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Citi initiated coverage on SIGENERGY (06656.HK) with a Buy rating and HKD500 target price, citing its fast-growing residential energy storage business.
SIGENERGY is one of the fastest-growing companies in the residential energy storage system sector, Citi said in a note dated Aug. 26, adding that its differentiated integrated design and premium product strategy are driving rapid market share gains.
The target implies about 32% upside from the stock's last close. Citi values the company at 10.1 times forecast 2027 earnings, a 24% discount to the peer average of 13.2 times, against a 42% earnings compound annual growth rate for 2025-2028.
Shares rose 9.5% to about HKD380 on the initiation. Citi sees Stock Connect inclusion in September and the expiry of the share lock-up in October as events that could improve liquidity.
The brokerage also pointed to new growth engines from commercial and industrial and utility-scale businesses, building on transferable product advantages and the strong Huawei background of SIGENERGY's management team.
SIGENERGY reported first-half revenue of RMB9.874 billion, up 261.2% year on year, while net profit jumped 201% to RMB2.428 billion. Its solar-plus-storage series generated RMB9.296 billion, accounting for 94.2% of total revenue and rising 267.1% from a year earlier.
Europe remained the largest market, contributing RMB4.18 billion in revenue during the period, while Asia-Pacific revenue totaled RMB3.90 billion, up about 441%. Mainland China revenue surged to RMB1.30 billion from roughly RMB25 million a year earlier.
Gross margin, however, declined to 40.5% from 51.9%, mainly because of higher raw-material costs and increased channel incentives. Citi's model assumes margin normalization, with the impact offset by shipment growth.
Huatai Securities separately raised its target price on SIGENERGY to HKD384.9, citing strong first-half results.
The initiation adds to a wall of brokerage coverage on SIGENERGY, whose market capitalization stands at about HK$84.9 billion. Investors will watch for Stock Connect inclusion in September and the lock-up expiry in October, which could improve trading liquidity.
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