HSBC (HSBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC) is a multinational banking and financial services organization headquartered in London. It traces its origins to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, founded in 1865 to facilitate trade between Europe and Asia, and has since grown into one of the world’s largest banking groups. The company is publicly listed in multiple markets, including the London Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and as an American depositary receipt on the New York Stock Exchange.

HSBC operates a universal banking model, serving retail, commercial, corporate and institutional clients. Its core business lines include Retail Banking and Wealth Management (deposit-taking, consumer lending, mortgages, wealth and investment products), Commercial Banking (working capital, trade finance, cash management and business lending), Global Banking and Markets (investment banking, capital markets, advisory, and transaction banking) and Global Private Banking. The group also provides asset management and insurance solutions through its regional subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, and offers a full range of payments, foreign exchange and treasury services to corporate clients.

HSBC has a global footprint with significant operations across Europe, Asia (notably Hong Kong and mainland China), the Middle East, North Africa, the Americas and other international markets. In recent years the bank has emphasized its strategic position as a connector between Asia and the rest of the world. As of my latest available information, Noel Quinn serves as Group Chief Executive and Mark Tucker as Chairman. The company’s international reach, diversified product set and long history in trade finance and international banking underpin its role as a major global financial institution.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $87.88 to $88.69
• 50-Day Range: $76.92 to $92.17
• 52-Week Range: $58.14 to $94.79
• Volume: 1.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $303.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.49
• Dividend Yield: 2.24%
• Price Target: $63.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

HSBC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HSBC scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 241st out of 885 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

HSBC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

HSBC has a consensus price target of $63.00, representing about 28.7% downside from its current price of $88.41.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HSBC has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HSBC are expected to grow by 8.93% in the coming year, from $8.51 to $9.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HSBC is 14.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HSBC is 14.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

HSBC has a PEG Ratio of 0.89. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

HSBC has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.14% of the float of HSBC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

HSBC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.98, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HSBC has recently decreased by 19.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

HSBC pays a meaningful dividend of 2.24%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of HSBC is 32.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, HSBC will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.36% next year. This indicates that HSBC will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

HSBC has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for HSBC this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for HSBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added HSBC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 27% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, HSBC insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $418,758.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.01% of the stock of HSBC is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.48% of the stock of HSBC is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Last Earnings: 3/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2026
• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HSBC
• CIK: 1089113
• Web: www.hsbc.com
• Phone: 44-20-7991-8888
• Fax: 44-20-7992-4880
• Employees: 208,720
• Year Founded: 1865

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for HSBC: $63.00
• High Price Target: $63.00
• Low Price Target: $63.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -28.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.39
• P/E Growth: 0.89
• Net Income: $22.29 billion
• Net Margins: 16.06%
• Pretax Margin: 22.27%
• Return on Equity: 13.35%
• Return on Assets: 0.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.52
• Current Ratio: 0.92
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $131.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.31
• Cash Flow: $9.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.71
• Book Value: $59.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,436,710,000
• Free Float: 3,436,368,000
• Market Cap: $303.84 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56