** Shares of U.S. bank PNC Financial Services PNC.N rise ~1% to $173.54
** HSBC upgrades PNC to "buy" from hold" following a recent pullback in the stock
** Brokerage says it now sees an attractive entry point for investors to add exposure to a "high quality banking institution"
** PNC is poised to deliver the strongest revenue growth in HSBC's coverage universe - brokerage
** HSBC trims PT on PNC to $202 from $206, implying a 17.5% upside to stock's last close
** 15 of 23 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 6 "hold" and 2 "sell"; median PT is $205 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, PNC shares down 10.9% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))
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