M Stanley Releases Ratings, Target Prices, and Valuation Projections for Chinese Telecoms (Table)
Investment Ratings: Morgan Stanley has assigned "Equalweight" ratings to China Telecom, China Unicom, China Mobile, and China Communications Services, while giving an "Overweight" rating to China Tower.
Target Prices: The target prices set by Morgan Stanley for the telecom stocks are HK$5.5 for China Telecom, HK$8 for China Unicom, HK$85 for China Mobile, HK$12.5 for China Tower, and HK$4.4 for China Communications Services.
Short Selling Data: The report includes short selling figures, with China Mobile having the highest short selling amount at $147.23M and a ratio of 10.109%.
2026 Estimates: Projected 2026 P/E ratios and dividend returns are provided, with China Unicom having the lowest P/E at 9.5x and China Mobile offering the highest dividend return at 7.3%.
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Stocks with Expected Weighting Increases: Stocks like SENSETIME-W and HESAI-W are expected to see significant increases in weighting, with inflows of US$422 million and US$147 million respectively, despite varying short selling ratios.
Stocks with Expected Weighting Decreases: TENCENT and BABA-W are among the stocks anticipated to experience decreases in weighting, with TENCENT facing a notable outflow of US$293 million due to high short selling activity.

MSCI Index Review Results: MSCI announced the results of its index review, effective after market close on February 27, with 37 stocks added and 16 stocks removed from the MSCI China Index.
Stocks Added: Notable additions include HESAI-W, PONY-W, SENSETIME-W, and YOFC, with varying short selling ratios and price changes.
Stocks Removed: Stocks removed from the index include Autohome ADR, CHINACOMSERVICE, CHINA VANKE, FOSUN INTL, ZHEJIANGEXPRESS, and Qfin Holdings, with significant short selling activity noted.
A-Shares Changes: The remaining changes in the index pertained to A-shares, indicating a broader adjustment beyond just Hong Kong stocks and ADRs.

Investment Ratings: Morgan Stanley has assigned "Equalweight" ratings to China Telecom, China Unicom, China Mobile, and China Communications Services, while giving an "Overweight" rating to China Tower.
Target Prices: The target prices set by Morgan Stanley for the telecom stocks are HK$5.5 for China Telecom, HK$8 for China Unicom, HK$85 for China Mobile, HK$12.5 for China Tower, and HK$4.4 for China Communications Services.
Short Selling Data: The report includes short selling figures, with China Mobile having the highest short selling amount at $147.23M and a ratio of 10.109%.
2026 Estimates: Projected 2026 P/E ratios and dividend returns are provided, with China Unicom having the lowest P/E at 9.5x and China Mobile offering the highest dividend return at 7.3%.

Launch of New Index: Hang Seng Indexes Company has introduced the Hang Seng SCHK Electronics Theme Index, which tracks the performance of Hong Kong-listed companies in the electronics sector eligible for Southbound trading under the Stock Connect scheme.
Constituents and Review: The index comprises 40 constituents, representing the largest market cap companies in the electronics theme, and is reviewed semi-annually with quarterly adjustments to weightings.
Current Constituents: Notable companies included in the index are TCL Electronics, Xiaomi, and SMIC, among others, with varying short selling ratios reported.
Market Activity: The article provides detailed short selling data for various constituents, indicating market activity and investor sentiment towards these stocks.

Company Overview: CHINACOMSERVICE (00552.HK) has reported its interim results for the period ending June 2025.
Stock Performance: The stock price increased by 0.080, reflecting a gain of 1.681%.
Short Selling Activity: There was short selling activity amounting to $5.34 million, with a ratio of 18.974%.
Data Context: The information is based on data available up to October 2023.




