Citi downgraded Prosperity Bancshares (PB) to Neutral from Buy with a price target of $68, down from $78. The firm believes the rise in regional bank acquisition pricing likely eliminates Prosperity from doing a large enough deal to justify a higher valuation for the shares. In addition, the bank’s commercial real estate payoffs are likely to bring balance sheet size compression, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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