BofA raised the firm’s price target on Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) to $34 from $33 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. Most mid-cap banks maintained 2026 NII/NIM guidance while removing rate cuts from underlying assumptions, underscoring the sensitivity to the flattening yield curve, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm added that it still sees downward revision risk to NII from stickier-than-anticipated deposit costs.
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