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Stockland (ASX:SGP) Enters Data Centers, Is The Discount To Fair Value Warranted?

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

Stockland (ASX:SGP) moved into the Australian data center arena after EdgeConneX announced a 50-50 joint venture to build hyperscale campuses in Sydney and Melbourne, with 450MW of power already secured.

Recent trading suggests interest is starting to build again in Stockland, with the share price recording a 2.91% 90 day share price return even though the year to date share price return is down 26.09%. Meanwhile, the 3 year total shareholder return of 39.79% points to a much stronger longer term picture as investors weigh the new data center joint venture against past performance.

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Stockland now trades at a sizeable discount to both analyst targets and one intrinsic value estimate, even after announcing the EdgeConneX hyperscale venture. Is that caution earned, or is the market mispricing the shift?

Most Popular Narrative: 16% Undervalued

Stockland’s most followed thesis pegs fair value at A$5.03 per security, above the last close of A$4.25. This puts the new data center joint venture inside a broader story about recurring income and capital partnering rather than a one off swing at growth.

Ongoing capital partnering has added A$5b of assets under management over three years with less than A$1b of extra net funds employed. Around 25% per year growth in recurring management income supports the case that Stockland can keep increasing fee based revenue and FFO without matching balance sheet expansion.

See why 25 investors see Stockland as 16% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of A$5.03 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, higher debt costs from around 5.3% to 5.9%, along with softer residential demand into FY27, could quickly challenge Stockland’s capital light, recurring income story.

Find out about the key risks to this Stockland narrative.

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