a history of strong returns—even in uncertain markets. Get insights on Singapore’s most dependable blue-chips and see how they can offer you steady income. Download it today to start building your portfolio with confidence.\n\nFollow us on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram for the latest investing news and analyses!\n\nDisclosure: Wesley owns shares in Genting Singapore.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.35.9","shortVersion":"4.35.9","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2584607321","isCrawlerRequest":true}