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China Merchants Bank (CIHKY)
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China Merchants Bank (CIHKY) Price & Analysis

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CIHKY Stock Chart & Stats

$32.34
-$0.07(-0.30%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$32.34
-$0.07(-0.30%)

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say
Profitability & Capital BaseSustained low‑teens ROE and a growing equity base indicate durable earning power and capital capacity. This supports dividendability, buffers credit shocks and funds strategic initiatives without over-relying on volatile markets, underpinning multi‑quarter resilience in core banking earnings.
Deposit Franchise & Funding CostA deep, low‑cost deposit base and falling funding costs provide structural advantage to defend margins versus peers. Stable core deposits reduce liquidity stress, enable competitive lending, and give management flexibility to allocate capital to fee businesses and strategic growth over the coming quarters.
Tech/AI Investment & EfficiencyMaterial, ongoing AI and digital investment is producing measurable productivity gains and scale, lowering structural operating costs and enabling product innovation (wealth, payments, cross‑border). These efficiencies should compound, supporting cost‑to‑income and long‑term competitive positioning.
Bears Say
NIM CompressionPersistent net interest margin pressure is a structural headwind for core banking profitability. Even with low funding costs, prolonged NIM decline reduces return on assets and constrains ROE floor, forcing tradeoffs among loan growth, pricing discipline, and capital allocation over multiple quarters.
Weak Top‑Line MomentumNegative revenue growth signals limited scalability of current franchises and greater reliance on cost control and non‑recurring items to sustain profits. Without durable revenue diversification or stronger fee growth, earnings upside will be constrained and sensitive to macro or fee compression shocks.
Asset Quality & Coverage TrendsRising NPLs and declining coverage reduce the bank's loss‑absorbing cushion and suggest emerging retail/property stress. If credit deterioration persists, provisions or capital buffers will be needed, pressuring earnings and limiting capital deployment for growth or shareholder returns across ensuing quarters.

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CIHKY FAQ

What was China Merchants Bank’s price range in the past 12 months?
China Merchants Bank lowest stock price was $29.20 and its highest was $35.99 in the past 12 months.
    What is China Merchants Bank’s market cap?
    China Merchants Bank’s market cap is $139.71B.
      When is China Merchants Bank’s upcoming earnings report date?
      China Merchants Bank’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 28, 2026 which is in 99 days.
        How were China Merchants Bank’s earnings last quarter?
        China Merchants Bank released its earnings results on Apr 28, 2026. The company reported $1.084 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of N/A by $1.084.
          Is China Merchants Bank overvalued?
          According to Wall Street analysts China Merchants Bank’s price is currently Overvalued. Get more investment ideas with TipRanks Premium
            Does China Merchants Bank pay dividends?
            China Merchants Bank pays a Annually dividend of $1.392 which represents an annual dividend yield of 4.24%. See more information on China Merchants Bank dividends here
              What is China Merchants Bank’s EPS estimate?
              China Merchants Bank’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.
              How many shares outstanding does China Merchants Bank have?
              China Merchants Bank has 918,180,240 shares outstanding.
                What happened to China Merchants Bank’s price movement after its last earnings report?
                China Merchants Bank reported an EPS of $1.084 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of N/A. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -4.245%.
                  Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of China Merchants Bank?
                  Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in CIHKY
                  What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
                  Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology

                    China Merchants Bank Stock Smart Score

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                    Underperform
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                    Technicals

                    SMA
                    Positive
                    20 days / 200 days
                    Momentum
                    31.19%
                    12-Months-Change

                    Fundamentals

                    Return on Equity
                    11.91%
                    Trailing 12-Months
                    Asset Growth
                    12.97%
                    Trailing 12-Months

                    Company Description

                    China Merchants Bank

                    China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services. It operates through Wholesale Finance Business, Retail Finance Business, and Other Business segments. The company offers current, demand, time, call, savings, notice, and renminbi accounts. Its loan products include personal commercial real estate, consumption, housing, and car loans; loans to finance for studying abroad; micro-business loans; mortgage loans for equipment; joint guarantee, special guarantee, and housing mortgage loan; bank acceptance, discount, liquid capital, and fixed asset loans; and loans for vessels. The company also offers credit cards; insurance products; open-ended funds; discount and guarantees for commercial bills, redemption of commercial bills, and guaranteed discount for commercial acceptance bills; and financial consultation, debt financing underwriting, merger and acquisition financing, and equity financing and enterprise listing services. In addition, it provides forfeiting and risk participation, escrow, cross-border RMB clearing, and interbank services; and risk and financial management, cross-border RMB and oversea financing, international factoring and settlement, and trade finance services. Further, the company offers financial leasing and guarantee, investment and wealth management, forex option and gold trading, forex express trading, international, offshore and private banking, custody, pension, and electronic banking services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 143 branches; 1,770 sub-branches; one branch-level operation center; 2,812 self-service centers; 6,592 self-service machines; one representative office; 14,746 visual counters in Mainland China. The company also operates in Hong Kong, New York, London, Singapore, Luxembourg, Sydney, and Taipei. China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

                    China Merchants Bank (CIHKY) Earnings & Revenues

                    CIHKY Earnings Call

                    Q4 2026
                    0:00 / 0:00
                    Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
                    The earnings call presented a resilient performance: modest but positive profit growth, strong deposit and AUM expansion, notable retail and international/ subsidiaries progress, and meaningful technology/AI-driven efficiency gains. Key weaknesses are continued NIM compression, slightly lower capital and allowance-coverage metrics, modest top-line growth, and pockets of retail and property-related credit stress. Management’s tone is confident and proactive — emphasizing disciplined liability management, fee diversification, capital stewardship, and accelerated AI/digital and international initiatives to offset margin pressures.View all CIHKY earnings summaries
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                    Ownership Overview

                    <0.01%99.99%
                    Insiders
                    <0.01% Other Institutional Investors
                    99.99% Public Companies and
                    Individual Investors

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