Standard Chartered (STAN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Standard Chartered PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates in three segments: Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking; Consumer, Private & Business Banking; and Ventures. It offers retail products, such as deposits, mortgages, credit cards, and personal loans; wealth management products and services that include investments, portfolio management, insurance, and wealth advice; and transaction banking services, such as cash management, working capital, and trade financing products. The company provides financial markets products and services that comprise project and export financing; debt capital markets and leveraged financing; financing and securities services; sales and structuring; macro, commodities, and credit trading; and market research services. In addition, it offers digital banking solutions. It serves financial institutions, governments, banks, investors, corporations, small to medium-sized businesses, and individuals. Standard Chartered PLC was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 894.20 to 918.40
• 50-Day Range: 744.60 to 912.60
• 52-Week Range: 571 to 918.40
• Volume: 9.13 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £22.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,034.94
• Dividend Yield: 2.55%
• Price Target: GBX 979.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Standard Chartered Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Standard Chartered scored higher than 38% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Standard Chartered has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Standard Chartered has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Standard Chartered is 1,034.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Standard Chartered is 1,034.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 421.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Standard Chartered has a PEG Ratio of 0.80. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Standard Chartered has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. 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 STAN.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Standard Chartered pays a meaningful dividend of 2.80%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Standard Chartered does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Standard Chartered is 2,643.68%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.50

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for STAN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

Standard Chartered has a news sentiment score of 0.08. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Standard Chartered this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for STAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Standard Chartered insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.43% of the stock of Standard Chartered is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.72% of the stock of Standard Chartered is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

STAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STAN shares performed this year?

Standard Chartered's stock was trading at GBX 666.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, STAN stock has increased by 35.1% and is now trading at GBX 900.40.
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How do I buy shares of Standard Chartered?

Shares of STAN 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 Standard Chartered own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Standard Chartered investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), HSBC (HSBA), Barclays (BARC), Bank of America (BAC), Associated British Foods (ABF), Citigroup (C) and Glencore (GLEN).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/10 Dividend: 8/08/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/10/2024
• Today: 10/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:STAN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.sc.com
• Phone: +44-20-78858888
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 84,845
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 979.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,300
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 790
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,034.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.26
• P/E Growth: 0.8
• Net Income: £3.04 billion
• Net Margins: 20.08%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.82%
• Return on Assets: 0.41%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £17.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.28
• Cash Flow: £159.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.06
• Book Value: GBX 1,665 per share
• Price / Book: 0.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,450,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £22.06 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.85