On September 17, LAOPU GOLD fell 3.47% in regular trading, trading at 360.4 HKD/share, with turnover of approximately 62.78 million HKD, giving back the prior session's 5%-plus rebound gains.
On the news front, widening divergence among brokerages over the company's second-half performance outlook continues to pressure sentiment. The company's interim report showed first-half net profit rising 88% year-over-year, but the growth rate decelerated markedly from the 200-300% pace seen in prior periods, with second-quarter net profit declining significantly on a sequential basis from the first quarter. Morgan Stanley currently projects second-half revenue to fall 11% year-over-year and cut full-year net profit estimates by 2-3%, while JPMorgan maintains an Overweight rating with an 891 HKD target price, expecting quarterly earnings to recover to approximately 800 million yuan and 1.2 billion yuan in Q3 and Q4 respectively. Meanwhile, gold jewelry gram prices remain volatile at elevated levels, and controversy surrounding nearly 50% discounts on secondhand resale of the company's products persists. Market participants are now awaiting verification from the upcoming Mid-Autumn and National Day peak-season consumption data before reassessing the stock's near-term trajectory.
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