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HSBC Holdings P L CHSBCCOMMENTMay 19, 2017
David DriscollStock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.
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Darren SissonsHSBC vs. ING. HSBC is a global bank, strong in Asia and the UK. ING is already restructured, more of a retail bank. Neither is expensive. But you can buy US banks at cheap multiples today. US banks are in better shape, more capital, fewer issues to worry about like negative interest rates. (Analysts’ price target is $45.90)
ING vs. HSBC Neither. He won't touch any European bank given negative interest rates. Period. HSBC does a lot of international lending and international flows aren't well-received by regulators; and they lend to the Far East. HSBC isn't a leader in many categories. ING, at least, leads in online banking in Europe, but they have loaned heavily to energy.
Global banking end markets have had a good quarter. They did well in the UK and Hong Kong this year, which has their stock price starting to come back a little. Many of these stocks were down after BREXIT, so coming off a low is going to look really good for performance numbers. They’ve been restructuring and starting to get to a point where they are becoming less risky from a Long standpoint, and are taking on more wealth management income products. That is going to bode well for them.