China Telecom Corporation Limited (HKG:0728)
Hong Kong flag Hong Kong · Delayed Price · Currency is HKD
4.720
-0.020 (-0.42%)
Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 PM HKT

China Telecom Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 analysts polled by S&P Global, China Telecom Corporation stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $5.65. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 19.70% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $4.28 (-9.32%) and the highest is $8.02 (+69.92%).

Price Target: $5.65 (+19.70%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$4.28$5.65$5.63$8.02
Change-9.32%+19.70%+19.28%+69.92%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for China Telecom Corporation stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingMay '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
Strong Buy777677
Buy443444
Hold544433
Sell000000
Strong Sell011111
Total161615151515

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
DBS
DBS
Buy
Maintains
$5.90 → $5.70
BuyMaintains$5.90 → $5.70+20.76%Sep 18, 2026
Unknown Analyst
First Shanghai Securities
No rating
First Shanghai Securities
Buy
Maintains
$7.50
BuyMaintains$7.50+58.90%Aug 26, 2026
Jefferies
Jefferies
Buy
Maintains
$6.05
BuyMaintains$6.05+28.18%Aug 24, 2026
Unknown Analyst
CLSA
No rating
CLSA
Buy
Maintains
$5.20
BuyMaintains$5.20+10.17%Aug 22, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Sell
Downgrades
$4.20
SellDowngrades$4.20-11.02%Jun 26, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
512.87B
from 523.92B
Decreased by -2.11%
Revenue Next Year
521.03B
from 512.87B
Increased by 1.59%
EPS This Year
0.31
from 0.36
Decreased by -13.48%
EPS Next Year
0.33
from 0.31
Increased by 6.20%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
439.55B481.45B513.55B523.57B523.92B512.87B
Revenue Growth
11.69%9.53%6.67%1.95%0.07%-2.11%
Gross Profit
230.16B249.09B260.34B150.07B152.31B143.09B
Gross Margin
52.36%51.74%50.69%28.66%29.07%27.90%
Operating Income
30.95B33.43B37.13B39.12B40.33B34.65B
Net Income
25.95B27.59B30.45B33.01B33.18B28.62B
EPS
----0.360.31
EPS Growth
------13.48%
Forward PE
6.798.189.3611.9512.1812.92
Dividend / Share
0.170.200.230.260.270.24
Dividend Growth
63.04%15.29%18.98%11.41%4.70%-9.99%
Free Cash Flow
----53.36B36.73B
No. Analysts
-----5
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers. Financial currency is CNY.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High519.8B
Avg512.9B
Low508.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
-0.8%
Avg
-2.1%
Low
-3.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.35
Avg0.31
Low0.27

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
-3.0%
Avg
-13.5%
Low
-23.9%