The Most Important Facts About HSBC

By Emilio Sanchez • Thursday, December 11 10:12 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company HSBC has moved 1.0% so far today on a volume of 312,307, compared to its average of 1,658,738. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

HSBC trades -6.16% away from its average analyst target price of $79.72 per share. The 2 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $73.0 to $86.45, and on average have given HSBC a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying HSBC should be aware of the facts below:

HSBC's current price is 332.7% above its Graham number of $17.29, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
HSBC has moved 53.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.75, HSBC has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.7 while the S&P 500 average is None
HSBC has a forward P/E ratio of 9.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.29 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 7.53 compared to its sector average of None
HSBC Holdings plc engages in the provision of banking and financial products and services worldwide.
Based in London, the company has 212,409 full time employees and a market cap of $256.84 Billion. HSBC currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.9%.

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