CCB (00939.HK) -0.210 (-2.336%) Short selling $1.17B; Ratio 31.007% recorded a 13% YoY increase in pre-provision operating profit (PPOP) in 1Q26, accelerating from 5% in 4Q25, driven by a rebound in net interest margin (NIM), strong trading gains, decent fee income and improvement in the cost-to-income ratio (CIR), Citi Research issued a research report saying. Citi Research believed that CCB's 1Q26 PPOP will beat its expectation, while earnings growth was in line with forecast, ranking second and third respectively among large banks. Related News CCB (00939.HK) 1Q26 Net Profit Up 3.5% YoY to RMB86.291 billionThe broker was encouraged by the significant rebound in CCB's NIM, and believed that its valuation is attractive. Therefore, Citi Research rated CCB's H-shares at Buy, with a target price of $9.88.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-30 16:25.)
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