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Investing.com - JPMorgan has upgraded Angang Steel Company Limited (HK:0347) (OTC:ANGGF) from Underweight to Neutral and raised its price target to HK$2.30 from HK$1.00.
The steelmaker reported a loss of Rmb1.1 billion in the first half of 2025, an improvement from the Rmb2.5 billion loss recorded in the same period of 2024. The results aligned with the company’s preliminary announcement.
Angang’s crude steel output remained stable year-over-year at 12.8 million tons for the first half of 2025, while total shipments held steady at 12 million tons. The company’s unit gross profit improved to Rmb30 per ton in the second quarter of 2025, up from Rmb22 per ton in the first quarter.
JPMorgan expects China’s steel margins to improve broadly as the anti-involution campaign continues. The firm projects Angang’s earnings to reach breakeven levels in the second half of 2025 despite increasing capital expenditures for ultra-low-emission transformation.
The new price target is based on a target price-to-book value of 0.6x, up from 0.37x previously, reflecting JPMorgan’s expectation that Angang will become profitable in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
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