Chiba Bank (CHBAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chiba Bank, Ltd. is a Japanese regional financial institution headquartered in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. Established in 1943, the bank provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, local governments and other organizations.

Its primary activities include accepting deposits, extending loans, handling domestic and international payments, and providing foreign-exchange services. Chiba Bank also offers investment trusts, insurance products, asset-management services and other financial products through its branch network and affiliated companies.

The bank’s core operating area is Chiba Prefecture, with additional operations and business relationships in neighboring parts of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area and other locations. Through its group companies and partnerships, Chiba Bank supports regional businesses, retail customers and economic development in the communities it serves.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $90.24 to $90.24
• 50-Day Range: $82.32 to $90.24
• 52-Week Range: $62.28 to $90.24
• Volume: 45 shs
• Average Volume: 79 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.12
• Dividend Yield: 1.36%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chiba Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chiba Bank scored higher than 49% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chiba Bank 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

Chiba Bank has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chiba Bank are expected to grow by 21.05% in the coming year, from $5.51 to $6.67 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chiba Bank is 19.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chiba Bank is 19.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chiba Bank has a P/B Ratio of 1.69. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 Chiba Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chiba Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.28, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chiba Bank has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Chiba Bank pays a meaningful dividend of 1.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Chiba Bank is 26.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Chiba Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.44% next year. This indicates that Chiba Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Chiba Bank has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Chiba Bank this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Chiba Bank has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CHBAY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.chibabank.co.jp
• Phone: (143) 245-1111
• Fax: 814-3242-9121
• Employees: 4,202
• Year Founded: 1943

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.38
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $620.82 million
• Net Margins: 20.96%
• Pretax Margin: 32.51%
• Return on Equity: 8.25%
• Return on Assets: 0.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.26
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.73
• Cash Flow: $4.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.62
• Book Value: $53.50 per share
• Price / Book: 1.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 155,100,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $14.00 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.15