HSBC Holdings Valuation

Is 5 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 5 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 5 (HK$71.65) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$163.82)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 5 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 5?

Key metric: As 5 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 5. This is calculated by dividing 5's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 5's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.2x
EarningsUS$22.57b
Market CapUS$163.59b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 5's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 5 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average4.6x
3988 Bank of China
4.7x5.1%HK$1.4t
939 China Construction Bank
4.3x4.1%HK$1.5t
1288 Agricultural Bank of China
4.9x5.6%HK$1.8t
1398 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
4.5x4.2%HK$2.2t
5 HSBC Holdings
7.2x-1.4%HK$129.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 5 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.2x) compared to the peer average (4.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 5's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
5 7.2xIndustry Avg. 4.7xNo. of Companies12PE0612182430+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 5 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.2x) compared to the Hong Kong Banks industry average (4.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 5'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.

5 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.2x
Fair PE Ratio4.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 5 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.7x).


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 5 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$71.65
HK$81.64
+13.9%
9.3%HK$97.02HK$71.81n/a16
Nov ’25HK$71.60
HK$80.67
+12.7%
9.4%HK$96.90HK$70.75n/a16
Oct ’25HK$70.45
HK$80.25
+13.9%
9.2%HK$95.91HK$64.90n/a18
Sep ’25HK$68.60
HK$80.16
+16.9%
9.6%HK$96.22HK$65.11n/a18
Aug ’25HK$68.25
HK$79.83
+17.0%
9.5%HK$96.44HK$66.67n/a18
Jul ’25HK$68.30
HK$78.36
+14.7%
9.4%HK$97.21HK$66.59n/a18
Jun ’25HK$68.65
HK$79.32
+15.5%
11.1%HK$99.25HK$66.63n/a18
May ’25HK$67.00
HK$77.71
+16.0%
13.2%HK$99.34HK$61.34n/a18
Apr ’25HK$61.15
HK$76.60
+25.3%
14.3%HK$99.34HK$59.33n/a18
Mar ’25HK$61.20
HK$75.15
+22.8%
15.8%HK$98.54HK$50.96n/a19
Feb ’25HK$60.90
HK$77.11
+26.6%
14.6%HK$97.18HK$57.13n/a19
Jan ’25HK$63.00
HK$76.87
+22.0%
14.4%HK$94.84HK$54.47n/a19
Dec ’24HK$59.20
HK$76.43
+29.1%
14.3%HK$94.68HK$54.38n/a19
Nov ’24HK$56.90
HK$77.50
+36.2%
13.8%HK$94.99HK$54.56HK$71.6018
Oct ’24HK$61.70
HK$79.09
+28.2%
12.9%HK$99.47HK$60.69HK$70.4519
Sep ’24HK$58.85
HK$78.32
+33.1%
14.2%HK$99.86HK$58.50HK$68.6020
Aug ’24HK$66.30
HK$76.31
+15.1%
14.0%HK$102.08HK$57.20HK$68.2520
Jul ’24HK$61.00
HK$74.57
+22.2%
14.2%HK$98.93HK$56.00HK$68.3019
Jun ’24HK$57.35
HK$72.72
+26.8%
15.7%HK$98.95HK$49.18HK$68.6520
May ’24HK$56.15
HK$69.03
+22.9%
14.4%HK$87.97HK$49.28HK$67.0020
Apr ’24HK$53.20
HK$68.22
+28.2%
14.1%HK$83.76HK$49.28HK$61.1520
Mar ’24HK$60.25
HK$67.86
+12.6%
12.9%HK$83.33HK$49.28HK$61.2020
Feb ’24HK$57.05
HK$63.91
+12.0%
14.4%HK$77.60HK$45.49HK$60.9021
Jan ’24HK$48.55
HK$60.03
+23.7%
12.2%HK$72.38HK$45.24HK$63.0020
Dec ’23HK$47.30
HK$59.37
+25.5%
12.8%HK$72.23HK$45.14HK$59.2019
Nov ’23HK$41.05
HK$58.87
+43.4%
16.1%HK$72.88HK$35.46HK$56.9019

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


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