[ET Net News Agency, 24 July 2020] Goldman Sachs lowered its target price for PICC
Group (01339) to HK$2.9 from HK$3.8 and downgraded its rating to "neutral" from "buy".
The research house said PICC Group is down 20% since 11 September 2019, underperforming
H-share peers (-16%) and HSCEI Index (-1%). This was mainly the result of the share price
weakness of PICC P&C (02328), which contributed 84% of PICC Group's net profit in FY2019.
Goldman now expects a significant deterioration in PICC P&C's underwriting results in
the next 12-18 months, this would also lead to a reduced return for PICC Group. (KL)