Hong Kong & China Gas (HOKCY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hong Kong & China Gas Company Limited, commonly known as Towngas, is a Hong Kong-based energy and utility company. Established in 1862, it operates Hong Kong’s piped-gas supply network and provides natural gas and related energy services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

The company distributes town gas and natural gas, supplies liquefied petroleum gas, and sells gas appliances and household products. Its activities also include gas engineering, infrastructure development, energy management and the development of lower-carbon and renewable energy solutions.

Beyond Hong Kong, Towngas has expanded into mainland China, where it operates city-gas and related utility businesses in numerous urban markets. Its mainland operations serve residential, commercial and industrial users through gas distribution, pipeline construction, engineering and other energy infrastructure services. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; its American depositary shares trade over the counter in the United States under the symbol HOKCY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.80 to $0.89
• 50-Day Range: $0.77 to $1.01
• 52-Week Range: $0.77 to $1.01
• Volume: 10,096 shs
• Average Volume: 23,133 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.51%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hong Kong & China Gas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hong Kong & China Gas scored higher than 13% 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

Hong Kong & China Gas 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

Hong Kong & China Gas has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hong Kong & China Gas are expected to remain at $0.04 per share in the coming year.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hong Kong & China Gas has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. 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 Hong Kong & China Gas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hong Kong & China Gas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.03, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hong Kong & China Gas has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hong Kong & China Gas pays a meaningful dividend of 3.03%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hong Kong & China Gas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hong Kong & China Gas will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that Hong Kong & China Gas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

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

News Sentiment

Hong Kong & China Gas 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hong Kong & China Gas 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, Hong Kong & China Gas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Hong Kong & China Gas has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Gas Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Gas Utilities
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:HOKCY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.towngas.com
• Phone: 852-2963-3189
• Fax: 852-2911-9005
• Employees: 2,146
• Year Founded: 1862

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 0.63
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.13
• Cash Flow: $0.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.37
• Book Value: $0.49 per share
• Price / Book: 1.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,659,870,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $14.86 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.27