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Standard Chartered ( (GB:STAN) ) has issued an announcement.
Standard Chartered has continued executing its previously announced share buy-back programme, repurchasing 541,683 ordinary shares on 13 January 2026 from Goldman Sachs International at a volume-weighted average price of 1,826.35 pence per share across the London Stock Exchange and CBOE venues. The bank has now deployed roughly US$1.17 billion into the buy-back and plans to cancel the repurchased shares, reducing the number of ordinary shares in issue to 2,258,658,239 and thereby concentrating voting rights and potentially enhancing earnings per share for existing investors as it returns capital to shareholders within its regulatory and pre-set parameters.
The most recent analyst rating on (GB:STAN) stock is a Hold with a £17.75 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Standard Chartered stock, see the GB:STAN Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on GB:STAN Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:STAN is a Outperform.
Standard Chartered’s strong earnings performance and strategic initiatives, such as share buy-backs, contribute positively to its stock score. While financial performance is solid, challenges in cash flow and operational efficiency need attention. The technical analysis supports a positive outlook, and the valuation suggests reasonable pricing.
To see Spark’s full report on GB:STAN stock, click here.
More about Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered PLC is an international banking group headquartered in London, operating primarily in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It offers a broad range of retail, corporate and institutional banking services, with a focus on emerging and high-growth markets where it provides lending, transaction banking, wealth management and financial markets products to individuals, companies and governments.
Average Trading Volume: 5,065,052
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: £40.53B
For detailed information about STAN stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.