Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd.

SEHK:1658 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$542.2b

Postal Savings Bank of China Valuation

Is 1658 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 1658 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 1658 (HK$4.57) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$13.31)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1658 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1658?

Key metric: As 1658 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1658. This is calculated by dividing 1658's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1658's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio5.2x
EarningsCN¥81.12b
Market CapCN¥504.50b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1658's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1658 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average5.2x
3328 Bank of Communications
4.8x5.7%HK$509.5b
998 China CITIC Bank
4x6.5%HK$356.0b
2388 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)
7.5x1.3%HK$268.5b
3988 Bank of China
4.6x5.1%HK$1.4t
1658 Postal Savings Bank of China
5.2x6.6%HK$542.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1658 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.2x) compared to the peer average (5.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1658's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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1658 5.2xIndustry Avg. 4.8xNo. of Companies12PE0612182430+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1658 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.2x) compared to the Hong Kong Banks industry average (4.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1658's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1658 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio5.2x
Fair PE Ratio5.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1658 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1658 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$4.57
HK$5.39
+17.9%
9.7%HK$6.40HK$4.49n/a17
Nov ’25HK$4.52
HK$5.39
+19.3%
10.9%HK$6.50HK$4.18n/a18
Oct ’25HK$4.65
HK$5.33
+14.7%
11.0%HK$6.57HK$4.24n/a18
Sep ’25HK$4.19
HK$5.11
+22.1%
11.3%HK$6.62HK$4.21n/a19
Aug ’25HK$4.17
HK$5.05
+21.1%
11.0%HK$6.49HK$4.13n/a19
Jul ’25HK$4.58
HK$5.02
+9.6%
11.5%HK$6.49HK$4.13n/a19
Jun ’25HK$4.41
HK$4.90
+11.2%
13.5%HK$6.49HK$3.65n/a19
May ’25HK$4.09
HK$4.89
+19.5%
16.1%HK$6.50HK$3.50n/a20
Apr ’25HK$4.09
HK$4.94
+20.8%
17.5%HK$6.73HK$3.51n/a21
Mar ’25HK$4.16
HK$4.97
+19.5%
18.1%HK$6.78HK$3.53n/a21
Feb ’25HK$3.77
HK$5.00
+32.6%
18.2%HK$6.81HK$3.55n/a21
Jan ’25HK$3.73
HK$5.31
+42.4%
17.9%HK$6.84HK$3.56n/a21
Dec ’24HK$3.47
HK$5.41
+55.8%
16.0%HK$6.81HK$3.89n/a21
Nov ’24HK$3.60
HK$5.45
+51.3%
14.7%HK$6.65HK$3.86HK$4.5221
Oct ’24HK$3.96
HK$5.61
+41.6%
12.7%HK$7.16HK$4.26HK$4.6521
Sep ’24HK$3.87
HK$5.78
+49.4%
14.7%HK$7.21HK$4.29HK$4.1922
Aug ’24HK$4.64
HK$6.08
+31.1%
14.3%HK$7.92HK$4.17HK$4.1722
Jul ’24HK$4.82
HK$5.97
+23.8%
16.1%HK$7.83HK$3.84HK$4.5822
Jun ’24HK$4.93
HK$6.03
+22.4%
15.3%HK$7.67HK$3.95HK$4.4122
May ’24HK$5.10
HK$6.05
+18.6%
14.2%HK$7.85HK$4.04HK$4.0922
Apr ’24HK$4.66
HK$6.05
+29.9%
14.7%HK$8.24HK$4.03HK$4.0921
Mar ’24HK$4.83
HK$6.24
+29.1%
15.2%HK$8.36HK$4.45HK$4.1621
Feb ’24HK$5.39
HK$6.33
+17.4%
15.8%HK$8.44HK$4.49HK$3.7721
Jan ’24HK$4.85
HK$6.08
+25.3%
16.3%HK$8.17HK$4.35HK$3.7320
Dec ’23HK$4.59
HK$6.05
+31.9%
17.0%HK$8.06HK$4.47HK$3.4720
Nov ’23HK$3.76
HK$6.12
+62.7%
17.3%HK$7.92HK$4.40HK$3.6020

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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