0145 GMT - WH Group's intention to maintain moderately high shareholder returns isn't backed by strong earnings, Citi analyst Tiffany Feng says in a note. The pork producer faces challenges in key markets, including the U.S., where management's 4Q guidance is worse than Citi's below-consensus expectation amid a weak hog-price outlook, she says. Uncertainty over the exact payout ratio at its Chinese unit Shuanghui also clouds the dividend outlook. Citi trims its 2026-2028 net-profit forecasts by 7%-8%. It downgrades the stock to neutral from buy and lowers its target price to 6.40 Hong Kong dollars from HK$7.80. Shares are down 0.9% at HK$6.26.
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