UOB, SG1M31001969

UOB stock: DBS keeps Hold rating with SGD 42.50 target for UOB stock

Published on 10/21/2026 at 15:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

UOB posted SGD 2.90 billion in first-half 2026 net profit. UOB stock costs EUR 29.30 on October 21, 2026, up 1.38 percent versus Frankfurt's close.

DBS maintains Hold target

DBS maintained a Hold rating and set a SGD 42.50 target for UOB on October 19, 2026.
UOB posted SGD 2.90 billion in first-half 2026 net profit, up 3.00 percent year over year.
UOB stock costs EUR 29.30 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:31 p.m. CEST, 1.38 percent above the Frankfurt close of October 19, 2026, and 6.98 percent below its SGD 45.15 52-week high.
UOB's next scheduled trading update is November 4, 2026.

UOB, SG1M31001969, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

UOB (SG1M31001969) has a fresh SGD 42.50 analyst target after DBS maintained a Hold rating in a report dated October 19, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target is 1.19 percent above the SGD 42.00 Singapore Exchange quote. UOB stock was trading at EUR 29.30 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:31 p.m. CEST, plus 1.38 percent versus the Frankfurt close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 28.90.

First-half profit reached SGD 2.90 billion

UOB reported net profit of SGD 2.90 billion for the first half of 2026, up 3.00 percent from the prior-year period. The interim result included a dividend of SGD 0.88 per ordinary share, according to Money Snap on August 7, 2026. The result gives the upcoming third-quarter update a defined earnings base rather than a blank calendar event.

SGD 45.15 high remains above

On the Singapore Exchange, UOB last traded at SGD 42.00 on October 21, 2026 at 5:04 p.m. SGT. Its 52-week range was SGD 33.25 to SGD 45.15, putting the quote 6.98 percent below the high and 26.32 percent above the low. Trading volume reached 3,085,160 shares.

Valuation and November 4 date

UOB carried a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.77 and a market capitalization of SGD 69.2 billion as of October 21, 2026. The bank's next scheduled event is its 9M26 and third-quarter 2026 trading update on November 4, 2026, according to UOB. That date is the next concrete checkpoint for comparing loan growth, net interest income and credit costs with the first-half result.

Comparison with peers

UOB: plus 1.38 percent, P/E 10.77, market capitalization SGD 69.2 billion.
DBS Group Holdings (SGX, SGD): plus 0.30 percent, P/E 18.90, market capitalization SGD 212.3 billion.
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX, SGD): plus 1.18 percent, P/E 16.75, market capitalization SGD 131.0 billion.

Price stays below the yearly high

The euro quotation is above the Frankfurt close used for the daily comparison, while the Singapore listing remains below its SGD 45.15 52-week high. For investors, the November 4 update now provides the next dated test of whether the first-half earnings trend is holding.

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