Shenwan Hongyuan Securities·2025-12-01 06:14Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Overweight" rating for the defense and military industry, indicating a positive outlook compared to the overall market performance [23]. Core Insights - The defense and military sector is expected to see accelerated task deliveries in Q4, with a potential increase in orders towards the end of the year, serving as a catalyst for investment [3]. - Geopolitical uncertainties are driving demand for consumable military equipment and military trade, presenting significant investment opportunities [3]. - The report highlights a strong correlation between supply and demand in the global military trade market, particularly in the Middle East and Asia, which is expected to continue [3]. - Key investment areas include new main battle equipment, consumable weapons, military trade, and military intelligence [3]. - The report emphasizes the importance of monitoring the performance of specific stocks within the military sector, particularly those related to high-end combat capabilities and new quality combat forces [3]. Market Review - Last week, the Shenwan Defense and Military Index rose by 2.85%, while the CSI Military Leaders Index increased by 1.52%. In comparison, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 1.4%, and the CSI 300 Index increased by 1.64% [4][11]. - The top five performing stocks in the defense and military sector were: - Saiwei Electronics (44.85%) - TeFa Information (34.07%) - Leike Defense (32.3%) - Aerospace Power (32.22%) - Zhongtian Rocket (21.6%) [11]. - Conversely, the bottom five performing stocks were: - Beihua Co. (-11.59%) - Guorui Technology (-4.84%) - Yaxing Anchor Chain (-3.56%) - Chenxi Aviation (-3.2%) - Aileda (-2.71%) [12]. Valuation Changes - The current PE-TTM for the Shenwan Military Sector is 77.60, indicating it is in the upper range historically, with a valuation percentile of 65.76% since January 2014 and 92.45% since January 2019 [12][13]. - The report notes a slight differentiation in valuations among sub-sectors, with aerospace and aviation equipment showing relatively high PE valuations since 2020 [12].