SHANGHAI, Jan 19, 2026, 09:04 GMT+8 — Premarket
- Montage Technology’s Class A shares on the Shanghai exchange ended at 142.59 yuan, rising 5.47%.
- The chip designer projected a 52%–66% rise in 2025 net profit, driven by robust demand tied to AI.
- Investors are now focusing on the audited annual results and the schedule for the company’s Hong Kong listing.
Montage Technology Co., Ltd.’s Shanghai-traded Class A shares (688008.SS) are set for Monday following a strong gain on Friday, fueled by a positive full-year profit forecast. The stock closed at 142.59 yuan, climbing 5.47% on volume near 64.62 million shares. Over the past 52 weeks, the shares have fluctuated between 62.00 yuan and 169.90 yuan, according to Investing.com data.
The timing is crucial. China’s push into AI has driven funds into chip makers tied to servers and memory, with investors betting heavily on future earnings to sustain the momentum.
Montage’s products don’t grab headlines. They make interconnect chips — components that shuttle data between processors and memory in servers. These chips usually see demand spike when data-centre equipment gets upgraded.
In a filing dated Jan. 17, the company projected 2025 net profit attributable to shareholders between 2.15 billion and 2.35 billion yuan, marking a rise of 52.29% to 66.46% over 2024. Profit excluding one-off items—removing non-recurring gains and losses—was forecast at 1.92 billion to 2.12 billion yuan, according to the filing.
Montage reported gains driven by the AI industry trend and robust demand, highlighting a sharp increase in shipments of its interconnect chips.
Traders are now focusing less on profit growth and more on whether margins stayed firm. The key issue: can the company maintain both output and pricing as the cycle extends into 2026?
There’s a catch: the company stressed these figures are preliminary estimates, not yet audited. The final numbers might shift once the annual report is officially approved.
The next major event is the audited annual report, which investors expect to reveal revenue figures, margin details, and insights on demand. According to market calendars from Investing.com, the results are slated for release on March 31.
Montage Technology is eyeing a Hong Kong listing, with a share sale potentially raising between $800 million and $1 billion. Two sources familiar with the plans said trading could begin around Jan. 26, though the schedule remains tentative. A draft prospectus mentioned in the report noted Montage held a 36.8% stake in the global memory interconnect chip market in 2024.
