BDO shares down after profit taking

BDO UNIBANK, Inc. was one of the most actively traded stocks in the local market last week after disclosing its second-quarter earnings and latest offering of peso-denominated sustainability bonds.

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Data from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) showed that BDO was the third most actively traded stock last week, with 18.71 million shares worth a total of P2.73 billion traded from July 28 to Aug. 1.

At the end of the trading week, BDO closed at P143 per share, down 6% from the previous Friday’s close of P152.20.

The decline was also reflected in the financial sector, which fell by 2.7%, while the benchmark PSE index (PSEi) contracted by 1.7% week on week.

Year to date, the stock contracted slightly by 0.7%, a reversal from the financial sector’s 1.6% growth but better than the PSEi’s 3.4% decline.

Regina Capital Development Corp. Head of Sales Luis A. Limlingan said in a Viber message that the various news surrounding BDO drove investors to trade more actively.

"Some investors may have had higher expectations for the earnings, prompting them to take profits. In contrast, others might have viewed the oversubscribed bond issuance as a potential catalyst for BDO in the remaining months of the year," said Mr. Limlingan.