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David Ellis
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Wide Moat Westpac Bank Remains Our Preferred Major Australian Bank. AUD 35 FVE Unchanged.

We retain our positive long-term view and rank wide moat-rated Westpac Bank as our preferred major bank. We like the bank’s track record of discipline around cost controls, risk management, net interest margins and shareholder returns. Westpac Bank continues to focus on productivity improvement and sustainable growth, without the distractions of exiting underperforming legacy assets. Our AUD 35 fair value estimate is unchanged and despite the stock price increasing 15% since recent lows in Novem...
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Westpac Banking Corp. ADS

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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David Ellis

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