HSBC (HSBA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HSBC Holdings plc provides banking and financial services worldwide. The company operates through Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking and Markets segments. The Wealth and Personal Banking segment offers retail banking and wealth products, including current and savings accounts, mortgages and personal loans, credit and debit cards, and local and international payment services; and wealth management services comprising insurance and investment products, global asset management services, investment management, and private wealth solutions. This segment serves personal banking and high net worth individuals. The Commercial Banking segment provides credit and lending, treasury management, payment, cash management, commercial insurance, and investment services; commercial cards; international trade and receivables finance services; foreign exchange products; capital raising services on debt and equity markets; and advisory services. It serves small and medium sized enterprises, mid-market enterprises, and corporates. The Global Banking and Markets segment offers financing, advisory, and transaction services; and credit, rates, foreign exchange, equities, money markets, and securities services; and engages in principal investment activities. It serves government, corporate and institutional clients, and private investors. HSBC Holdings plc was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 723.50 to 726.40
• 50-Day Range: 649.10 to 727.80
• 52-Week Range: 572.90 to 730.60
• Volume: 364.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 27.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £131.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 814.27
• Dividend Yield: 6.62%
• Price Target: GBX 795
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

HSBC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HSBC scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

HSBC has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HSBC has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HSBC is 811.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HSBC is 811.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 433.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

HSBC has a PEG Ratio of 5.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

HSBC has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HSBA.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

HSBC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

HSBC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of HSBC is 5,393.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HSBA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

HSBC has a news sentiment score of 0.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for HSBC this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for HSBA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added HSBC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, HSBC insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £299,699.64 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.32% of the stock of HSBC is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.81% of the stock of HSBC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HSBA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HSBA shares performed this year?

HSBC's stock was trading at GBX 635.50 at the start of the year. Since then, HSBA shares have increased by 13.7% and is now trading at GBX 722.50.
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How do I buy shares of HSBC?

Shares of HSBA stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of HSBC own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that HSBC investors own include HSBC (HSBC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Bank of America (BAC), Barclays (BARC), Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF) and Fossil Group (FOSL).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend: 8/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/27/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/19 Dividend: 11/07/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/19/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:HSBA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hsbc.com
• Phone: +44-20-79912652
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 219,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 795
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 870
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 700
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 812.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.68
• P/E Growth: 5.97
• Net Income: £22.05 billion
• Net Margins: 39.51%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.64%
• Return on Assets: 0.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £58.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.25
• Cash Flow: GBX 8,485.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.09
• Book Value: GBX 897 per share
• Price / Book: 0.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,190,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £131.50 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.52