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Kotak Mahindra Bank Stock Surges As HSBC Upgrades Rating On Strong Growth And Leadership Clarity
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 08:50
Kotak Mahindra Bank Stock Surges As HSBC Upgrades Rating On Strong Growth And Leadership Clarity
- •HSBC upgraded Kotak Mahindra Bank to Buy and raised its target price to Rs 520 per share, citing strong loan growth and leadership clarity.
- •The bank reported a robust 24.7 percent year-on-year increase in net advances to Rs 5.77 lakh crore during the second quarter.
- •Leadership uncertainty was resolved with the Reserve Bank of India approving Anup Kumar Saha as MD and CEO starting January 2027.
- •Other major brokerages like Citi and Goldman Sachs also maintained Buy ratings with higher target prices, highlighting accelerating organic growth.
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HSBC upgraded Kotak Mahindra Bank to a 'Buy' rating and raised its target price to Rs 520 per share, citing strong loan and earnings growth, leadership clarity, and potential repo rate hike benefits.
The Reserve Bank of India approved Anup Kumar Saha to take over as Managing Director and CEO for a three-year term starting January 1, 2027, succeeding Ashok Vaswani.
Kotak Mahindra Bank reported that its end-of-period net advances grew by 24.7 percent year-on-year to Rs 5.77 lakh crore, while deposits increased by 23.2 percent to Rs 6.51 lakh crore.
