Huachuang Securities·2025-11-24 09:45Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Recommended" rating, emphasizing the importance of defensive stability and timely investment opportunities in the transportation sector [1]. Core Insights - The transportation sector's performance in November 2025 was generally average, outperforming the CSI 300 index, with highways leading the performance among sub-sectors [4][10]. - The report highlights a low interest rate environment, with the 10-year government bond yield at 1.82% as of November 21, 2025, indicating a stable financial backdrop for investments [20]. - The report identifies high dividend yield opportunities in both A-shares and H-shares within the transportation sector, with specific recommendations for companies like Sichuan Chengyu and Anhui Wantong Highway [68][70]. Monthly Market Performance - The transportation sector saw a cumulative decline of 2.24% from November 1 to November 21, 2025, outperforming the CSI 300 index by 1.79 percentage points [9]. - The sub-sectors of highways, railways, and ports had cumulative declines of -2.11%, -2.47%, and -2.97% respectively during the same period, but all outperformed the CSI 300 index [10]. - Year-to-date performance showed highways down 11.11%, railways down 15.77%, and ports down 4.83%, indicating a challenging year overall [10]. Highway Sector Tracking - In September 2025, highway passenger traffic was 934 million, down 4.3% year-on-year, while freight traffic increased by 5.2% to 3.891 billion tons [28]. - The report notes that the highway sector is expected to see stable performance improvements in 2026, driven by policy optimizations and local state-owned enterprise actions [68]. Railway Sector Tracking - In October 2025, railway passenger volume reached 410 million, up 10.1% year-on-year, while freight volume was 4.58 million tons, a slight increase of 0.6% [40][43]. - The report emphasizes the potential for investment opportunities in the railway sector, particularly in high-quality assets like the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway [70]. Port Sector Tracking - The report indicates that port cargo throughput for the four weeks ending November 16, 2025, was 1.057 billion tons, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 4.6% [48]. - The report highlights the importance of long-term value in port assets, suggesting that leading ports are undervalued in terms of their earnings stability and potential for dividend growth [71][72].