HSBC Global Research cuts its price target for Yangtze Optical Fiber & Cable (06869.HK) to HK$276 from HK$277 and kept a Buy rating. The bank said weaker sentiment toward cyclical AI-hardware names prompted lowering the 2027 target P/E from 18x to 15

2026-08-18

HSBC Global Research cuts its price target for Yangtze Optical Fiber & Cable (06869.HK) to HK$276 from HK$277 and kept a Buy rating. The bank said weaker sentiment toward cyclical AI-hardware names prompted lowering the 2027 target P/E from 18x to 15x. HSBC raised its 2026 and 2027 EPS forecasts by 24% and 20.8%, respectively, citing a Q2 profit alert and a larger share of data‑center fibre; 2026 EPS is now RMB11.21.