Best Singapore Stocks: September 2026
Singapore is a small market with an outsized quality bar: a hard-currency financial hub whose exchange is anchored by three of Asia's best-capitalised banks, a deep REIT sector, and a quiet tail of founder-run industrials serving the region. MoatMap scores 200+ SGX names; the list below is where Quality, Value and Momentum align.
MoatMap scored 267 Singapore stocks on 2026-09-01; 167 cleared the $250M market-cap floor this list applies. The market's average StockRank is 59. Technology is the most represented sector in the top 10 (3 names).
September 2026 edition · data as of ·How we score stocks·All Singapore stocks, refreshed daily
Top 25 Singapore Stocks by StockRank
| # | Ticker | Company | Score | Q | V | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWZ.SI | Multi-Chem Limited | 99 | 69 | 80 | 70 |
| 2 | PCT.SI | PC Partner Group Limited | 98 | 73 | 64 | 75 |
| 3 | E5H.SI | Golden Agri-Resources Ltd | 96 | 50 | 78 | 78 |
| 4 | AGS.SI | The Hour Glass Limited | 96 | 76 | 58 | 71 |
| 5 | S61.SI | SBS Transit Ltd | 96 | 70 | 68 | 66 |
| 6 | KUO.SI | International Cement Group Ltd. | 96 | 76 | 70 | 57 |
| 7 | 5DD.SI | Micro-Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd. | 95 | 90 | 49 | 62 |
| 8 | P8Z.SI | Bumitama Agri Ltd. | 94 | 67 | 42 | 90 |
| 9 | AP4.SI | Riverstone Holdings Limited | 94 | 80 | 67 | 51 |
| 10 | P52.SI | Pan-United Corporation Ltd | 94 | 77 | 49 | 71 |
| 11 | 5TP.SI | CNMC Goldmine Holdings Limited | 93 | 92 | 67 | 36 |
| 12 | ZQM.SI | Soilbuild Construction Group Ltd. | 92 | 82 | 91 | 22 |
| 13 | BS6.SI | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. | 92 | 78 | 42 | 74 |
| 14 | BEC.SI | BRC Asia Limited | 91 | 74 | 73 | 45 |
| 15 | ULG.SI | UltraGreen.ai Limited | 91 | 87 | 74 | 31 |
| 16 | EB5.SI | First Resources Limited | 91 | 62 | 45 | 85 |
| 17 | 5CF.SI | OKP Holdings Limited | 90 | 78 | 65 | 48 |
| 18 | V03.SI | Venture Corporation Limited | 89 | 64 | 67 | 58 |
| 19 | S68.SI | Singapore Exchange Limited | 88 | 87 | 16 | 83 |
| 20 | QES.SI | China Sunsine Chemical Holdings Ltd. | 87 | 77 | 61 | 47 |
| 21 | H22.SI | Hong Leong Asia Ltd. | 87 | 58 | 65 | 61 |
| 22 | S56.SI | Samudera Shipping Line Ltd | 87 | 55 | 90 | 39 |
| 23 | AVP.SI | AvePoint, Inc. | 85 | 71 | 33 | 78 |
| 24 | WJP.SI | VICOM Ltd | 85 | 77 | 40 | 66 |
| 25 | NPW.SI | Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad | 85 | 66 | 48 | 69 |
Ranked by StockRank (Quality + Value + Momentum composite) at a minimum market cap of $250M. A new edition is generated on the first scoring run of each month.
Director buying reported in the 90 days to : ULG.SI · Full Singapore insider feed
Active share buybacks in the 180 days to : AGS.SI, 5DD.SI, P52.SI, ULG.SI, V03.SI, S68.SI
What Makes SGX Different
The SGX is dominated by yield. The three local banks (DBS, OCBC, UOB) plus a globally significant REIT sector mean most of the market's value is in businesses that return cash. Dividends in Singapore carry no withholding tax for most foreign investors, a structural advantage over nearly every other market on this site. When rates fall, the REIT complex re-rates; when they rise, the banks' margins do the work.
Beyond the yield core sits the more interesting screen territory: small industrials, offshore-marine and precision-engineering names that serve Southeast Asian growth but list in a hard-currency, strong-rule-of-law jurisdiction. Coverage is thin and mispricing is common; several of the market's best multi-year performers came from this tail, not the index.
The practical caveat is liquidity. Outside the top ~50 names, SGX volumes are modest, which is why this list applies a market-cap floor and why position-building in the tail takes patience. The flip side: thin liquidity is precisely why the mispricings persist long enough for a monthly screen to catch them.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the best Singapore stocks to buy right now?
- The table above ranks MoatMap's top 25 SGX-listed stocks by StockRank, a composite of Quality, Value and Momentum percentiles. It refreshes monthly with a stated data date, and each ticker links to a full score breakdown.
- Are Singapore dividends really tax-free?
- Singapore operates a one-tier corporate tax system: dividends paid by Singapore tax-resident companies carry no withholding tax and are not taxed again in the shareholder's hands locally. Foreign investors should still check their home country's treatment, but at the source, SGX dividends are among the cleanest in the world.
- Should I buy Singapore banks or REITs?
- They are opposite sides of the rate cycle: banks earn more when rates are high; REITs carry leverage and re-rate when rates fall. A factor screen sidesteps the timing call, because whichever side currently combines reasonable valuation with improving momentum scores higher. Check the sector column above to see which way the list currently leans.
- Is the Singapore market too small to matter?
- Small, but unusually high-quality: strong governance, SGD stability, no dividend withholding and a genuine small-cap tail with thin coverage. For investors building an Asian allocation, it is often the lowest-friction jurisdiction in the region. The constraint is liquidity outside the large caps, not quality.
- How often does this Singapore ranking refresh?
- A new edition forms on the first scoring run of each calendar month and the page states its data-as-of date. For a daily view, use the ranked-stocks screener filtered to Singapore.