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HDB·HDFC Bank Ltd

$22.89
-0.45 (-1.93%)
Pre-Market
High
$23.20
Open
$23.20
Market Cap
117.59B
52W High
$37.45
Low
$22.94
P. Close
$22.89
P/E
13.81
52W Low
$21.76
Fwd P/E
16.12
DailyIQ Est.
$31.61
Inst. Ownership
3.6%
Short Interest
0.71%
Days to Cover
3.3
Technical Score (1D)
23
SELL
News Sentiment
50
MIXED
HDFC Bank has just filed a regulatory notice with the Reserve Bank of India, submitting two unnamed candidates for the CEO role along with their proposed remuneration packages. The move follows a board meeting and is a standard corporate‑governance procedure, so there is no immediate operational or financial impact expected in the next few days. The filing signals that the bank is actively seeking leadership renewal, which could influence investor sentiment once the candidates are announced. In the short term, the market will likely focus on the timing of the RBI’s approval and any subsequent disclosure of the candidates’ identities. If the RBI delays approval, HDB could face a temporary leadership vacuum that might weigh on short‑term trading. Conversely, a swift approval could boost confidence in the bank’s governance and stability. Traders should watch for the RBI’s decision and any accompanying press releases from HDB that name the candidates. Additionally, keep an eye on the bank’s quarterly earnings release, as leadership changes often prompt management to adjust strategic outlooks. Finally, monitor any regulatory commentary on executive remuneration, as shifts in compensation policy could signal broader changes in the banking sector’s compensation norms.
Earnings Summary
HDFC Bank Limited is a comprehensive financial institution headquartered in Mumbai, offering a wide array of banking services including deposits, loans, payment solutions, trade finance, and investment products, positioning it as a major player in India’s regional banking sector. The bank’s extensive branch and ATM network underpins its broad customer reach across India and select international markets. In Q4 2024, HDFC Bank reported EPS of ₹0.37825 versus an estimate of ₹0.2465, while revenue reached ₹421.07 billion, a notable increase from the prior quarter’s ₹440.94 billion in Q1 2025; EPS growth accelerated from ₹0.40259 in Q1 2025 to ₹0.41069 in Q2 2025, and revenue surged to ₹531.68 billion, marking a strong rebound from Q3 2025’s ₹459.02 billion. The bank has consistently beat earnings estimates in the last four quarters, with EPS exceeding forecasts in each period, while revenue growth has been robust, though Q3 2025 revenue dipped relative to Q2 2025, indicating a slight deceleration. Historically, HDFC Bank has maintained a steady YoY revenue growth trajectory, with EPS growth outpacing revenue in recent quarters, reflecting efficient cost management and margin resilience. The bank’s earnings pattern shows a consistent ability to surpass analyst expectations, even as it navigates margin compression from higher funding costs. Recent news highlights CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan’s retirement and the ensuing leadership uncertainty, which has weighed on the ADR’s valuation and prompted a downgrade to Hold by HSBC; however, the bank’s deposit growth and solid balance sheet mitigate immediate operational impact. Investors should watch the upcoming earnings guidance for any shift in loan growth or net‑interest margin strategy, as well as regulatory updates that could affect fee income, to assess whether the leadership transition will translate into a sustained valuation adjustment.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.22$0.28$0.33$0.38$0.44Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$0.39 - -
Q3'25$0.36$0.41+14.5%
Q2'25$0.38$0.41+9.1%
Q1'25$0.25$0.40+63.7%
Q4'24$0.25$0.38+53.4%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$404.5B$440.4B$476.4B$512.3B$548.3BQ4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$473.9B - -
Q3'25 - $459.0B -
Q2'25 - $531.7B -
Q1'25 - $440.9B -
Q4'24 - $421.1B -

Market Data

HDB Stock Snapshot

SELL23/100
$22.94$0.10 (0.4%)
Market cap
117.59B
P/E ratio
13.8
Day range
$22.94 – $23.20
News sentiment
50/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$30.52 (+33.0%)
Consensus
Strong Buy · 49 analysts
52-week range+5.4% off low · -38.7% from high
$21.76$37.45
Price $22.94 DailyIQ Est. $31.61

HDFC Bank Ltd is trading near its 52-week low with momentum still pointing lower. In Financial Services, names this size usually take direction from sector flows before company-level news.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into HDB?

CHEAP

At today's price, HDFC Bank Ltd needs to grow free cash flow about 13.6% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 11.31% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 17.9% a year, so the market is asking for 4.3 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis HDB looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
13.6%
Historical FCF CAGR
17.9%
Growth gap
-4.3 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
11.31%
Beta
0.66

Behaviour On Record

What HDB's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
35.3% 87th pct
Below its peak
-41.5%
vs 200-day average
-17.7%
Up days (1y)
47%

HDFC Bank Ltd is currently running 35.3% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against HDB's own 12 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 87th percentile elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 22.8%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

HDB is trading -41.5% below its running peak. Across 11 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -21.3%, and the deepest was -51.6% in 2020. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -17.7% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 6th percentile a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year HDB closed higher on 47% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 12 years of records, HDB finished the month higher 3 of 12 times, with a median return of -2.5% and an average of -1.3%. Its strongest month historically has been October at +3.8% on average, its weakest January at -2.2%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: HDB has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 191 of 2,972 sessions (6.4% of the time), with the largest gaps running +64.0% and -7.1%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 2,973 daily closes between 2013-09-16 and 2026-09-14, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against HDB's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of HDB's sector?

HDFC Bank Ltd sits in the Financials sector, currently ranked 4th of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging). Within its narrower Banks industry group, HDB ranks 9th of 15 tracked industries, lagging.

Sector rank
#4 of 11
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
70
Industry rank
#9 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for HDB?

CallsPuts

For HDFC Bank Ltd's nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 3 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.10), with at-the-money implied volatility around 6.3%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±0.6% move by that expiry — a range of about $22.77–$23.03.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18)
0.10
ATM implied volatility
6.3%
Total open interest
7,370
Expected move by 2026-09-18
±0.6% ($22.77–$23.03)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on HDB?

JP Morgan most recently downgraded HDFC Bank Ltd to Neutral on Jul 22, 2024. Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
JP MorganNeutral
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Jul 22, 2024JP MorganDowngradeOverweight → Neutral-
Sep 9, 2019BernsteinDowngradeOutperform → Market Perform-
Jun 11, 2019NomuraDowngradeBuy → Neutral-
Mar 21, 2017Morgan StanleyDowngradeOverweight → Equal-Weight-
Sep 14, 2016Goldman SachsMaintainedBuy-
Mar 11, 2015Societe GeneraleInitiatedBuy-

HDB Competitive Positioning

HDFC Bank Ltd (HDB) is tracked alongside these names in Banks - Regional on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.