HSBC shares may rise by at least 44% if it focuses on markets that generate higher returns according to an analyst at Investec Securities, Bloomberg reports.
HSBC could climb to about 950 pence a share if Gulliver commits to ensuring all businesses generate a return on equity exceeding 10 percent, Gareth Hunt, a banking analyst at Investec Securities in London, wrote in a note to investors today. The London-based bank needs to cut costs in the U.K., reallocate capital at its U.S. division and sell parts of the business that aren’t profitable enough, he wrote. Gulliver, who took over as CEO in January, will brief analysts on his plan for the bank on May 11.
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