ICICI Bank beats estimates, but HDFC Bank posts steady Q4 results. Analysts decode growth outlook for both the banks, share price targets and if should you buy the bank stocks
Technically, ICICI Bank looks stronger on charts and may test new highs after a brief consolidation, believes Ajit Mishra of Religare Broking.
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HDFC Bank plans to sustain FY26 credit growth momentum but avoids FY27 guidance, citing geopolitical risks, while focusing on stable funding metrics and balanced growth
India's largest private lender posts 9 per cent rise in Q4FY26 net profit, supported by lower provisions, while net interest income growth remains muted and margins stay stable
Q4FY26 company results: Firms including Yes Bank, Mangalam Global Enterprise, and Suryachakra Power Corporation are also to release their January-March earnings today
HDFC Bank Q4FY26 results preview: Analysts expect HDFC Bank's Q4 profit to rise up to 9% Y-o-Y with strong loan growth, stable margins, and steady asset quality
Global brokerage Nomura prefers private banks over PSU bank stocks, citing limited re-rating scope, weaker earnings quality, and high leverage risks among PSBs. It likes Axis Bank & ICICI Bank
Despite attractive valuations, persistent FPI overweight and limited domestic mutual fund capacity may keep HDFC Bank stock vulnerable to further declines
Analysts at Ambit Capital expect Iran war to slow bank credit growth to 10-12 per cent in bear case scenario, pressure margins, and cap liquidity. It prefers private bank stocks like HDFC & ICICI Bank
Bank stocks traded mixed after Q4FY26 updates. PSU banks like BoB, Bank of Maharashtra gained, while shares of HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, and IDFC First Bank slipped
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Elara said the Nifty50 is currently trading at around 17.3 times one-year forward earnings, nearly 7 per cent below its 10-year average of 18.6 times, placing it in a historical 'bounce zone'
Tata Chemicals, Tata Communications, Tata Investment Corporation, Tata Technologies, Trent and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles from the Tata Group have hit 52-week lows.
HDFC Bank management and India's banking regulator denied any governance or financial problems at the lender, but its stock fell 12 per cent over three days after Chakraborty's exit
Nifty Bank index has corrected 16 per cent since the start of the West Asia war on February 28, 2026
Earlier in FY20, the benchmark Sensex tanked 23.8 per cent due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the Nifty 50 crashed 26.03 per cent.
HDFC Bank has reappointed Sunita Maheshwari as an independent director for three years, subject to shareholder approval, strengthening its board composition
In his resignation letter, Chakraborty cited "certain happenings and practices within the bank" that he said were "not in congruence" with his personal values and ethics
HDFC Bank's two-day rally follows a sharp 12 per cent decline over the previous three sessions, triggered by the abrupt resignation of Atanu Chakraborty, the non-executive chairman of HDFC Bank