Top 100 Singapore and Global Bank Stocks to Profit (大小通吃)

An individual or even a country could not survive without a national bank which supplies cash to exchange for products and services needed in daily life. Even with low interest rates globally, giant bank stocks could still remain profitable, share prices recovering strongly during pandemic, sharing consistent dividends as passive incomes. Higher government bond yield could further support these giant bank stocks with positive outlook of more interest incomes.

In this article, you will learn from Dr Tee on Top 100 Singapore and Global Bank Stocks to profit in current stock market, some may be considered for longer term investing and / or short term trading with COVID-19 recovery stock rally. Bonus for readers who could read every words of the entire article, learning unique strategy to position in 10 global giant bank stocks for both passive incomes (dividend) and capital gains with potential share price appreciation. Both Ein55 Optimism levels and intrinsic values will be shared for each giant stock:

1) Singapore Giant Bank Stocks:

– DBS Bank (SGX: D05), OCBC Bank (SGX: O39), UOB Bank (SGX: U11)

2) Malaysia Giant Bank Stocks:

– Public Bank (Bursa: 1295), Hong Leong Bank (Bursa: 5819), CIMB Bank (Bursa: 1023)

3) Hong Kong / China Giant Bank Stocks:

– Bank of China Hong Kong (HKEX: 2388), China Construction Bank (HKEX: 939)

4) US Giant Bank Stocks:

– JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), HDFC Bank (NYSE: HDB)

During the COVID-19 stock recovery, there is a sector rotation with slower or even declining trend for global growth stocks. Investors start to pay more attention to cyclical stocks, especially for global giant bank stocks suffering with share prices in lower optimism, recovering together with pandemic, profiting in both capital gains (appreciation in share prices) and passive incomes (consistent dividend payments).

The best time to buy a giant bank stock is always during global stock crisis (eg. Year 2020-2021 during pandemic, 2008—2009 during subprime crisis, etc), not only able to maximize the dividend yield (due to lower entry price), also could have higher potential of capital gains (when market cycle moves from fear in low optimism to greed in high optimism). Dividend stock investing is not for dividend collection alone, may be integrated with growth investing, swing trading, momentum trading, cyclic investing, defensive investing, undervalue investing and other Ein55 strategies.

There are thousands of bank stocks globally but some are weak bank stocks, may not able to survive in the next Global Financial Crisis. The largest bank may not always a giant stock. For example, HSBC Bank (HKEX: 5) is the largest bank in Hong Kong but it is not a giant stock, share prices have been declining over the past decade with weaker businesses. A giant stock is not defined by its size, even a small regional bank could be a giant bank stock for investment (following Dr Tee Giant Criteria).

From the table sorted below for Top 100 Singapore and Global Bank Stocks, each has growing businesses over the past decade with reasonable dividends and positive ROE (Return on Equity). Most of these top bank stocks are affected temporarily by pandemic but still remain profitable with low interest environment. Since future bank interest rates are likely higher, Net Interest Margin (NIM) of global banks would be higher, therefore future earnings would be improving.  This potential is reflected in an hidden way with higher bond yield of governments globally.

However, not all the Top 100 global bank stocks listed are suitable for investing and/or trading. A growing business in the past may not be sustainable during COVID-19 period, could end up as a crisis stock. Fundamental Analysis alone is not sufficient, a stock with low optimism price may be a value trap as this may be the result of weakening businesses. Therefore, deeper analysis is required with LOFTP (Level, Optimism, Fundamental, Technical, Personal Analysis) Strategies. 

Nevertheless, this list of Top 100 global bank stocks can be a useful guide for as the first level filtering. If reader could not find a bank stock of interest under these 7 global exchanges (SGX, Bursa, HKEX, IDX, SET, NYSE, NASDAQ), then may need to deeper analysis before taking any action.

Here, let’s focus on 10 Global Giant Bank Stocks in 4 different countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Hong / China, USA), learning the unique positioning for each stock:

1) Singapore Giant Bank Stocks:

– DBS Bank (SGX: D05), OCBC Bank (SGX: O39), UOB Bank (SGX: U11)

There are only 3 major banks in Singapore after past few decades of merging and acquisition with strict regulations by MAS to ensure stable financial conditions (eg. regulation of limiting FY2020 dividend payment to 60% of previous year to preserve cash during pandemic). So, it is not surprise that all 3 Singapore bank stocks (DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and UOB Bank) are all giant stocks.

Despite weaker business with higher Non-Performing Loan (NPL) and lower interest income (lower interest rate with lower Net Interest Margin, NIM), all 3 major Singapore bank stocks remain profitable, worst time of Q2/2020 is over, recovering steadily each quarter, supporting their share prices to recover from lower optimism level.

Currently, DBS Bank share price is at moderate high optimism of 60+% Ein55 Optimism level, over intrinsic value of $22.  Therefore, DBS is more suitable for shorter term trading (Buy Low Sell High / Buy High Sell Higher). For trading, it is crucial to have S.E.T. (Stop Loss / Entry / Target Prices) in trading plan. For example, if the prices fall back below the support (was resistance) of $27, then a short term trader may need to exit, even with losses, if breakout strategy is the main assumption for trading strategy.

For both OCBC Bank and UOB Bank, share prices have recovered from low optimism to mid optimism of nearly 50%, near to intrinsic values of $12 (OCBC) and $26 (UOB) respectively. It is possible for share prices to go above intrinsic value but it requires a more greedy stock market emotion in Singapore (eg. when STI is above 3000-3300 long term resistance zone). Therefore, cyclic investing strategies (Buy Low Sell High / Buy Fair Price Sell High) may be considered for both stocks.

Readers may refer to earlier article of Dr Tee for more details on 30 Singapore Banking & Finance stocks, mostly were at lower optimism level (9 months ago, just recovering from the worst time of pandemic, congratulation to readers who have taken action to Buy Low after reading this article):
https://www.ein55.com/2020/06/30-singapore-banking-and-finance-stocks/

2) Malaysia Giant Bank Stocks:

– Public Bank (Bursa: 1295), Hong Leong Bank (Bursa: 5819), CIMB Bank (Bursa: 1023)

There are more banks in Malaysia than in Singapore, therefore careful selection of giant bank stocks is crucial for Malaysian stock investors.  Public Bank (Teh Hong Piow) and Hong Leong Bank (Quek Leng Chan) are excellent private banks founded and managed by reputable bankers, surviving through past few decades of merging and acquisition of Malaysian banks.

Fundamentally, both Public Bank and Hong Leong Bank are relatively stronger than the peers of other Malaysia banks. Public Bank has just recovered above low optimism to about 30% level, aiming for RM6 intrinsic value, may be considered for cyclic investing.  As for Hong Leong Bank, recovery is much stronger to mid optimism level with intrinsic value of RM19, more suitable for medium term trend-following trading.

CIMB is the second largest bank in Malaysia but performance is better than the largest bank, Maybank. CIMB is a more cyclical stock, share prices is recovering from very low optimism, currently still around 20% level, having higher upside potential. An investor may apply cyclic investing strategy, target for CIMB could be intrinsic value of RM7 or even higher if the Bursa stock market becomes more greedy, then there is opportunity to sell at high optimism level.

Readers may read articles of Dr Tee for more details on Public Bank and Hong Leong Bank, both were at lower optimism level then (ample time to Buy Low if one could take action):
https://www.ein55.com/tag/public-bank/

3) Hong Kong / China Giant Bank Stocks:

– Bank of China Hong Kong (HKEX: 2388), China Construction Bank (HKEX: 939)

Many China bank stocks are also listed in Hong Kong stock market (H-share), including Bank of China Hong Kong and China Construction Bank, both are fundamentally strong with high growth potential.  Hong Kong stock exchange is tighter in regulation, therefore some investors may feel more confident investing China stocks through Hong Kong, especially for state-owned giant stocks with additional protection by China government.

Bank of China Hong Kong (HKEX: 2388) is a different stock from parent company, Bank of China (HKEX: 3988). Performance of BOC Hong Kong (limited to BOC entities in Hong Kong) is stronger than parent stock, therefore a better choice for growth investing (comparable for both stocks if only considering dividend investing), aiming for higher capital gains. BOC Hong Kong has recovered from past 1 year of low optimism level, breaking above the HK$25 resistance, challenging other higher price level, optimism is still moderate low above 30%, aiming for intrinsic value of HK$38. BOC Hong Kong is a multi-purpose stock, suitable as defender (dividend stock with 5% dividend yield, much better than 0.5% interest if keeping cash in a bank), midfielder (capital gains and dividend) and even a striker (uptrend price for short term with trend-following trading).

China Construction Bank (CCB) is recovering from low optimism during pandemic, currently at Ein55 Optimism of 40%, not far from intrinsic value of HK$8. With strong economy recovery in China in later stage of pandemic, CCB would benefit in near future for businesses, which could support the share prices further.

Readers may read another article of Dr Tee for more details on another Hong Kong / China giant bank stock: ICBC Bank (world and China largest bank):
https://www.ein55.com/2020/12/4-global-bank-stocks-with-vaccine-after-phase-3-covid-19/

4) US Giant Bank Stocks:

– JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), HDFC Bank (NYSE: HDB)

JP Morgan Chase is the largest bank in USA while HDFC Bank is the largest private bank in India (stock is also listed in NYSE), both are growth stocks, fundamentally strong, supported by growing economy in respective local countries.

JP Morgan share prices recover from correction at mid optimism level in pandemic, currently at high optimism level of over 70%, much higher than its intrinsic value of US$100, driven by the greedy emotion in US stock market.  JPM is more suitable for trend-following trading, buying after recovering from each short term correction, or after breaking each intermediate resistance for momentum trading. Since US stock market (both NYSE and NASDAQ) at high optimism level is very volatile, a trader needs to assess own risk tolerance level, choosing the right stocks for trading.

HDFC Bank is relatively more undervalue than JPM. Optimism of HDFC is recovering from low level in pandemic to mid optimism of about 40% currently, near to intrinsic value of US$90. With higher populations in India for decades (would takeover China as No 1 country with the most population in about 10 years time), HDFC Bank would benefit in future businesses, especially after pandemic has ended in India.  Besides growth investing, HDFC may also be considered for medium term or short term momentum trading with different price targets based on traders unique personalities.

Readers may view recent video by Dr Tee for more details on HDFC Bank (price was 10% lower then):
https://www.ein55.com/2021/01/6-crisis-investing-momentum-stocks-with-life-changing-20-minutes-talk/

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We may not need to be a banker to enjoy the economic moat of a bank with financial license authorized by each government. An investor could leverage on global giant stocks to make money together in countries with growing economy.  All sectors and levels (from individual to country, 大小通吃) need liquidity or cash supplied by bank, therefore investing in a giant bank would have higher probability of winning in higher share prices with consistent dividend payment, supported by growing businesses.

Instead of keeping hard earn money as cash deposit (earning less than 0.5% interest) in a trusted bank, why not taking calculated risk, investing in a portfolio of giant bank stocks with higher potential return in medium to long term (with possible capital loss in short term, especially when entry against the trend)? If a bank is not safe for investment, then it may not be safe for keeping one’s cash in saving account. Instead of lending money with ultra-low interest rate to a bank, one may make money together with a giant bank through stock ownership to share the profits.

Earlier readers of Dr Tee network who took action on a portfolio of giant stocks (not limited to bank stocks) aligned with own personalities could enjoy significant return after 6-12 months later, especially during pandemic period. Reading article is only a “knowledge collector”. An investor needs to learn to convert knowledge into potential fortune through action taking (Buy / Hold / Sell / Wait / Shorting). If not, after reading over 100 articles or other people opinions, the results would still be zero if no action is taken.

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There are over 1500 giant stocks in the world based on Dr Tee criteria, choice of 10 Dream Team giant stocks have to align with one’s unique personality, eg. for shorter term trading (eg. momentum or swing trading) or longer term investing (cyclic investing, undervalue investing or growth investing). Readers should not just “copy and paste” any stock (What to Buy, When to Buy/Sell) as successful action taking requires deeper consideration (LOFTP strategies – Level / Optimism / Fundamental / Technical / Personal Analysis) which you could learn further from Dr Tee Free 4-hr Webinar.

Drop by Dr Tee free 4hr webinar (learning at comfort of home with Zoom) to learn how to position in global giant stocks during COVID-19 stock crisis with 10 unique stock investing strategies, knowing What to Buy, When to Buy/Sell.

Zoom will be started 30 min before event, bonus talk (Q&A on any investment topics from readers) for early birds. There are many topics we will cover in this 4hr webinar, Dr Tee can have more time for Q&A if you could stay later after the webinar, you could ask on any global and local stocks including but not limited to 30 STI component stocks:

Ascendas Reit (SGX: A17U), CapitaLand (SGX: C31), CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (SGX: C38U), City Development (SGX: C09), ComfortDelGro (SGX: C52), Dairy Farm International (SGX: D01), DBS Bank (SGX: D05), Genting Singapore (SGX: G13), Hongkong Land (SGX: H78), Jardine Cycle & Carriage (SGX: C07), Jardine Matheson Holdings JMH (SGX: J36), Jardine Strategic Holdings JSH (SGX: J37), Keppel Corp (SGX: BN4), Keppel DC Reit (SGX: AJBU), Mapletree Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU), Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U), Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX: M44U), OCBC Bank (SGX: O39), SATS (SGX: S58), Sembcorp Industries (SGX: U96), Singapore Airlines (SGX: C6L), Singapore Exchange (SGX: S68), Singtel (SGX: Z74), ST Engineering (SGX: S63), Thai Beverage (SGX: Y92), UOB Bank (SGX: U11), UOL (SGX: U14), Venture Corporation (SGX: V03), Wilmar International (SGX: F34), YZJ Shipbldg SGD (SGX: BS6).

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