Hsbc Share Discussion Threads

[gnik] 15/1/2006 14:24

What is the yield on HSBA, I noticed it is not given on the advfn chart, the telegraph shows 3.9%, whilst James Bartholomew who is a big fan quotes 4.6% in his column.

[miata] 12/1/2006 15:45

For those that dont read the STAN thread, note the tendency of the Hang Seng Index to rise into the Chinese New Year (end Jan).

[monty burns] 12/1/2006 15:40

Ken's normally (exclusively...?) a BARC trader (albeit about once every 3 years. :- )- which is about the perfect trading share re volatility and liquidity.

But I can't argue with BP right now - gone places since new year, and still going...

[miata] 12/1/2006 15:38

Yes I appreciate that. My view about HSBC is its a buy and hold. Other shares like BP fit your style better. (ie you can sell and buy back on a one month cycle with a 10% movement).

[kenbachelor] 12/1/2006 15:35

Miata - I'm an investor by nature, but I do like to trade a few shares when I think the time is right.

[miata] 12/1/2006 15:32

To me trading is about speed of movement (eg STAN, NRK or even LLOY now).Why 'trade' a supertanker when you can 'trade' a motorboat?

Investing is about long-term value.

[tuftymatt] 12/1/2006 14:49

I do Ken but have to say I missed out on the rise this year.

[kenbachelor] 12/1/2006 14:19

I've been moving money round the banks this morning and have bought 20,000 HSBA. When I looked to find a thread on the share, the boards seem dead.

Doesn't anybody trade these?

[dgf] 11/1/2006 17:30

Thanks MIATA. Most helpful response and I appreciate your perception. Good to see at long last that HSBA has gone over £9.50 AND stayed there!

[miata] 10/1/2006 18:24

Not too biased, just perhaps undervaluing the the huge amount that might have to be paid for Standard Chartered for a bid to be successful.

A bidder might have to offer £18 or even £20 for STAN, so even if there is only a 20% chance of it being taken out in the next couple of years that adds a couple of pounds to its value.

[dgf] 10/1/2006 17:45

What's really bugging me at the moment is how much Standard Chartered Bank share price has increased over the past 6 months to the £13 level when HSBC has moved nothing like as much. Not so long ago Standard Chartered Bank's share price was £1 above HSBC - now its £3+ - what has changed apart from the former possibly being a bid target - eventually. SCB have bought in Korea but paid well over the odds and so it goes on. I cannot believe with the excellent HSBC management that SCB is such a better investment or am I being too biased?

[dgf] 09/1/2006 17:05

About time too! What took them so long - they would'nt be a major competitor by any chance?

[miata] 09/1/2006 10:46

Rising nicely on Citigroup upgrade (increase in target price to 950p from 825p).
The valuation appears "less stretched than at any time since 1998."
"While some of our concerns on HSBC's organic growth and M&A track record remain, the completion of the investment bank build-out may signal a return to better operational trends," the broker said.

[penycae] 05/1/2006 11:22

Yes, nice pick up this morning. Looks good to 950, then who knows?

[miata] 05/1/2006 11:09

Rising nicely.

HSBC has strengthened its board by naming Simon Robertson, one of London's most experienced investment bankers, as a non-executive director. Mr Robertson was managing director of Goldman Sachs until last summer when he quit to set up his own investment banking boutique.

[penycae] 05/1/2006 08:29

Stalling a bit.

[miata] 01/12/2005 10:07

HSBC said that pretax profits were up across all divisions in the third quarter, and confirmed that it is winding down a costly programme of expenditure aimed at developing its investment banking division.

HSBC added that loan arrears at its US consumer lending business were stable, and that growth in bad debts in the UK had fallen because of tighter lending criteria.

Positive.

[tuftymatt] 30/11/2005 19:44

looks like his buy timing was just a bit out.

[miata] 27/11/2005 19:02

Telegraph Diary of a Private Investor: James Bartholomew buys HSBC (while I am neither expert at chart analysis nor a slave to it, this one looks like a beauty; and on top of that there is a prospective yield of 4.67 pct).

[21up] 26/11/2005 23:14

Tipped in todays Telegraph

[madam a] 24/11/2005 14:16

Thanks FredD for the info.

[miata] 23/11/2005 14:04

In header.

[fredd] 23/11/2005 13:32

$0.14 payable 19.01.06.

[madam a] 23/11/2005 13:25

How much is the dividend for this round?