Australian Megabank Stock CBA Rallies 37% With No Buy Rating

  • CBA has outperformed, making it most expensive megabank stock
  • The shares are ‘in mesospheric territory,’ Jefferies says

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s head office in Sydney.

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Equity analysts can’t seem to figure out Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

It’s the only bank in the world worth more than $100 billion that has zero buy recommendations. Yet the stock has surged 37% since it lost its last positive rating in August 2022, reaching a succession of record highs and outperforming gauges of peers.