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ジェフリーズによると、Seekは短期的な競争激化とAIリスクに直面する。

-- ジェフリーズは月曜日のレポートで、Seek(ASX:SEK)は短期および長期の両方のリスクに直面しており、求人ポータルとアプリを通じて30万社の中小企業顧客を抱えるEmployment Heroの全株式を売却する際に、競争激化に直面する可能性があると指摘した。 ジェフリーズによると、求人広告はテキストベースであり、応募者追跡システムなどの他のプラットフォームも求職者と求人をマッチングできるため、人工知能(AI)はSeekにとって幅広い結果をもたらす可能性があるという。 また、Seekの求人広告指数は、同社が予測していた比較的安定した水準と比較して、会計年度開始以来約2.5%減少していると指摘した。 ジェフリーズは、CAR Group(ASX:CAR)を、堅調で多角化された収益構造により、マクロ経済環境が軟調な場合でも好調な業績が見込まれることから、引き続き分類広告セクターのトップピックとしている。ジェフリーズによると、同社は市場におけるリーダーシップと豊富なデータセットのおかげでAIによる破壊的イノベーションの影響を受けにくく、AIハブへの投資はAIネイティブな競合他社への対応に役立つだろう。 一方、REAグループ(ASX:REA)は、不動産広告市場においてドメインからの競争上の脅威はほとんどない。ジェフリーズは、「REAはメタデータの優位性、製品イノベーション、そしてエージェントのワークフローへの統合を考慮すると、AIによる仲介排除のリスクは低い」と見ている。 この株式調査会社は、Seekの投資判断を「買い」から「中立」に引き下げ、目標株価を24.80豪ドルから15.90豪ドルに引き下げた。CARグループとREAグループの投資判断は「買い」を維持したが、CARの目標株価を38.50豪ドルから33豪ドルに、REAグループの目標株価を203豪ドルから192豪ドルに引き下げた。 これらの変更は、業界全体の評価基準を標準化するプロセスの一環である。 シーク社の株価は直近の火曜日の取引で約3%下落し、CARグループの株価は約1%上昇、REAグループの株価は約2%急騰した。

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