CICC said in a research report that CHINA LIFE (02628.HK) -0.620 (-2.027%) Short selling $352.42M; Ratio 22.781% announced its results for 1Q26. During the period, net profit attributable to shareholders fell 32.3% YoY to RMB19.505 billion, beating the brokers expectations, mainly due to investment performance exceeding CICCs forecasts. New business value (NBV) surged 75.5% YoY, significantly outperforming both CICC and market expectations. Net assets attributable to shareholders increased 0.5% compared with the beginning of the year.CICC maintained its earnings forecasts for the company for this year and next unchanged, and reiterated the Outperform rating on CHINA LIFE (601628.SH) -1.080 (-2.875%) A shares and CHINA LIFE H shares. The broker kept its TP for the A shares at RMB60.3 and for the H shares at HKD44.5, corresponding to 1x and 0.7x 1Q26 P/EV, and 0.9x and 0.6x 2027 P/EV, respectively. This implies upside potential of 65% and 62% from the current share prices.Related News Daiwa: 2026 Mainland Corporate Earnings Recovery May Accelerate but Not Broad-Based
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