After taking a hit recently because of Apple’s patent lawsuits, HTC shares went limit up Wednesday, propelled by support from Google and a stock buyback program. Its performance helped the Taiwan Stock Exchange rise 2.13 percent to close at 8,706.17 points.
Apple’s patent lawsuits against HTC are being interpreted as part of a face-off between Apple and Google’s Android operating system. On Tuesday, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt expressed support for HTC, joking that HTC could directly ask him for support. Analysts interpreted Schmidt’s remarks as an attempt to unite Android handset makers against Apple.
In addition, HTC announced last weekend that it intends to buy back 20 million of its own shares at an estimated cost of almost NT$20 billion. Wednesday was the first day the stock went ex-dividend, a condition regulators prefer that it meets before initiating a buyback. With the start of ex-dividend the share price rose limit up, closing at NT$872.
Cheng Kai-yuan
Stock Analyst
HTC estimates that there is still a chance that its earnings per share could be between NT$80 and NT$100. We have given it a price-to-earnings ratio of 15 to 20. Comparatively speaking, up to now the share price is still a little low.
The weighted index also performed well Wednesday, rising 2.13 percent to close at 8,706.17 points on turnover of NT$133.687 billion, the highest turnover since May 5.
身陷專利侵權官司的手機大廠宏達電，今年配發37元現金和0.5元股票股利，在今天進行除權息。由於谷歌公開表態力挺宏達電，對打贏官司相當有信心，加上宏達電繼續買進庫藏股的雙重激勵，股價漲停，收在872元。
蘋果祭出專利手段槓上宏達電，被視為蘋果與谷歌Android兩大手機系統對決的前哨戰。為鞏固Android陣營信心，谷歌執行董事長舒密特19號表態力挺宏達電，除了對於合作夥伴的侵權官司很有信心，甚至開玩笑說，宏達電可以直接找我。分析師表示，舒密特的談話是為了團結Android系統業者一起對抗蘋果。
加上宏達電之前宣布要買近兩萬張庫藏股，約砸下近200億元，股價在證券所規定買回的除權息第一天就漲停作收，收在872元。
[[分析師 鄭凱元]]
“宏達電預估到EPS 80到100元之間，還有機會，我們給它15倍到20倍的本益比，其實來到目前為止，目前的股價相對位置來講，還是偏低的水位”
大盤今天表現也不差，上漲2.13%，收在8706.17點，成交值1336.87億元，是5月5日以來最大量。
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