TENCENT (00700.HK) +2.000 (+0.339%) Short selling $2.71B; Ratio 20.660% reported a 14.5% YoY increase in its turnover in its 2Q25 results, according to Huatai Securities' research report.By business segment, the company's value-added service/ advertising/ financial technology revenues grew by 16%/ 20%/ 10% YoY, with corresponding gross margins improving by 3.4 ppts/ 1.9 ppts/ 4.5 ppts.Related NewsUBS Sees TENCENT Among Beneficiaries from AI Tech Innovations & Closed-Loop Ecosystem EnhancementsIn the long term, TENCENT, as a leading developer of shooting games, is expected to achieve dual drivers of player and commercialization growth (with rapid domestic penetration), Huatai Securities emphasized.The company's Delta Force became a leading game in July, and VALORANT Mobile is set to launch on August 19. Not to mention, it has several more important shooting and open-world games in its future reserves.Huatai Securities set its target price for TENCENT at HKD742.19 and kept the Buy rating unchanged.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-08-15 16:25.)Related NewsNomura: TENCENT Online Gaming Biz Shiny; TP Added to $721