Upbest Group vs Huatai Securities Co: Fair Value & Quality
Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Upbest Group (0335) and Huatai Securities Co (601688) compare, as of Aug 11, 2026.
As of Aug 11, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Huatai Securities Co as the more attractively valued of the two: Upbest Group trades at HK$0.64 versus a fair value of HK$0.57 (-11%), while Huatai Securities Co trades at ¥19.28 versus ¥30.85 (+60%).
Upbest Group
0335.HK · HKD · Consumer Discretionary
-11%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceHK$0.64
Fair ValueHK$0.57
Quality76/100
Huatai Securities Co
601688.SHG · CNY · Financials
+60%
upside to fair value
undervalued
Price¥19.28
Fair Value¥30.85
Quality57/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
Upbest GroupHuatai Securities Co
Valuation
21.7×P/E (TTM)11.1×
13.12×P/S (TTM)4.72×
0.60×P/B0.90×
14.0×EV/EBITDA—
—Dividend yield2.7%
—Dividend per share¥0.55
Profitability
68%Net margin44%
82%Operating margin58%
3%Return on equity9%
3%Return on assets2%
Growth
342%Revenue growth (YoY)45%
-9.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)2.7%
-7.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)-0.1%
Balance & size
0.01×Debt / equity0.31×
$222MMarket cap$28B
weakGrowth qualityweak
Upbest Group leads: 6 to 5 metric wins.
Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.
Quality in detail
The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.
Upbest Groupof which business quality 73 · market factors 44Huatai Securities Coof which business quality 53 · market factors 47
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
32
34
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
70
37
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
95
70
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
72
76
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
36
39
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
25
30
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
82
91
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
Upbest Group
MultiplesHK$0.92
Asset-BasedHK$0.72
0 of 2 models see the stock below the current price.
Huatai Securities Co
Multiples¥19.49
Asset-Based¥15.36
1 of 2 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
Upbest Group
Bear HK$0.43Fair Value HK$0.57Bull HK$0.71
HK$0.64 = current price (white tick)
Huatai Securities Co
Bear ¥23.14Fair Value ¥30.85Bull ¥38.57
¥19.28 = current price (white tick)
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Ranked within their sector
Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.
Upbest Group · Consumer Discretionary
Quality score76 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-11% · below median
Huatai Securities Co · Financials
Quality score57 · above median
Fair value upside+60% · Top 25%
Bottom line
As of Aug 11, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Huatai Securities Co as the more attractively valued of the two: Upbest Group trades at HK$0.64 versus a fair value of HK$0.57 (-11%), while Huatai Securities Co trades at ¥19.28 versus ¥30.85 (+60%).
Upbest Group has the higher quality score (76/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
