Standard Chartered stock gains 2.17 percent near 52-week high

Published on 09/25/2026 at 17:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Standard Chartered stock traded at GBp 2,306 on September 25, 2026, while KBW lifted its target to GBp 2,510. H1 income rose 6 percent to USD 11.6 billion.

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Standard Chartered stock (ISIN GB0004082847) was trading at GBp 2,306 on the London Stock Exchange on September 25, 2026, at 4:03 p.m. London time, up 2.17 percent from the prior close of GBp 2,257. The move leaves the share price 1.66 percent below its 52-week high of GBp 2,345.

KBW lifts target to GBp 2,510

According to MarketScreener on September 14, 2026, KBW raised Standard Chartered to outperform from market perform and increased its price target to GBp 2,510 from GBp 2,000. The new target stands 8.85 percent above the September 25 trading price, giving the analyst move a clear numerical benchmark.

The rating change came as the stock approached the upper end of its annual range. Standard Chartered shares have traded between GBp 1,351.50 and GBp 2,345 over the past 52 weeks, while market capitalization stood at GBP 50,145,702,751 on September 25, 2026.

H1 income sets the earnings base

OpenBook Analytics reported that Standard Chartered's H1 2026 operating income reached USD 11.6 billion, up 6 percent from USD 10.9 billion in H1 2025. Profit before tax rose 9 percent to USD 4.78 billion, while basic earnings per share increased 17 percent to USD 1.516.

The same H1 2026 review put return on tangible equity at 17.6 percent, compared with 14.7 percent for fiscal year 2025, and the cost-to-income ratio at 54.6 percent versus 57.3 percent. Those figures frame the investor debate around earnings growth and efficiency rather than the share price alone.

Digital bond mandate adds a fresh signal

On September 23, 2026, Standard Chartered said it acted as sole structuring bank, sole lead manager and sole dealer for Hana Bank's USD 100 million five-year floating-rate digital bond. The note was the first digital bond issued by a Korean bank on Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure platform.

Stock remains near yearly high

Standard Chartered stock was trading at GBp 2,306 on the LSE on September 25, 2026, with volume of 1,319,772 shares. The session range was GBp 2,287 to GBp 2,318, placing the price near the top of the day's band and below the 52-week high of GBp 2,345.