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Motilal Oswal expects AU Small Finance Bank shares to rally to ₹1,250, implying an upside of around 34 per cent from current levels
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According to analysts, the AU Small Finance Bank reported healthy numbers with margin expansion and lower credit costs. However, they remain cautious on valuation
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AU Small Finance Bank Ltd on Tuesday reported a 26 per cent jump in profit after tax to Rs 668 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025. The Jaipur-based bank had posted a profit after tax of Rs 528 crore in the corresponding period last year. The total income of the bank rose 16 per cent to Rs 3,065 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 2,641 crore in the same period of last year, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank's net interest income also grew 16 per cent to Rs 2,341 crore in the quarter from Rs 2,023 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal (FY25). On the asset quality front, the gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) remained unchanged at 2.3 per cent at the end of December 2025 from the year earlier. Shares of the bank settled 1.95 per cent lower at Rs 1,000.8 on the BSE.
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Elara Securities sees the outlook for the third quarter of the current financial year to be better for banking and financial sector. It picked ICICI Bank and State Bank of India as its top pick.
AU Small Finance Bank in focus: The Finance Ministry has increased the foreign investment limit in the private-sector bank from 49 per cent to 74 per cent.
Notwithstanding the strong rally in the stock price, the brokerage firm remains excited about AU SFB's growth and earnings prospects and reiterate it as preferred BUY in the mid-size banking space.
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AU Small shares rose after it proposed to appoint N S Venkatesh and Satyajit Dwivedi as non-executive independent directors for a three-year term
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