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Analyst ne kiya 'BUY' upgrade, target ₹320!
Dekho, Prabhudas Lilladher ka Bank of Baroda par full bharosa hai! Unhone na sirf 'BUY' rating maintain rakhi hai, balki price target ko ₹300 se badha kar seedha ₹320 kar diya hai. Ye target March 2027 ke adjusted book value par 1.0x multiple laga kar nikala gaya hai, matlab analysts ko bank ke long-term valuation aur badhti asset recovery par poora vishwas hai. Unki prediction hai ki fiscal year mein loan growth 11-13% aur deposit growth 10% rahega. Stock abhi ₹280-₹300 ke aas paas chal raha hai, aur iska Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio lagbhag 7.5 se 8.17 ke beech hai. Ye number, private banks jaise ICICI Bank (17.6-19.0) aur HDFC Bank (19.7-20.98) ke mukable kafi kam hai, jisse ye public sector bank ek 'value' play lag raha hai.
Par numbers mein chhupi hai chinta?
Ab thoda details mein chalte hain. Latest quarter ke results mein kuch chizein dikh rahi hain jo investors ko pareshan kar sakti hain. Sabse pehle, core net interest margins (NIMs) mein peeche quarter ke comparison mein 5-10 basis points ki kami aayi hai, jabki peers stable ya improve kar rahe hain. Uske baad, core fee income bhi 5% kam hua hai quarter-on-quarter. Sabse badi chinta provisioning coverage ratio (PCR) ki hai, jo 192 basis points gir kar sirf 72% ho gaya hai. Haalanki net slippages manageble the, lekin provisioning buffer mein itni badi kami future mein loan losses ko lekar risk badha sakti hai. Bank ne Expected Credit Loss (ECL) impact ke liye around 60 basis points one-time aur phir 18 basis points annually ka guidance diya hai, jo kuch clarity deta hai, par reduced coverage ko lekar sawal toh uthte hain.
LDR bhi hai 85.7% pe!
Aur ek important figure hai loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR), jo ab 85.7% par pahunch gaya hai. Jab bank apna loan book badhana chahti hai, toh itna high LDR funding challenges ya costly deposits par dependance ko ishara de sakta hai. Ye cheez market hamesha closely monitor karta hai, especially jab deposit competition tez ho. Indian banking sector mein overall margin pressure aur deposit competition chal rahi hai, aur PSU banks interest rate ke changes ke liye kafi sensitive hote hain. Bank of Baroda ki asset quality acchi hai, par NIM compression aur kam provisioning buffer abhi bhi scrutiny mein hain.
Aage kya?
Overall analysts ka sentiment abhi bhi positive lag raha hai, jiska average target price lagbhag ₹322.50 ke aas paas hai. Ye lagbhag 12.59% ka upside dikhata hai current levels se. Ye bullishness bank ki asset quality aur growth manage karne ki ability par based hai. Par, jo analysts ne abhi target ₹320 kiya hai, wo ek tarah se gradual adjustment hai, jo challenges ko bhi acknowledge karta hai. Ab dekhte hain ki Bank of Baroda apne NIMs ko stable kar paati hai ya nahi aur provisioning ko sahi level par rakhti hai ya nahi, takki ye higher targets justify ho sakein. Investors ko inhe closely track karna chahiye.