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Standard Chartered (STAN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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GBX 1,958.50 -22.50 (-1.14%)
As of 10/23/2026 12:13 PM Eastern
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Standard Chartered - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy
Based on 6 Analyst Ratings
Sell
1
Hold
1
Buy
4

Based on 6 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Standard Chartered in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 6 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 1 has given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for STAN.

Consensus Price Target

GBX 2,492
According to the 6 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Standard Chartered, the average price target is GBX 2,492. The highest price target for STAN is GBX 3,040, while the lowest price target for STAN is GBX 2,130. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 27.24% from the current price of GBX 1,958.50.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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STAN Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
10/24/25 to 10/24/26		1 Month Ago
9/24/25 to 9/24/26		3 Months Ago
7/26/25 to 7/26/26		1 Year Ago
10/24/24 to 10/24/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
4 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
Hold
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price TargetGBX 2,492GBX 2,334GBX 1,946.67GBX 1,316.25
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyHoldHold

STAN Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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STAN Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Standard Chartered Stock vs. The Competition

TypeStandard CharteredFinance Companies
Consensus Rating Score
2.50
2.28
Consensus RatingModerate BuyHold
News Sentiment Rating
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Report Date
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DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside		Details
10/15/2026
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. logo
Jefferies Financial Group
3 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingBuyGBX 3,040+43.53%
9/23/2026
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
4 of 5 stars
 Boost TargetNeutralGBX 2,230 ➝ GBX 2,370+3.31%
9/8/2026
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3 of 5 stars
 Boost TargetOverweightGBX 2,330 ➝ GBX 2,470+9.78%
7/30/2026
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft logo
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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 Reiterated RatingBuyGBX 2,450+10.22%
5/18/2026
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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 Reiterated RatingBuyGBX 2,130 ➝ GBX 2,130+12.34%
5/1/2026
Shore Capital Group Ltd logo
Shore Capital Group
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Should I Buy Standard Chartered Stock? STAN Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Standard Chartered pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Standard Chartered
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Standard Chartered PLC:

  • Standard Chartered PLC has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the parent company of Zodia Custody, a crypto-asset custody provider, which strengthens the bank's institutional digital-asset offering and creates growth opportunities as regulated crypto services develop.
  • The stock is currently trading at $2062.71, which is below the consensus price target of GBX 2,334, suggesting potential upside for investors as the company maintains a Moderate Buy rating from six brokerages.
  • Standard Chartered PLC has launched a partnership with Air India offering travel, loyalty, and wealth-management benefits to eligible Global Indian clients in the UAE and Singapore, supporting customer acquisition and cross-selling in important wealth markets.
  • The bank is expanding its sustainable-finance strategy by increasing financing for PT Energi Mobilitas Indonesia, the company behind Indonesian electric-motorcycle maker ALVA, which could broaden corporate lending relationships in the electric mobility sector.
  • Standard Chartered PLC has begun offering direct Bitcoin and Ether trading to affluent clients in the UAE, expanding its wealth-management offering and positioning itself to capture growth in the digital asset market.

Standard Chartered
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in Standard Chartered PLC for these reasons:

  • The acquisition of Zodia Custody remains subject to regulatory approvals, which introduces uncertainty and potential delays in realizing the expected benefits of the deal.
  • Standard Chartered PLC's group chair stated that fiscal problems will get worse before they get better, indicating potential near-term challenges in the company's financial performance.
  • The partnership with Air India, while strategic, is expected to have only modest near-term financial benefits, meaning the impact on earnings may be limited in the short term.
  • Standard Chartered PLC's view that expectations for Bank of Canada rate hikes are excessive suggests potential macroeconomic headwinds that could affect the bank's operations in certain markets.
  • The appointment of Ayodeji Adelagun as CEO of Standard Chartered Nigeria, while providing management continuity, does not indicate an immediate earnings impact, suggesting limited short-term financial upside from this leadership change.

STAN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 6 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Standard Chartered is GBX 2,492, with a high forecast of GBX 3,040 and a low forecast of GBX 2,130.

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Standard Chartered in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" STAN shares.

According to analysts, Standard Chartered's stock has a predicted upside of 27.24% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Standard Chartered has been rated by research analysts at Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Standard Chartered more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Standard Chartered is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how STAN compares to other companies.

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