Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Financial sector with new ratings on HSBC Holdings (GB:HSBA – Research Report), Beazley (GB:BEZ – Research Report) and Banco Santander (GB:BNC – Research Report).
HSBC Holdings (GB:HSBA)
Goldman Sachs analyst Gurpreet Singh maintained a Buy rating on HSBC Holdings yesterday and set a price target of £8.17. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at p700.40, close to its 52-week high of p741.00.
Singh has an average return of
According to TipRanks.com, Singh is ranked #6641 out of 8800 analysts.
HSBC Holdings has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of p768.00, a 10.6% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, Jefferies also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a £9.80 price target.
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Beazley (GB:BEZ)
UBS analyst William Hardcastle maintained a Buy rating on Beazley yesterday and set a price target of p850.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at p658.50.
According to TipRanks.com, Hardcastle is a 3-star analyst with an average return of
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Beazley with a p857.30 average price target, representing a 30.8% upside. In a report issued on April 26, Barclays also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a £9.10 price target.
Banco Santander (GB:BNC)
In a report released yesterday, Benjamin Toms from RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating on Banco Santander, with a price target of EUR4.80. The company’s shares closed yesterday at p388.50.
According to TipRanks.com, Toms is ranked #283 out of 8800 analysts.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Banco Santander is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of p448.70, implying a 13.5% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 17, J.P. Morgan also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a EUR5.00 price target.
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