Lotes bounces back as analyst targets stay above NT$2,000
Shares of Taiwanese connector maker Lotes are rebounding after a sharp sell-off, good news for investors who bought the dip and a sign the market still likes the company's outlook.
- The stock jumped as much as 7% after analysts set price targets above NT$2,000, well above where it now trades.
- It had crashed to the daily limit-down on the day of its August 13 earnings call, so this is a bounce off a deep drop.
- Its new quick-connector product started mass production in July and could grow to 2–3% of sales in the second half as factory capacity expands.
- Customers are coping with the memory shortage by downgrading specs, some going back to older DDR4 chips or cutting memory size.
- Short lead times of four to six weeks let customers order as needed, which should help production recover next year.
Outlook: The rebound has room to run if capacity expansion stays on track, though management still won't put a number on next year's contribution from the new product.