Buy HDFC Bank, target price Rs 1650: ICICI Direct

ICICI Direct has buy call on HDFC Bank with a target price of Rs 1650. The current market price of HDFC Bank Ltd. is Rs 1344.6. Time period given by analyst is one year when HDFC Bank Ltd. price can reach defined target.

HDFC Bank Ltd., incorporated in the year 1994, is a banking company (having a market cap of Rs 745431.62 Crore).

HDFC Bank Ltd. key Products/Revenue Segments include Interest & Discount on Advances & Bills, Income From Investment, Interest On Balances with RBI and Other Inter-Bank Funds and Interest for the year ending 31-Mar-2022.



Financials
For the quarter ended 31-03-2022, the company reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 43960.45 Crore, up 1.37 % from last quarter Total Income of Rs 43364.96 Crore and up 7.46 % from last year same quarter Total Income of Rs 40909.49 Crore. The bank reported net profit after tax of Rs 10443.01 Crore in latest quarter.

Investment Rationale
HDFC Bank’s share price has corrected in the past one year (by ~10%), which provides a good entry opportunity considering the kind of strong and consistent franchise HDFC Bank has been. It believes the merger could result in increased volatility.

Promoter/FII Holdings
Promoters held 25.78 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2022, while FIIs owned 43.0 per cent, DIIs 17.19 per cent.