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<Research>Citi Rates CCB (00939.HK) at Buy on Attractive Valuation
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CCB (00939.HK) recorded a 13% YoY increase in pre-provision operating profit (PPOP) in 1Q26, accelerating from 5% in 4Q25, driven by a rebound in net interest margin (NIM), strong trading gains, decent fee income and improvement in the cost-to-income ratio (CIR), Citi Research issued a research report saying.

Citi Research believed that CCB's 1Q26 PPOP will beat its expectation, while earnings growth was in line with forecast, ranking second and third respectively among large banks.

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The broker was encouraged by the significant rebound in CCB's NIM, and believed that its valuation is attractive. Therefore, Citi Research rated CCB's H-shares at Buy, with a target price of $9.88.

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