Updates with share moves, UBS and Morgan Stanley comments
** ANZ ANZ.AX falls 0.8% to A$29.16; set to snap three-week winning streak with ~4% weekly loss
** Stock underperforms financials' .AXFJ 1.2% rise
** Jefferies trims PT to A$25.95 from A$26.33
** Assumes 10% dividend cut from H2 FY25, with high payout ratio amid expense headwinds
** Morgan Stanley lowers PT by ~6% to A$27.50 on reducing cash EPS estimates for FY26 and FY27 by 1% and 4% respectively due to weaker revenue growth
** UBS cuts PT to A$30 from A$31 after reducing cash earnings estimates by 2.3%, 0.6% and 0.4% for FY25, FY26 and FY27, respectively
** ANZ reports flat H1 cash earnings with pressured margins, elevated gross impaired assets
** Stock gains 3% YTD
(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru)
((Nichiket.Sunil@thomsonreuters.com;))
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