China Life stock trades at EUR 2.99, volume 23.5 percent below average

Published on 10/12/2026 at 13:20 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

China Life stock costs EUR 2.99 on October 12, 2026, between EUR 2.95 bid and EUR 3.02 ask. Volume is 23.5 percent below average.

Key points in brief

China Life stock was trading at EUR 2.99 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 1:14 p.m. CEST.
HKEX volume was 38,494,800 shares, 23.46 percent below the 50,289,575-share average.
First-half 2026 net profit reached CNY 134.5 billion, up 228.6 percent year over year.
China Life traded at a P/E of 4.18, while Ping An traded at 6.04 and AIA at 12.06.

China Life, CNE1000002L3, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

China Life (CNE1000002L3) was trading at EUR 2.99 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 1:14 p.m. CEST, with a bid of EUR 2.95 and an ask of EUR 3.02. The latest volume comparison shows 38,494,800 shares against an average of 50,289,575, a gap of 23.50 percent.

Hong Kong quote and yearly range

On the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, China Life last traded at HKD 26.26 on October 12, 2026 at 4:08 p.m. HKT. The same quotation was between HKD 20.90 and HKD 36.16 over the preceding 52 weeks, placing the latest HKD price 27.38 percent below the high and 25.65 percent above the low.

China Life's market capitalization was HKD 1.2 trillion as of October 12, 2026. Its trailing price-to-earnings ratio was 4.18 and its dividend yield was 2.00 percent, giving the market report a valuation angle alongside the euro quotation.

First-half profit remains the operating marker

According to FSM Global on September 17, 2026, China Life generated CNY 434.6 billion of revenue and CNY 134.5 billion of net profit in the first half of 2026. Revenue increased 81.5 percent from the comparable period, while net profit increased 228.6 percent.

The same report put new business value at CNY 38.2 billion, up 33.7 percent year over year, and total investment yield at 5.58 percent. It also said the first-half 2026 net profit was highly influenced by investment returns, a factor that matters when assessing the durability of the result.

Comparison with peers

China Life: , P/E 4.18, market capitalization HKD 1.2 trillion

Ping An Insurance (HKEX, HKD): minus 0.39 percent, P/E 6.04, market capitalization HKD 935.3 billion

AIA Group (HKEX, HKD): plus 0.91 percent, P/E 12.06, market capitalization HKD 740.9 billion

Valuation and dividend context

FSM Global reported that its September 8, 2026 research placed a target price of HKD 39.10 on China Life. The target price stood 48.94 percent above the HKD 26.26 quotation cited in the same market context.

The report also noted a first-half 2026 interim dividend payout ratio of 7.50 percent, compared with 16.40 percent in the same period a year earlier. The October 8, 2026 ex-dividend date and the November 18, 2026 payment date frame the recent income timetable.

Euro price in afternoon trading

China Life was trading at EUR 2.99 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 1:14 p.m. CEST. The quote stood between the EUR 2.95 bid and EUR 3.02 ask, while the Xetra comparison base was not used for a percentage calculation.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of China Life stock.