BOC keeps HKD 6.96 target for China Telecom stock

Published on 10/14/2026 at 14:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are due October 23, 2026, with CNY 124.81 billion forecast. China Telecom stock costs HKD 4.74 on October 14, 2026, up 1.17 percent on HKEX.

Analyst target and reporting date

BOC International maintained a HKD 6.96 target for China Telecom on October 14, 2026.
Analysts forecast CNY 124.81 billion in revenue for the third quarter ending September 30, 2026.
China Telecom stock costs HKD 4.74 on October 14, 2026 at 4:08 p.m. HKT, up 1.17 percent versus the prior HKEX close.
China Telecom trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.78, with HKD 543.2 billion in market capitalization.

China Telecom, CNE1000002V2, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

BOC International maintained its HKD 6.96 target for China Telecom on October 14, 2026, according to Futunn. Against the HKD 4.74 Hong Kong price, the target lies 46.84 percent above the stock price. China Telecom stock was up 1.17 percent at HKD 4.74 on October 14, 2026 at 4:08 p.m. HKT versus the prior HKEX close.

Revenue expectations point to October 23

Quarterly results are scheduled for October 23, 2026. A Finanzen report dated October 8, 2026 cites a two-analyst forecast of CNY 124.81 billion revenue for the third quarter ending September 30, 2026, alongside CNY 0.063 forecast earnings per share.

The estimate implies a lower revenue base than the CNY 136.42 billion reported for the comparable prior-year quarter in the same forecast. The comparison is source-reported and uses different currencies in the published historical figures, so it is not converted here.

Price sits below the yearly high

China Telecom traded between a HKD 4.24 52-week low and a HKD 6.08 52-week high on the quoted Hong Kong listing range. At HKD 4.74, the stock stood 22.04 percent below its high and 11.79 percent above its low. Trading volume was 49,382,650 shares against an average of 58,940,854.

The group had a HKD 543.2 billion market capitalization and a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.78 on October 14, 2026. China Mobile traded at a 11.46 ratio with HKD 1.7 trillion market capitalization, while China Unicom traded at 7.43 with HKD 175.0 billion. These figures place China Telecom between its two Hong Kong-listed peers on earnings valuation.

Comparison with peers

China Telecom (HKEX, HKD): plus 1.17 percent, P/E 20.78, market capitalization HKD 543.2 billion
China Mobile (HKEX, HKD): plus 0.56 percent, P/E 11.46, market capitalization HKD 1.7 trillion
China Unicom (HKEX, HKD): plus 0.88 percent, P/E 7.43, market capitalization HKD 175.0 billion

Target and trading position

BOC International also forecast third-quarter 2026 net profit of RMB 6.6 billion, down 13.50 percent year over year, while AIDC revenue was forecast to rise 10.00 percent to RMB 38.0 billion in fiscal year 2026, according to Futunn. The same report identified government tariff regulation and US sanctions as risks to revenue, earnings and share performance.