HSBC (HSBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services group headquartered in London. Its origins date to the founding of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1865, established to support trade between Europe and Asia. HSBC operates through a network spanning major markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and Latin America.

The company provides services to personal, commercial and institutional customers. Its activities include retail and wealth banking, commercial banking, global banking and markets, investment banking, trade finance, transaction banking, foreign exchange, lending, insurance and asset management. HSBC also offers digital banking and payment services to individuals and businesses.

HSBC has a particularly strong presence in Hong Kong and the broader Asia-Pacific region, while also serving customers in the United Kingdom and other international markets. The group is led by Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery, who became CEO in September 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $92.96 to $94.00
• 50-Day Range: $92.63 to $107.13
• 52-Week Range: $64.64 to $107.92
• Volume: 2.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $322.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.71
• Dividend Yield: 2.11%
• Price Target: $97.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

HSBC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HSBC scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 230th out of 846 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

HSBC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.06, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for HSBC is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HSBC has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HSBC are expected to grow by 13.41% in the coming year, from $8.65 to $9.81 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HSBC is 11.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HSBC is 11.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.59.

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 1.57. 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 3.35, 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 9.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

HSBC pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, 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 28.09%. 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 20.18% 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: 0.37

News Sentiment

HSBC has a news sentiment score of 0.37. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for HSBC this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for HSBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% 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 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, HSBC insiders have not sold or bought any 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

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• 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: $97.00
• High Price Target: $97.00
• Low Price Target: $97.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.06
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.86
• P/E Growth: 0.89
• Net Income: $22.29 billion
• Net Margins: 18.19%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.80%
• Return on Assets: 0.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.67
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $131.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.45
• Cash Flow: $9.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.43
• Book Value: $59.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,428,390,000
• Free Float: 3,428,045,000
• Market Cap: $322.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58