Foreign brokers raise Eclat Textile price targets above NT$500
Taiwan's textile leader Eclat Textile is getting a wave of price-target upgrades from foreign brokers, a positive sign for investors looking for shelter from the wild swings in AI stocks.
- After an August investor briefing, four foreign brokers lifted their targets, with the highest calling for over NT$540 within a year.
- Management expects monthly sales to stay above NT$3 billion for the rest of the year and is pushing profit margins above 30%.
- Money is flowing into traditional manufacturers as a safe harbor while AI-linked shares swing hard.
- Founder Hung Chen-hai says old-economy stocks have been beaten down too far and their real value is being overlooked.
- New products now make up about 15% of sales, and brand customers are still ordering new designs at full strength.
Outlook: Management is cautiously optimistic about the first half of next year, but inflation and the global political situation make anything beyond that hard to call.