Sharemaestro company-news research for HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.
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Measured evidence
Company news sentiment
HSBC news sentiment
HSBC Holdings plc
Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.
30-day score48Neutral is 50
Balanced news tone
37/100 evidence confidence
90% direct company focus
24 current stories across 7 publishers
Current company news
Balanced news tone
The score uses 24 current company stories from 7 publishers.
Observed headline tone47/100
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Published 30-day score48/100
Latest source headline
HSBC backs AI financial services software firm Model ML
finance.yahoo.com · 13 Aug 2026 11:52
Older, less relevant and less reliable stories count for less. Confidence is shown separately.
What supports the score
24 current stories are mapped specifically to HSBC.
The score uses 7 publishers rather than depending on one outlet.
The current stories agree at 84/100.
What limits the score
No major limit stands out.
48/100
News scoreBalanced news tone
37/100
Confidencethin evidence
90%/100
Company news24 company stories
84/100
Story agreement16/100 difference
News history
Daily score and story count over 30 days
16 Jul31 Jul14 Aug
News scoreStory count50 baseline
Confidence
How reliable the score is
Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.
Amount of evidence17
0.827 after freshness weightingSource breadth100
7 independent publishersCompany relevance90
share tied directly to this companyFreshness60
recency-weighted evidenceAgreement84
how closely stories agreePublisher mix51
less reliance on one publisherPrice and news history
News score and weekly price over 26 weeks
News tone and price action are not far from neutral.
One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
13 Feb15 May07 Aug
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
07 Aug 202653ARS 82150.0-2.3%
31 Jul 202650ARS 84125.0+1.8%
24 Jul 202650ARS 82675.0+4.6%
17 Jul 202650ARS 79075.0+1.8%
10 Jul 202650ARS 77650.0-2.3%
03 Jul 202650ARS 79500.0+9.8%
26 Jun 202650ARS 72425.0+0.6%
News subjects
What is shaping the score
Market update5012 stories · 50%
Capital return514 stories · 17%
Earnings353 stories · 12%
Deals and strategy502 stories · 8%
Analyst action601 stories · 4%
Balance sheet501 stories · 4%
Macro sensitivity501 stories · 4%
Source mix
Where the evidence comes from
finance.yahoo.com478 stories · 33%
MarketBeat508 stories · 33%
GuruFocus412 stories · 8%
TradingView502 stories · 8%
seekingalpha.com502 stories · 8%
Seeking Alpha501 stories · 4%
Market source501 stories · 4%
Recurring subjects
Subjects appearing most often
Earnings4Price Target3Financials3Dividends3Treasuries2Share Buyback2Downgrade2Bonds2Wealth Management1Venture Capital1
Earlier readings
How the score has changed
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
20 Jun50 neutral14 Aug 02:37
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious
Changes in the stored score
Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.
| Observed | Score | Move | Confidence | Stories | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 02:37 | 52 | +0 | 50/100 (-1) | 54 (0) | Measured |
| 13 Aug 23:59 | 52 | +0 | 51/100 (-4) | 54 (0) | Measured |
| 12 Aug 23:59 | 52 | +0 | 55/100 (+3) | 54 (+9) | Measured |
| 11 Aug 23:59 | 52 | +3 | 52/100 (+4) | 45 (+9) | Measured |
| 10 Aug 23:59 | 49 | +0 | 48/100 (+10) | 36 (+7) | Measured |
| 09 Aug 23:59 | 49 | -2 | 38/100 (0) | 29 (+1) | Provisional |
| 08 Aug 23:59 | 51 | -2 | 38/100 (+6) | 28 (+5) | Provisional |
| 07 Aug 23:59 | 53 | +3 | 32/100 (+5) | 23 (+1) | Provisional |
Source headlines
The news behind the score
Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.
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finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article
HSBC backs AI financial services software firm Model ML
Model ML has secured funding from HSBC Asset Management through its venture capital vehicle. The new capital is intended to aid the company's growth at a time when enterprise use of AI is moving beyond standalone models towards the broader infrastructure needed to deploy them. Model ML develops software for the financial services sector. Its clients include major banks, asset management groups and advisory businesses. The platform is used to automate work in areas such as research, due diligence, financial assessment and the preparation of client documents. HSBC Asset Management Venture Capita
AIFinancial ServicesVenture Capital
- Published
- 13 Aug 2026 11:52
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 5.2% · 0.6d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#250Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC ANNOUNCES PRICING TERMS OF ITS TENDER OFFERS FOR FOUR SERIES OF NOTES
LONDON, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 5, 2026, HSBC Holdings plc (the 'Company', 'we' or 'us') launched four separate offers to purchase for cash the outstanding series of notes listed in the table below, upon the terms of, and subject to the conditions set out in, the offer to purchase dated August 5, 2026, relating to the Notes (the 'Offer to Purchase'), which is available at the following link: https://www.gbsc-usa.com/hsbc/. We refer to the outstanding notes listed in the table below collectively as the 'Notes' and separately as a 'series' of Notes. We refer to each offer to purc
BondsPresent ValueTender OfferTreasuries
- Published
- 12 Aug 2026 18:28
- News subject
- Balance sheet
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Medium · 10.7% · 1.3d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#360Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article
Why Cognex (CGNX) Shares Are Sliding Today
Why Cognex (CGNX) Shares Are Sliding Today What Happened? Shares of machine vision technology company Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) fell 4% in the afternoon session after HSBC downgraded the stock to "Hold" from "Buy" and slashed its price target. The bank adjusted its price target on Cognex shares to $65 from $94, reflecting a more cautious outlook on the stock. This move comes amid a backdrop of mixed analyst signals and valuation concerns. For instance, while DA Davidson recently raised its price target to $65 from $62, it maintained a "Neutral" rating, pointing to the stock's significant surge of o
DowngradeEarningsEarnings Per ShareGuidancePrice TargetPrice Target
- Published
- 12 Aug 2026 17:33
- News subject
- Analyst action
- Why this score
- Positive market reaction
- Company focus
- Company discussed · 86%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Medium · 9.4% · 1.4d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#450Tone
TradingViewDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
REG - Informa PLC HSBC Holdings PLC - Holding(s) in Company
- Published
- 12 Aug 2026 10:41
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 3.6% · 1.7d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#550Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article
HSBC Continental Europe: Pre Stabilisation Notice
PARIS, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBC Group NV HSBC (contact: syndexecution@noexternalmail.hsbc.com) hereby gives notice, as Stabilisation Coordinator, that the Stabilisation Manager(s) named below may stabilise the offer of the following securities in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU/596/2014). The securities: Issuer: KBC Group NV Guarantor (if any): na Aggregate nominal amount: EUR 650,000,000 Description: Fixed rate due 20th Aug 2037 Offer price: TBC Other offer terms: Stabilisation: Stabilising Manager(s): HSBC Continental Europe, Commerzbank, Goldman Sachs Internatio
BondsEuropeFinancial RegulationStabilisation
- Published
- 12 Aug 2026 09:45
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Shared story · 78%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 2.5% · 1.7d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#650Tone
seekingalpha.comDirect company coverageStored article
HSBC's global insurance CEO Edward Moncreiffe set to exit bank: Reuters
[HSBC Bank signs] whitemay * HSBC's (HSBC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HSBC]) global chief executive for insurance business, Edward Moncreiffe, is set to leave the bank after two decades with the lender, Reuters reported on Wednesday. * Moncreiffe, who took over the role at the Asia-focussed lender in 2024, will leave soon for external opportunities, the report said. * Moncreiffe's departure would mark the latest in a string of senior executive exits at HSBC since group CEO Georges Elhedery launched a sweeping overhaul after taking the helm in 2024 to cut costs, trim sub-scale busine
Cost CuttingDividendsExecutive DepartureFinancialsShare BuybackWealth Management
- Published
- 12 Aug 2026 07:52
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Shared story · 78%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 6.2% · 1.8d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#750Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article
Why Wednesday’s inflation print could provide the next dovish catalyst
Investing.com -- HSBC said Wednesday's U.S. inflation report could serve as the next catalyst to push Federal Reserve rate hikes out of market pricing, reinforcing its view that the "US exceptionalism" narrative is fading. Multi-Asset Strategist Duncan Toms said hawkish Fed rate pricing "is facing a reality check from the data," and that last week's labor market report provides further evidence "we may have already seen peak US Treasury hawkishness." Since July 23, the firm noted, U.S. rate pricing has pared some of its rate-hike expectations. To track the shifts, HSBC launched two new dashboa
FedInflationRatesTreasuries
- Published
- 11 Aug 2026 10:54
- News subject
- Macro sensitivity
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Company discussed · 86%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 2.3% · 2.7d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#841Tone
GuruFocusDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
HSBC Looks 63.4% Overvalued on GF Value™ as Dividend Sustainabil
- Published
- 11 Aug 2026 09:03
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- Negative valuation view
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Medium · 11.2% · 2.7d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#961Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article
Is HSBC Holdings (LSE:HSBA) Fully Valued On Its Expanded Debt Tender And Buyback?
Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. HSBC Holdings (LSE:HSBA) has expanded its previously announced debt tender offers, increasing the maximum cash purchase amount for outstanding notes to $6.75b and raising the cap on its May 2028 notes repurchase. See our latest analysis for HSBC Holdings. These debt tenders and the new share repurchase program come after a strong run in HSBC Holdings shares. The stock has a 90 day share price return of 15.76% and a year to d
Balance SheetDebt TenderDigital TransformationDiscounted Cash FlowReturn On EquityRevenue Growth
- Published
- 11 Aug 2026 05:40
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- Positive financial language
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Medium · 11% · 2.9d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1016Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article
HSBC downgrades Akamai to hold, cuts target price to $123
Investing.com -- HSBC downgraded Akamai Technologies to Hold from Buy and cut its target price to $123 from $171, citing weaker cloud infrastructure margins and slower long-term growth. The new target implies 3.8% upside from the $118.55 share price as of Aug. 6. Akamai reported second-quarter revenue of $1.10 billion, up 5.4% from a year earlier and broadly in line with estimates. The company generated $271 million in non-GAAP operating profit, 7.1% below HSBC's estimate, while its non-GAAP operating margin fell to 24.6% from 29.6% a year earlier. Non-GAAP EPS declined 8.1% to $1.59. Akamai T
Cloud InfrastructureDowngradeEarningsPrice TargetShare Price
- Published
- 10 Aug 2026 13:58
- News subject
- Earnings
- Why this score
- Missed expectations, Margin pressure, Operating deterioration
- Company focus
- Shared story · 78%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Medium · 18.2% · 3.5d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1150Tone
seekingalpha.comDirect company coverageStored article
Santander, Berkshire Hathaway among gainers; HSBC, Sezzle in losers: week's financials wrap
[Old Fashioned Bank Sign] georgeclerk/E+ via Getty Images Wall Street finished the week higher [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4933719-what-moved-markets-this-week], with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting fresh all-time highs as investors digested key earnings from technology giants alongside the latest payrolls data. A sharp contraction in the U.S. labor market sent [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4629152-traders-scale-back-fed-hike-odds-after-weak-jobs-report]Treasury bond yields tumbling, sparking investor optimism that the Federal Reserve will hold off on imminent interest rate hikes. State S
AcquisitionBanksDividendsEarningsFinancial ResultsFinancials
- Published
- 08 Aug 2026 14:00
- News subject
- Deals and strategy
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Shared story · 78%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 4% · 5.5d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1270Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article
HSBC Stock Rises as $10.1 Billion Profit Restarts Buybacks
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC), the global banking giant with a dominant footprint across Asia, delivered a blockbuster second quarter, sending its U.S.-listed shares about 0.9% higher in Friday's regular session. Pretax profit jumped to $10.1 billion, up 60% from a year ago, while profit after tax surged 63% to $7.9 billion. The results showed HSBC is still squeezing strong earnings out of its global franchise even as interest-rate tailwinds begin to fade. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 5 Warning Sign with HSBC. Is HSBC fairly valued? Test your thesis wit
DividendsEarningsFinancialsShare Buyback
- Published
- 07 Aug 2026 19:17
- News subject
- Earnings
- Why this score
- Improving financial comparison, Operating growth
- Company focus
- Shared story · 78%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Medium · 8.4% · 6.3d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1350Tone
GuruFocusDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC) Stock Price, Trades & News
- Published
- 07 Aug 2026 06:19
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 0.6% · 6.8d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1450Tone
Seeking AlphaDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
HSBC Holdings plc 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (NYSE:HSBC) 2026-08-04
- Published
- 05 Aug 2026 05:19
- News subject
- Earnings
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 3.4% · 8.9d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1550Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $356,000 Stake in Columbia Banking System, Inc. $COLB
- Published
- 03 Aug 2026 00:09
- News subject
- Deals and strategy
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 3% · 11.1d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1650Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
Hsbc Holdings PLC Sells 32,091 Shares of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC
- Published
- 01 Aug 2026 13:52
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · <0.1% · 12.5d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1750Tone
TradingViewDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
REG - HSBC Holdings PLC - HSBC to sell AUS Home and Personal Loan Portfolio
- Published
- 31 Jul 2026 07:59
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · <0.1% · 13.8d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1850Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
Hsbc Holdings PLC Acquires Shares of 25,347 S&T Bancorp, Inc. $STBA
- Published
- 30 Jul 2026 06:29
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · <0.1% · 14.8d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#1950Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
Hsbc Holdings PLC Increases Stock Holdings in monday.com Ltd. $MNDY
- Published
- 27 Jul 2026 00:09
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · <0.1% · 18.1d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#2050Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $10.49 Million Stock Holdings in Kite Realty Group Trust $KRG
- Published
- 23 Jul 2026 21:41
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · <0.1% · 21.2d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#2150Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $237.72 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI
- Published
- 20 Jul 2026 06:29
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · <0.1% · 24.8d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#2250Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $438,000 Stock Holdings in ESAB Corporation $ESAB
- Published
- 19 Jul 2026 06:02
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · <0.1% · 25.9d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#2350Tone
Market sourceDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) A Top UK Growth Dividend Stock Pursuing Opportunities in Turkey
- Published
- 17 Jul 2026 05:39
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · 0.2% · 27.9d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
#2450Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup
Hsbc Holdings PLC Sells 5,186,588 Shares of Stellantis N.V. $STLA
- Published
- 15 Jul 2026 08:21
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear positive or negative phrase
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Weighted influence
- Low · <0.1% · 29.8d old
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
Earlier company news
HSBC news archive
Stored newest first for historical research. It starts after the newest three pages above and then continues through older news. Each archive page is loaded only when it is opened.
Older news is kept in the archive
There are 21 older HSBC headlines. Open one page at a time when you need them.
Open older archiveProvider matches checked
Provider mentions not used in the score
A news provider linked these stories to HSBC, but the headline and available text are not mainly about HSBC Holdings plc. They are kept here for transparency and do not affect the score, confidence, history or wider market totals.
Provider mentions are kept separate
Open the list to see which provider matches were checked and left out of HSBC sentiment.
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How to read the score
It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.
Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.
Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.
It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.