智通财经网·2025-08-15 07:17Core Viewpoint - Morgan Stanley reports that Chinese telecom operators are expected to outperform the Hang Seng Index from 2019 to 2024, with a double-digit gap, and have shown better performance than the market this year [1] Industry Summary - The top three telecom operators not only offer attractive dividend yields but are also growth companies with AI potential [1] - Healthy competition, improved investment returns, and optimized capital expenditures are expected to drive a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% in industry profits from 2026 to 2027 [1] - Chinese telecom operators have significant exposure to enterprise digitalization, which is growing much faster than traditional telecom services [1] Company Summary - The rise of AI and DeepSeek is anticipated to accelerate revenue growth in cloud computing and AI data centers, further enhancing valuations [1] - Chinese Mobile (00941), China Unicom (00762), and China Telecom (00728) are projected to have potential price increases of 11% to 95% [1] - Among the three telecom operators, China Telecom is preferred due to having the largest cloud platform, expected to benefit the most from the AI theme in China, leading to valuation reassessment and growth in cloud computing business [1] - China Unicom and China Mobile follow in preference order [1] - Although all three operators are rated "overweight" in A-shares, H-shares are favored due to a trading discount of 29% to 35% compared to A-shares [1]