Hikvision Stock Surges - Doubling In Past Year

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jun 29, 2017

Hikvision's stock, on the China Shenzhen stock exchange, has more than doubled in the past year, vaulting the company's worth to an astounding (for the video surveillance industry) $44 billion USD (~300 billion RMB).

Inside this note, we examine the rise, the factors driving it and comparing to the rest of the video surveillance industry.

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Comments (9)

Undisclosed Distributor #1

06/29/17 04:31pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 06/29/17 04:53pm

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In reply to John Honovich | 06/30/17 05:23pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 06/30/17 10:39pm

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IPVM | 07/25/17 12:15pm

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IPVM | 01/10/18 12:47pm

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IPVM | 02/26/18 12:34pm

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