SBI Funds Management: Centrum bets on strong franchise, growth runway; initiates Buy with 34% upside
State Bank of India set out an expansion in a quarterly results development.
29 Sept 2026 · Economic Times Markets, ET Stocks
Centrum Broking has initiated coverage on SBI Funds Management with a Buy rating and a Rs 700 target, implying up to 34% upside. The brokerage sees SBI AMC’s extensive distribution network, strong B-30 presence, expanding retail franchise and growing non-MF businesses supporting AUM and earnings growth over the next three years.
The analysis
State Bank of India reported Rs 700, with movement of 34% attached to those lines. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is -1.1% on the day at ₹948.10, and has returned -8.7% over three months. It sits 23% below its 52-week high. The banks sector has moved -4.0% over the same period, so State Bank of India is running 4.7 points behind its peers.
For State Bank of India, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the banks peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
- Fund flows and NAV moves show where domestic retail conviction is actually going, month after month.
Market context
- The company directly in focus is SBIN.
- Sector exposure: Banks.
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