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加拿大皇家银行表示，收购 Comerica 后，第五三银行有望实现稳定增长。

-- 加拿大皇家银行资本市场（RBC Capital Markets）周一通过电子邮件发布的一份报告称，在首席执行官蒂姆·斯宾塞（Tim Spence）的领导下，五三银行（Fifth Third Bancorp，股票代码：FITB）凭借其稳健的资本纪律和对康美银行（Comerica）的成功收购，已做好实现“稳定盈利”增长的准备，这将为股东的长期价值奠定基础。 该机构表示，此次交易完成时未造成任何“有形账面价值稀释”，并补充说，每股有形账面价值环比增长1.2%，同比增长15%，达到22.88美元。报告指出，此次合并使五三银行的总资产立即突破3000亿美元大关。 报告称，虽然公布的每股收益0.15美元受到一次性合并相关费用的影响，但调整后的每股收益0.83美元反映了合并后业务的“潜在盈利能力”。 该机构指出，市场整合工作进展顺利，预计将在劳动节周末完成全面的“系统转换”。报告称，该银行管理层预计到2026年将实现3.6亿美元的“净成本节约”，并补充说，该银行在德克萨斯州的发展势头尤为强劲，客户响应率是传统市场的三倍。 加拿大皇家银行维持对五三银行（Fifth Third Bancorp）的“跑赢大盘”评级，目标价为57美元。

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