[ET Net News Agency, 10 March 2020] Daiwa Research lifted its target price for Huatai
Securities (HTSC)(06886) to HK$16 from HK$15 and maintained its "buy" rating.
The research house expects Huatai's leadership position in wealth management to be
further strengthened by the recent investment advisory pilot scheme, booming A-share ADT
(average daily turnover), and rising competitive advantage in its online platform.
It noted that Huatai, along with a few other top securities firms, has recently received
a pilot licence for investment advisory on mutual funds. The new pilot scheme allows
selected securities firms to advise and act on clients' investment in mutual funds while
charging client investment advisory fees.
Daiwa revised up its earnings for 2019-20 by 7-17% as a result, while the 7% cut to its
2021 EPS estimates mainly reflects higher IT investment. (KL)