Is the HSBC share price good value at 499p?

Is the HSBC share price good value at 499p?

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HSBC (LON:HSBA) is a large cap in the Banking Services industry. It operates across various geographical regions, which include Europe, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, North America and Latin America .

Right now the HSBC share price appears to represent solid value, as shown in the group's Value Rank of 68. Let's explore this in more detail.

Digging into HSBC Holdings's Value Rank

Looking at HSBC StockReport, we can see that the group has a:

  • Rolling price to book value of 0.75,
  • Trailing twelve month price to earnings ratio of 10.4
  • Trailing twelve month price to free cashflow of 4.71
  • Rolling dividend yield of 8.40%
  • Trailing twelve-month price to sales ratio of 1.60

This combination of financial traits suggests that, while HSBC stock is not the cheapest, it is far from expensive at these levels and is worth considering - especially if it is exposed to other positive stock market factors as well.


What does this mean for potential investors?

Some of the best quality stocks in the market have defensible models that can deliver high levels of shareholder returns over the long term. But there are no guarantees and it's important to do your own research. Indeed, we've identified some areas of concern with HSBC Holdings that you can find out about here.


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HSBC Holdings's StockRank™

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HSBC Holdings's StockRank™

With a StockRank of 82, HSBC Holdings is more attractive than 82% of the 7,586 stocks we cover in Europe, according to our proprietary ranking system.

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