Keppel Ltd stock (SGX:BN4) is ending 2025 with a very specific kind of momentum: the kind built from steady share buybacks, repeatable asset monetisation, and a strategy that markets increasingly read as “asset-light, recurring-income, value-unlocking Keppel” rather than the legacy conglomerate of years past. [1]
As of Dec 23, 2025 (Singapore time), Keppel’s share price was S$10.30, up 0.98% on the day (as at 14:08), after closing S$10.20 on Dec 22. [2] Within the same Dec 23 pricing window, MarketScreener showed Keppel at S$10.31, with a +50.58% move since the start of 2025 and a +1.98% five‑day change, reinforcing the “strong year, strong tape” story investors are watching into 2026. [3]
Below is what’s driving Keppel stock right now, the most relevant company updates investors are using as inputs, and where consensus forecasts sit heading into 2026.
Keppel share price today: S$10.30–S$10.31, with buybacks still running
Keppel’s share price was listed at S$10.30 on Dec 23, 2025 (14:08 SGT) on SGinvestors, with the counter up S$0.10 (+0.98%) on the day. [4] MarketScreener’s snapshot around the same date showed S$10.31 (+1.08%), along with a year-to-date (1st Jan) change of +50.58%. [5]
That performance is not happening in a vacuum. Keppel has been actively buying back shares under its buyback mandate, and the most recent disclosed purchase (filed via SGXNet reporting) shows continued daily activity:
- Date of purchase: Dec 22, 2025
- Shares repurchased: 50,000
- Price range: S$10.12 to S$10.20
- Total consideration: S$509,564.84
- Treatment: Held as treasury shares (not cancelled) [6]
The same disclosure also shows cumulative shares repurchased to date of 12.92 million (about 0.71191% of issued shares excluding treasury shares at the relevant reference point), and treasury shares held after the purchase of 18,597,940. [7]
Bottom line: the market has both a price trend and a mechanical bid (buybacks) in the background—often a supportive combination when sentiment is already constructive.
Fresh company news: Keppel sells remaining stakes in two Singapore data centres for S$50.5m
One of the most material late‑December developments feeding into the Keppel narrative is a data-centre-related monetisation—exactly the kind of “recycle capital, redeploy, repeat” action the company has been emphasizing.
On Dec 16, 2025, Keppel announced that its Connectivity Division agreed to sell:
- the remaining 10% interest in Keppel DC Singapore 3 (KDC SGP 3), and
- 1% interest in Keppel DC Singapore 4 (KDC SGP 4)
to Keppel DC REIT, for a total cash consideration of S$50.5 million, with completion expected by 1Q 2026. [8]
Keppel positioned this as part of its wider asset monetisation programme, and stated the transaction would bring announced monetisation year‑to‑date to over S$2.4 billion. [9]
Even though the buyer is Keppel DC REIT (within the broader Keppel ecosystem), the market tends to treat these moves as strategically important because they:
- demonstrate execution on monetisation,
- potentially refresh capital for new opportunities, and
- keep the spotlight on Keppel’s digital infrastructure exposure (data centres, connectivity, etc.). [10]
The operating story behind the rerating: profit growth, recurring income, and asset monetisation
Keppel’s own 9M 2025 business update is a big anchor for how investors are framing the stock into year-end.
From that update, Keppel reported that the “New Keppel” (i.e., excluding the non-core portfolio for divestment and certain discontinued operations framing) delivered over 25% year‑on‑year net profit growth in 9M 2025, supported by earnings growth across its segments. [11]
On capital recycling, Keppel stated it had announced monetisation of about S$2.4 billion in 9M 2025, and that since launching the monetisation programme in October 2020, it has announced about S$14 billion of total asset monetisation. It also flagged that it was targeting another >S$500 million in monetisation deals over the coming months. [12]
On shareholder returns and buybacks, Keppel added a key data point: since launching its S$500 million Share Buyback Programme on July 31, 2025, it had repurchased S$92.6 million of Keppel shares as of end‑September 2025. [13]
A separate Reuters report on Keppel’s nine‑month performance also highlighted the same broad direction of travel: profit growth driven across segments, recurring income up, and monetisation as a continuing lever—while noting Keppel’s shares hit a record level around the late‑October reporting window. [14]
What investors tend to do with this package of information is simple: they model Keppel less like a “one‑off gains” company and more like a repeatable fee + operations + recycling platform, and then ask what multiple the market should pay for that.
The macro tailwind: “value unlocking” becomes a market theme, and Keppel fits the template
Keppel isn’t the only Singapore stock being discussed through the lens of “value unlocking,” but it’s one of the names showing up consistently when strategists talk about what a reform- and shareholder‑returns‑driven market could favor next.
A Business Times report said JPMorgan named Keppel among its top Singapore picks for 2026 (alongside names such as DBS and Singtel), as part of a view that ASEAN equities could be at an inflexion point in 2026. [15]
The Edge Singapore summary of JPMorgan’s view also described the “value unlocking” logic—linking it to mechanisms like dividends and buybacks, asset recycling, and clearer long‑term strategy visibility—and likewise listed Keppel among the bank’s top picks for Singapore. [16]
This matters for Keppel stock because it aligns with what the company has been doing in practice: monetisation, buybacks, and a narrative of disciplined capital allocation.
Analyst forecasts for Keppel stock: target prices cluster around S$11.7–S$12.2
As of Dec 23, 2025, aggregated targets published by SGinvestors show that recent analyst updates imply meaningful upside from the S$10.30 area:
- SGinvestors reports that (based on the latest reports within the past three months) Keppel has an average target price of S$11.933, implying about 15.9% upside from the reference price. [17]
- Notably, the most recent targets listed include:
- OCBC Investment (Oct 31, 2025): BUY, TP S$11.90
- UOB Kay Hian (Oct 31, 2025): BUY, TP S$11.70
- Phillip Securities (Nov 3, 2025): BUY, TP S$12.20 [18]
Older (but still-cited on the same page) updates include:
- DBS Research (Aug 1, 2025): BUY, TP S$10.00
- CGSI Research (Aug 1, 2025): ADD, TP S$10.23 [19]
DBS’ August note explicitly framed Keppel’s S$500m buyback programme as supportive for the share price and indicated the shares could be used for employee schemes and potential M&A-related purposes. [20]
Reading across the set: the more recent targets (late‑Oct/early‑Nov) lean bullish and sit well above today’s S$10.30 level, which helps explain why “pullbacks get bought” can become a self‑reinforcing pattern—at least until a new fundamental datapoint resets the debate.
What investors are watching next: buybacks, monetisation cadence, and the M1–Simba regulatory timeline
1) Will Keppel keep buying back shares at pace?
Daily buyback disclosures are one of the most “real‑time” signals investors have. The most recent purchase (50,000 shares on Dec 22) confirms the programme is active into year‑end. [21]
2) Can Keppel sustain “asset monetisation as a muscle,” not an event?
Keppel has repeatedly framed monetisation as an ongoing programme—S$2.4b announced in 9M 2025, ~S$14b since Oct 2020, and >S$500m targeted in upcoming deals. [22]
Deals like the S$50.5m data centre stake divestment are small relative to the full programme, but they are exactly the kind of repeatable execution the market looks for. [23]
3) Regulatory uncertainty around the M1–Simba consolidation process
Keppel’s proposed divestment of M1’s telco business to Simba has been moving through a formal review process. IMDA opened a public consultation on the proposed consolidation and set submission deadlines (as published on IMDA’s consultation page). [24]
Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) also stated publicly that the proposed consolidation is being assessed in accordance with IMDA’s competition framework, and that IMDA would review feedback and commitments around service quality and consumer interests. [25]
Keppel’s August announcement of the proposed transaction (enterprise value framing and structure) remains central context for why investors care: it’s tied to the broader monetisation and capital allocation story. [26]
4) Broader market positioning into 2026
When global strategists (like JPMorgan, per local reporting) highlight Singapore “value unlocking” and list Keppel as a preferred name, it can amplify institutional attention going into the next calendar year—especially if flows rotate toward markets perceived as under-owned. [27]
The setup for Keppel Ltd stock into 2026
Keppel enters 2026 with three pillars visible in public data:
- Supportive capital management (ongoing buybacks and stated intent to use monetisation proceeds to reward shareholders). [28]
- A steady drumbeat of monetisation (including late‑2025 connectivity/data centre moves). [29]
- Analyst targets implying upside (recent BUY calls clustering around S$11.7–S$12.2, with an average near S$11.933). [30]
The key question for investors isn’t whether Keppel has a narrative—clearly it does. The question is whether execution and external conditions (rates, asset markets, and regulatory timelines) keep lining up so the narrative can keep paying rent.
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