Maybank IB Research ups Public Bank to Hold, TP RM18.10

The research house upgraded its call on Public Bank to Hold from Sell, with a raised TP of RM18.10 (from RM16.10), pegging on a higher FY21 PBV of 1.4x versus 1.3x previously (ROE: 11%).

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Research expects the recent OPR cut to have minimal impact on Public Bank’s earnings while it also decides to retain its forecasts.

“Separately, it is highly likely, in our view, that Public Bank’s Day 1 modification loss will come in much lower than anticipated, which would be positive, ” it said on Thursday.