ZHOU HEI YA's mid-term performance attracts a flock of securities companies to recommend buying: Lianying maintains a "high certainty of outperforming the market" and raises the target price, while Citigroup reiterates a "buy" rating.

Recently, Zhou Hei Ya (01458) announced its mid-term performance in 2025, with a net profit of 108 million yuan, a significant increase of 228% compared to the previous year. After the performance announcement, many top securities firms such as Citigroup, Credit Suisse, CITIC SEC, CMSC, and Guoyuan International expressed optimism and collectively raised their target prices or investment ratings. Credit Suisse maintained a "high conviction outperform market" rating with a target price raised from 2.3 Hong Kong dollars to 2.8 Hong Kong dollars; Citigroup maintained a "buy" rating with a target price raised to 2.7 Hong Kong dollars; CMSC upgraded its rating to "strongly recommend", while CITIC SEC and Guoyuan International also gave a "buy" rating. Many institutions unanimously believe that the company's measures to improve store operation efficiency, optimize product structure, expand new channels and overseas markets will drive profitability and are generally optimistic about its future growth prospects.