Morgan Stanley upgraded Goldman Sachs to Overweight from Equal Weight with a price target of $449, up from $333. The analyst upgraded the large cap bank group to Attractive, saying it looks like Basel endgame “will be lightened.” This opens the door for a significant increase in buybacks, as large cap banks have the highest excess capital levels ever, at a time when the capital markets are rebounding, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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