Singapore, Feb 7, 2026, 15:23 SGT — The day’s session has ended.
- Hongkong Land finished Friday’s session off 4.2% at US$8.18.
- The company picked up 170,000 shares on Feb. 5 at an average price of US$8.5252, with plans to cancel the lot.
- Attention shifts to the group’s annual results on March 5, with investors looking for updates on the expanded buyback plan and the Singapore fund.
Shares of Hongkong Land Holdings listed in Singapore dropped 4.2% on Friday, settling at US$8.18. The decline followed a turbulent week marked by swings tied to news about shareholder returns and the company’s latest fund initiative. 1
Singapore shares slid, dragging the Straits Times Index down 0.8% to 4,934.41. That drop stood out for Hongkong Land, which had recently been behaving like a “story stock”—think buybacks, capital recycling, fund-management ambitions. Even so, Friday’s session showed that those themes weren’t enough to keep the price from slipping. 2
Expect the unease to spill into the next session. Investors are still weighing if Hongkong Land’s buybacks set a real floor, or simply offer support in what’s been a volatile stretch—especially after the stock’s steep jump earlier this week.
The company disclosed in a Friday filing that it bought back 170,000 ordinary shares on Feb. 5, paying a weighted average of US$8.5252 per share. Those shares are slated for cancellation. Issued share capital now stands at 2,154,654,126 ordinary shares with voting rights; there are no treasury shares on the books. 3
The buyback comes as part of a bigger pivot. Earlier this week, Hongkong Land unveiled its debut private real estate fund in Singapore—initially seeded with S$8.2 billion (US$6.4 billion) in commercial property. The group’s target: at least S$15 billion in gross asset value over five years; that’s the total property value before factoring in debt. CEO Michael Smith told Reuters that Singapore’s CBD office market remains “exceptionally tight,” and reported 96% occupancy in the portfolio. The company also bumped up its buyback program by US$300 million, bringing the total to US$650 million since 2024. 4
This week’s action in the stock captured just how fast sentiment can swing. Hongkong Land soared to US$9.12 on Feb. 4, its loftiest intraday level in more than ten years, but by the close it had slipped back to US$8.62, according to The Business Times. 5
DBS Group Research analysts Jeffrey Lau, Percy Leung, and Cherie Wong aren’t backing away from their “buy” call. In a Feb. 4 note, they argued the larger buyback “should provide strong support” for the stock. At least one brokerage, then, still says the move counts. 6
The logic behind a buyback is straightforward: a company spends cash to pull shares off the market, cutting the share count. Cancellations like this can bump up earnings per share if profits stay solid. Still, when risk appetite fades or property values come under pressure, buybacks alone don’t keep sellers away.
Still, the risks are easy to spot. Should leasing activity lose steam—whether in Singapore or Hong Kong—or if rates refuse to budge from current highs, investors might start to doubt asset valuations and how quickly capital recycling can happen, buyback or not.
The company’s annual results are the next key event. In a Feb. 3 filing to the Singapore Exchange, Hongkong Land confirmed its expanded buyback program will stay in place until June 30, 2027. The buyback won’t kick in until after its 2025 results, currently set for release on March 5, 2026. 7
