On October 14, CATL fell 3.05% in Regular Trading, trading at HK$470.4 with turnover of HK$712 million.

The move was accompanied by recent target price cuts from several brokerages and signs of weaker short-term positioning ahead of the October 20 earnings release.

Recent market updates indicated that several banks lowered their H-share target prices, including cuts to HK$670, HK$765 and HK$705, while still maintaining generally constructive medium-term views. Separately, A-share trading data for October 13 showed main fund net selling of RMB714 million and net margin repayment of RMB171 million, suggesting some investors turned more cautious before results.

Consensus expectations still point to quarterly revenue of RMB165.734 billion, up 38.84% year on year, and adjusted EPS of RMB5.64, up 35.87% year on year. Even so, the latest movement suggests valuation adjustment pressure is outweighing near-term earnings optimism for now.

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