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Unfortunately, Brookfield is looking like the old Brascan empire, a plate of spaghetti, where they spin off all these entities, then buy them back and it's hard to keep track of how many there are. That said, BAM and BN-T are grossly undervalued. The market is overreacting to the impact of commercial real estate BN-T, in particular.
BAM and BN-T are the top Brookfield stocks. BAM has huge leverage forward, so much money they manage. The market has been done on this during high interest rates and because of commercial real estate. Yes, some CRE buildings stink and won't do well, but others will be fine. If interest rates stop rising, Brookfield will have a lot of leverage. He's a big believer.
We think the discussion of BAM moving its head office to the US has helped, as it has been undervalued relative to US peers. This is why the company split in the first place, so it is good that the move has worked so well. The market is strong, of course, which helps, as do interest rates. But the breakout is still nonetheless impressive. Deutche Bank raised its target today to $59 (US$). It is, as always, involved in several transactions but there has not been any unusual news of late. But investors see the Trump win as favourable for the group overall.
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