Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Brokerages Divided on AU Small Finance Bank
AU Small Finance Bank released its results for the third quarter of the financial year 2026.
Different experts have different opinions about the bank's performance.
Some experts think the bank will do well in the future and recommend buying its stock.
They believe the bank is doing better because it is making more money and has fewer problems with loans.
Other experts think the stock is already too expensive and recommend being cautious or selling.
They worry about the bank's high costs and think the stock price has already gone up too much.
Overall, everyone agrees that the bank is doing better, but they disagree on whether it's a good time to buy or sell the stock.
AU Small Finance Bank's Q3 FY26 results drew mixed reactions from brokerages.
Motilal Oswal and Axis Securities recommend 'Buy' with target prices of Rs 1,250 and Rs 1,160 respectively.
JM Financial and Yes Securities recommend 'Add' with target prices of Rs 1,060 and Rs 1,070 respectively.
Nomura, Elara Securities, and Emkay Global recommend 'Neutral' or 'Reduce' with target prices ranging from Rs 875 to Rs 955.
Brokerages agree on improving margins, lower credit costs, and stabilizing asset quality but differ on valuation comfort.
- Who
- AU Small Finance Bank
- What
- Brokerages have mixed reactions to AU Small Finance Bank's Q3 FY26 results
- When
- Post Q3 FY26 results
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- Due to improving margins, lower credit costs, and stabilizing asset quality
- Stock
- AU Small Finance Bank
- Motilal Oswal Target Price
- Rs 1,250
- Motilal Oswal Upside
- 27%
- Axis Securities Target Price
- Rs 1,160
- Axis Securities Upside
- 18%
- JM Financial Target Price
- Rs 1,060
- JM Financial Upside
- 8%
- Nomura Target Price
- Rs 930
- Nomura Downside
- 6%
- Elara Securities Target Price
- Rs 955
- Elara Securities Downside
- 3%
- Emkay Global Target Price
- Rs 875
- Emkay Global Downside
- 11%
- Yes Securities Target Price
- Rs 1,070
- Yes Securities Upside
- 9%