Bank of China (BACHY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bank of China Limited is a state-owned commercial bank headquartered in Beijing, China. Established in 1912, it is one of the country’s major banking institutions and serves individuals, businesses, government-related entities and financial institutions.

The bank provides a broad range of financial services, including personal and corporate banking, deposits, lending, payments, wealth management, foreign-exchange services and trade finance. Through its investment banking and financial-markets businesses, Bank of China also offers securities, asset-management and related advisory services through affiliated companies.

Bank of China has a significant international presence, with operations spanning mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau as well as markets across Asia, Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Africa. Its international network supports cross-border banking, renminbi settlement and trade-related activities, complementing its domestic branch and digital-banking operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.66 to $19.12
• 50-Day Range: $16.50 to $19.37
• 52-Week Range: $12.95 to $19.65
• Volume: 78,870 shs
• Average Volume: 35,045 shs
• Market Capitalization: $244.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.26
• Dividend Yield: 3.32%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Bank of China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bank of China scored higher than 45% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Bank of China has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bank of China has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bank of China are expected to grow by 5.44% in the coming year, from $2.94 to $3.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bank of China is 7.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bank of China is 7.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.45.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bank of China 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: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Bank of China has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bank of China has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.26, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bank of China has recently increased by 222.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Bank of China pays a meaningful dividend of 3.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bank of China does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bank of China is 24.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Bank of China will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.32% next year. This indicates that Bank of China will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Bank of China has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bank of China insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Bank of China has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/29/2025
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BACHY
• CIK: 1378999
• Web: www.boc.cn
• Phone: 86-10-6659-6688
• Fax: 86-10-6659-4568
• Employees: 312,757
• Year Founded: 1912

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.45
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $33.81 billion
• Net Margins: 20.44%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 7.88%
• Return on Assets: 0.68%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $169.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.44
• Cash Flow: $3.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.95
• Book Value: $34.88 per share
• Price / Book: 0.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,888,496,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $244.37 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.07