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HDFC Bank mein kya chal raha hai?
HDFC Bank ke shareholders ke liye thoda tension wala scene hai. Jab se unke former chairman Atanu Chakraborty ne resign kiya hai, bank ke andar governance ko lekar kaafi sawal uth rahe hain. Aur iska asar seedha stock price par dikh raha hai. Year-to-date stock 26% se zyada gir chuka hai aur apne 52-week lows ke paas pahunch gaya hai. March 2026 ke end mein toh sirf do din mein stock 8% tak gira tha. Kuch analysts toh ab 'Reduce' rating de rahe hain, haalanki overall consensus 'Strong Buy' ka hai.
Is sabke beech, RBI bhi HDFC Bank dwara MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan ke teesre term ke liye ki gayi request ko zyada carefully dekhegi. Bank ne Keki Mistry ko interim non-executive chairman banaya hai taaki continuity bani rahe.
Valuation dip, Analysts ko dikhi opportunity
Governance issues ke bawajood, kuch bade players HDFC Bank ke girte valuation ko buying opportunity maan rahe hain. JPMorgan ne stock ko 'Overweight' kiya hai aur target price ₹1,010 diya hai. Unka kehna hai ki risk-reward ab behtar hai aur credit growth aage chal kar achha hoga. Jefferies ne bhi 'Buy' rating maintain ki hai aur target ₹1,240 set kiya hai, matlab 64% tak ka upside dikh raha hai. Ye sab bank ke core business aur attractive valuations ke basis par hai. Bank ka Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio FY27 ke liye lagbhag 1.6 times ho gaya hai, jo peers se kaafi kam hai. Pichhle ek saal mein iska P/E ratio 14.55 se 15.64 ke beech raha, aur March 31, 2026 ko market cap lagbhag $123.02 billion tha.
ICICI Bank mein stability ki chaavi
Iske opposite, ICICI Bank ne leadership mein stability dikhai hai. Board ne MD & CEO Sandeep Bakhshi ka term 2 saal ke liye extend kar diya hai, jo October 4, 2026 se October 3, 2028 tak chalega. Ye extension regulatory aur shareholder approvals ke baad confirm hoga. Analysts isko ek balanced strategy maan rahe hain.
ICICI Bank ka stock saal bhar mein sirf 8% gira hai, jo HDFC Bank ke comparison mein kaafi stable hai. March 2026 mein iska P/E ratio lagbhag 16.58-16.69 tha.
Sector par bhi pressure
Dono hi banks ek aise banking sector mein kaam kar rahe hain jahan liquidity tight ho rahi hai. Global tensions aur capital outflows ke karan yeh ho raha hai. Iske alawa, RBI ne ek naya rule lagaya hai jisme banks ko April 10, 2026 tak apne gross onshore INR positions ko $100 million tak limit karna hoga. Yeh rule un banks par affect karega jo currency trading mein hain, jaise HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank aur Axis Bank. Nifty Bank index bhi is wajah se neeche gaya hai.
Future kya kehta hai?
HDFC Bank ke liye recovery iss baat par depend karegi ki woh governance issues ko transparently kaise handle karte hain aur trust kaise build karte hain. Tab tak stock shayad thoda discounted rate par hi trade karega. Wahi, ICICI Bank apni leadership stability ke karan economic challenges ko face karne aur growth par focus karne ke liye better position mein hai.