VGT's stock price surged 5.38% during intraday trading on Thursday, marking a significant upward movement for the technology-focused investment vehicle.
The rally follows JPMorgan's reiteration of its Overweight rating on the company with a target price of 500 HKD. The bank argued that the market had overreacted to short-term headwinds and noted the current share price had already pulled back over 50% from its May peak, fully pricing in uncertainties. JPMorgan expects accelerating earnings growth in the second half of the year to serve as a catalyst for the stock.
Simultaneously, the company announced a restricted A-share incentive plan granting up to 4.8624 million shares to 1,545 employees, alongside an employee stock ownership plan raising up to 700 million yuan. The performance targets attached to these plans require net profit growth of no less than 40% in the current year and 174.4% by 2028, signaling strong management confidence in sustained high growth. Additionally, the broader PCB sector continues to show signs of recovery, with rising prices for copper clad laminate and upstream electronic cloth supporting improved industry sentiment.
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