Hang Seng Bank Valuation

Is 11 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 11 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 11 (HK$92.15) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$140.26)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 11 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 11?

Key metric: As 11 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 11. This is calculated by dividing 11's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 11's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.1x
EarningsHK$17.21b
Market CapHK$173.45b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 11's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 11 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average5.1x
2388 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)
7.5x1.3%HK$268.5b
998 China CITIC Bank
4x6.5%HK$348.6b
2016 China Zheshang Bank
3.8x10.2%HK$78.6b
1658 Postal Savings Bank of China
5.1x6.6%HK$532.8b
11 Hang Seng Bank
10.1x1.7%HK$173.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 11 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.1x) compared to the peer average (5.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 11'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
11 10.1xIndustry Avg. 4.7xNo. of Companies11PE0612182430+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 11 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.1x) compared to the Hong Kong Banks industry average (4.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 11'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.

11 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.1x
Fair PE Ratio4.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 11 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.4x).


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 11 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$92.15
HK$95.53
+3.7%
8.3%HK$110.00HK$79.00n/a11
Nov ’25HK$95.40
HK$95.53
+0.1%
8.3%HK$110.00HK$79.00n/a11
Oct ’25HK$97.75
HK$95.53
-2.3%
8.3%HK$110.00HK$79.00n/a11
Sep ’25HK$94.30
HK$96.16
+2.0%
8.2%HK$110.00HK$80.00n/a11
Aug ’25HK$92.35
HK$96.80
+4.8%
7.9%HK$110.00HK$80.00n/a11
Jul ’25HK$100.40
HK$102.88
+2.5%
7.4%HK$119.17HK$92.10n/a12
Jun ’25HK$108.60
HK$102.88
-5.3%
7.4%HK$119.17HK$92.10n/a12
May ’25HK$103.90
HK$101.80
-2.0%
7.5%HK$119.17HK$92.10n/a12
Apr ’25HK$85.65
HK$99.02
+15.6%
9.7%HK$119.17HK$86.50n/a12
Mar ’25HK$88.95
HK$99.02
+11.3%
9.7%HK$119.17HK$86.50n/a12
Feb ’25HK$81.45
HK$100.57
+23.5%
10.9%HK$118.20HK$84.00n/a12
Jan ’25HK$91.05
HK$102.16
+12.2%
11.1%HK$118.20HK$86.50n/a12
Dec ’24HK$85.70
HK$109.79
+28.1%
11.4%HK$136.00HK$88.00n/a11
Nov ’24HK$89.35
HK$113.97
+27.6%
9.7%HK$136.00HK$95.00HK$95.4011
Oct ’24HK$97.45
HK$113.97
+17.0%
9.7%HK$136.00HK$95.00HK$97.7511
Sep ’24HK$100.00
HK$118.74
+18.7%
8.1%HK$136.00HK$105.00HK$94.3011
Aug ’24HK$115.70
HK$125.54
+8.5%
10.0%HK$148.00HK$113.00HK$92.3511
Jul ’24HK$111.50
HK$139.22
+24.9%
13.3%HK$178.00HK$109.00HK$100.4011
Jun ’24HK$104.60
HK$139.22
+33.1%
13.3%HK$178.00HK$109.00HK$108.6011
May ’24HK$116.10
HK$140.04
+20.6%
12.3%HK$178.00HK$115.00HK$103.9011
Apr ’24HK$111.70
HK$141.85
+27.0%
10.8%HK$178.00HK$122.00HK$85.6511
Mar ’24HK$129.00
HK$142.04
+10.1%
10.7%HK$178.00HK$124.00HK$88.9511
Feb ’24HK$129.00
HK$142.13
+10.2%
15.0%HK$178.00HK$110.00HK$81.4511
Jan ’24HK$129.80
HK$145.34
+12.0%
13.3%HK$178.00HK$115.00HK$91.0511
Dec ’23HK$121.60
HK$145.34
+19.5%
13.3%HK$178.00HK$115.00HK$85.7011
Nov ’23HK$111.20
HK$147.61
+32.7%
12.4%HK$178.00HK$115.00HK$89.3511

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


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