** Analysts at Citi are hopeful about New Zealand's Auckland
Airport's AIA.NZ FY25 earnings, driven by strong international
highlights
** "Green shoots are appearing with a strong July month for
Asian passengers" - Citi
** Brokerage adds "macro environment for yield sensitive
stocks is improving with increasing chances of a near term US
rate cut"
** Citi adds, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's dovish
comments at its July meeting, a positve for AIA
** Rates the stock "buy"
** Three of 10 analysts rate the stock "buy" or higher,
three "hold" and four "sell" or lower; their median PT is A$8.58
– LSEG data
** Stock is down over 9% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Rajasik Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Rajasik.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com;))