Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HSBC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:18 pm ET.
HSBC closes at $101.83, down 1% on the day, sitting between its 50-day average of $103.26 and 200-day average of $90.79. The GekkoIndex reads 60.6, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 6.4 over the last five readings. Gekko Fair Value stands at $104.39, putting the current price about 2.5% below that level. Over the past year the stock has returned 46.2%, with six-month gains of 28.2% and three-month gains of 7.2%, though the one-month return is slightly negative at -0.5%.
This week's coverage centers on HSBC's own strategic commentary and a series of portfolio adjustments disclosed in regulatory filings. Group CFO Pam Kaur highlighted Hong Kong, wealth management, trade finance and the U.K. as investment priorities alongside cost discipline, while the bank also announced an enhanced Premier offering in the U.S. aimed at affluent customers. Separately, filings show HSBC Holdings trimming stakes across several unrelated holdings, including Hecla Mining, Performance Food Group, Smithfield Foods, Ferrari and Voya Financial, with reductions ranging from roughly 75% to over 94% in various positions during the second quarter.
The next earnings date falls on 27 October, 37 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. At the last report on 4 August, HSBC posted EPS of $2.25 against an estimate of $2.24, with shares reacting -4.8%; the company has beaten estimates in 7 of the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 3.6%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows the next 20 trading days averaging a 1% gain, positive in 3 of those years. Analyst views remain split among 3 firms, with a consensus target of $106.08.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
HSBC scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $101.83 sits between the 50-day ($103.26) and 200-day ($90.79) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart60.6, Accumulation
Reading 60.6 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex2.5% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (2.5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 37 days
Next report Oct 27, 2026, 37 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+1.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
HSBC closed at $101.83 on Sep 18, 2026, +46.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $64.65 to $107.92.
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HSBC provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, and large institutions worldwide. It is widely recognized for its broad international presence in retail and corporate banking, offering everyday products like current and savings accounts, mortgages, personal loans, and payment cards, alongside wealth management, insurance, and investment services for both everyday customers and wealthier clients.
The group organizes its work into three areas. One serves personal customers with retail banking and wealth solutions. Another supports companies of varying sizes with lending, cash management, trade finance, foreign exchange, and help raising capital or getting strategic advice. The third works with large corporations, governments, and institutional or high-net-worth investors, handling financing, advisory work, trading across credit, rates, currencies, equities, and money markets, securities services, and some investing of its own capital.
HSBC was established in 1865 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its shares trade under the ticker HSBC.
HSBC’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.6, in the Accumulation zone, up 6.4 points over five sessions.
Up 6.4 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 65 | +2.0% | +7.5% | ||
| Neutral | 471 | +0.7% | +2.6% | ||
| Distribution | 71 | +0.2% | +3.4% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average HSBC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
HSBC trades 2.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $104.39, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what HSBC shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$104.39
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
2.5% below fair value · About fair value
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HSBC, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HSBC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in HSBC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
HSBC has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
HSBC reports on Oct 27, 2026, before the open (37 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 27, 2026
Expected before the open, 37 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $2.25 est $2.24 | $19.04B est $18.66B | −4.8% |
| May 5, 2026 | $2.20 est $2.15 | $19.13B est $18.60B | +1.4% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $1.85 est $1.80 | $17.70B est $17.01B | +7.5% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $1.80 est $1.65 | $33.48B est $16.04B | +4.9% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $1.95 est $1.62 | $14.41B est $16.44B | −5.8% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $1.95 est $1.60 | $33.85B est $16.63B | −0.5% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | $0.05 est $1.53 | $16.96B est $16.60B | −1.6% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $1.69 est $1.49 | $16.93B est $15.99B | +2.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for HSBC is $106.08, +4.2% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4 | Exane BNP Paribas | — | — |
| Aug 4 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
| Jul 15 | Erste Group | — | — |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, HSBC averaged +1.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.4% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, HSBC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5%.
HSBC’s market cap is $350.0B, with a P/E ratio of 14.4 and revenue of $67.43B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of HSBC this week reads neutral: 5 positive, 13 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
HSBC’s market cap is $350.0B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $101.83, with 3.42B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 14.4.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for HSBC is $106.08, +4.2% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate HSBC is about fair value: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $101.83 is 2.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $104.39. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
HSBC is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026, before the market opens (37 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.20 per share on revenue of $19.14B. HSBC beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.6% on average across the report.
HSBC’s 52-week high is $107.92 and its 52-week low is $64.65; it closed at $101.83 on Sep 18, 2026, +46.2% over the past year.
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