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Investing.com - Citi initiated coverage on GCL Technology Holdings (HK:3800) (OTC:GCPEF) with a Buy rating and a price target of HK$1.70, citing potential benefits from China’s supply-side reforms in the polysilicon sector.
The investment bank noted that these reforms are lifting major polysilicon stocks and could work in three distinct ways for the sector. First, market-based tariffs are slowing solar capacity additions, which could force smaller polysilicon suppliers out of the market.
Second, government-assisted capacity acquisitions could benefit larger polysilicon players like GCL Technology and ensure an orderly sector shakeout. Third, price controls could establish a floor under polysilicon prices, which have already increased 28% in just the first half of July.
Citi expects these factors to potentially lead to profit turnarounds for major players in the sector, which could trigger a rerating. The bank also initiated coverage on Daqo New Energy (NYSE:DQ) with a Buy rating.
In its analysis of the competitive landscape, Citi ranked the major polysilicon producers based on the cost curve, placing GCL Technology at the top, followed by Tongwei and then Daqo New Energy.
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