BIZ BUZZ: LT firms got a lot of love in 2025

Two of tycoon Lucio Tan’s listed firms won a lot of love last year, making them some of the local bourse’s top favorites.

LT Group Inc. saw its share price advance by 40.76 percent, closing the year at P14.78 apiece from the previous year’s P10.50.

Philippine National Bank (PNB) also recorded a 96.39-percent gain, ending 2025 with a share price of P54.40 each.

This reflected investor confidence in the taipan’s empire, even as the country dealt with a series of issues in the second half of 2025—from consecutive storms battering several regions to a corruption scandal pulling down economic growth.

LT group also weathered market challenges, with a record profit logged in the first nine months of last year.

The 14-percent gain in its net attributable net income, reaching P22.57 billion, was its “strongest nine-month and third-quarter performance since the company’s follow-on public offering.”