Buy Federal Bank, target price Rs 224-240 over 6-9 months: HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities recommends a buy on Federal Bank, targeting Rs 240. The bank's Q2 2024 total income rose 4.59% sequentially to Rs 8015.29 crore, with a net profit of Rs 1096.25 crore. HDFC foresees improved RoA and RoE ahead, advising investments at Rs 202-207 and Rs 182-187 for potential gains in the next 2-3 quarters.

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HDFC Securities has a buy call on Federal Bank with a target price of Rs 224-240 over 6 to 9 months. The current market price of Federal Bank Ltd. is Rs 204.

4 Time period given by analyst is Half-yearly when Federal Bank Ltd. price can reach defined target. Federal Bank Ltd .



, incorporated in 1931, has a market cap of Rs 50030.45 crore. Federal Bank's key products/revenue segments include Interest & Discount on Advances & Bills, Income From Investment, Interest and Interest On balances with RBI and Other Inter-Bank Funds for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

Financials For the quarter ended 30-09-2024, the company has reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 8015.29 crore, up 4.59 % from last quarter Total Income of Rs 7663.

65 crore and up 22.40 % from last year same quarter Total Income of Rs 6548.20 crore.

The bank has reported net profit after tax of Rs 1096.25 crore in latest quarter. Investment Rationale HDFC Securities believes that the key challenge for the franchise lies in leveraging its formidable balance sheet strengths into sustainable P&L outcomes(better pricing power, superior efficiency, and productivity gains) to fortify its position as a credible alternative to larger private sector banks.

Consistent exercising of pricing power, and build-out of cross-sell capabilities are key to further RoA reflation. We remain hopeful of most of these being achieved by the Bank in the near to medium term. The brokerage expects FB's RoA/RoE to improve from 1.

3/14.7% in FY24 to 1.4/15.

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