NYSE:BCH Banco de Chile (BCH) Stock Price, News & Analysis → “The Stock Market’s Bull Run is Far from Over” -Barrons (From Vertical Research Advisory) (Ad) Free BCH Stock Alerts $22.27 +0.37 (+1.69%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$21.94▼$22.3950-Day Range$21.25▼$23.8252-Week Range$18.64▼$24.10Volume277,836 shsAverage Volume234,772 shsMarket Capitalization$11.25 billionP/E Ratio7.42Dividend Yield4.89%Price Target$22.50 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Banco de Chile alerts: Email Address Banco de Chile MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.33 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside1.0% Upside$22.50 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.08% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.91Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth7.98%From $2.13 to $2.30 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.00 out of 5 starsFinance Sector498th out of 867 stocksCommercial Banks, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry19th out of 28 stocks 1.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBanco de Chile has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $22.50, Banco de Chile has a forecasted upside of 1.0% from its current price of $22.27.Amount of Analyst CoverageBanco de Chile has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.08% of the outstanding shares of Banco de Chile have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBanco de Chile has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Banco de Chile has recently decreased by 30.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBanco de Chile is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBanco de Chile does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Banco de Chile is 36.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Banco de Chile will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.39% next year. This indicates that Banco de Chile will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for BCH. Previous Next 3.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBanco de Chile has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Banco de Chile this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for BCH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Banco de Chile to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Banco de Chile insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 5.93% of the stock of Banco de Chile is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 1.24% of the stock of Banco de Chile is held by institutions. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Banco de Chile are expected to grow by 7.98% in the coming year, from $2.13 to $2.30 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Banco de Chile is 7.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Banco de Chile is 7.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 58.34.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBanco de Chile has a P/B Ratio of 1.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Behind the MarketsCentral Banks Preparing for US Dollar Collapse?China is spearheading this blatant de-dollarization push, dominating the physical gold market through massive central bank buying. Their ultimate goal? Ditching the greenback in favor of local BRICS currencies.Find out how you can protect yourself now >>> About Banco de Chile Stock (NYSE:BCH)Banco de Chile, together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking and financial products and services to customers in Chile. It operates through Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, and Treasury and Money Market segments. The company offers deposit products, such as checking accounts, current accounts, demand deposits and accounts, saving accounts, and time deposits; commercial, mortgage, consumer, working capital, syndicated, and installment loans; and credit cards. It also provides leasing, factoring, and foreign trade services; international and treasury banking services; and financial advisory services. In addition, the company offers liquidity management services, debt instruments, and derivative contracts and leases, as well as financial transaction and currency trading services; and securities brokerage, mutual funds management, wholesale customer, investment banking and management, and insurance brokerage services. The company serves individuals, small and medium-sized companies, corporate clients, and large companies. Banco de Chile was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.Read More BCH Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BCH Stock News HeadlinesMarch 20, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBanco De Chile's Dividend AnalysisMarch 19, 2024 | bloomberg.comPresidenta del Banco Central de Chile prevé que la tasa seguirá bajandoMarch 29, 2024 | Prosper Trading Academy (Ad)Did you make $29,000 two days with AI options trades?What if it was possible to find options trades on autopilot… Using A.I. to find the ones with the highest profit potential… And nearly perfect win rates… You can grab your free copy of my "Ultimate Guide to A.I. 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Montos Banco Estado y Banco de ChileFebruary 23, 2024 | msn.comDescuentos viernes en Banco de Chile: Revisa a qué lugares ir barato con tu tarjetaFebruary 21, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBanco de Chile: Banco de Chile Earnings: Strong Results Benefited From High Inflation Adjustment IncomeFebruary 9, 2024 | msn.comBanco de Chile superó a SQM y se convirtió en la empresa chilena con mayor capitalización bursátilFebruary 6, 2024 | msn.comTras rumores, fans de Xbox venden sus consolas y cancelan la suscripción de Game PassFebruary 6, 2024 | es.finance.yahoo.comNintendo Switch 2: los posibles juegos de lanzamiento para la consolaFebruary 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBanco de Chile (NYSE:BCH) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 4, 2024 | es-us.noticias.yahoo.comGabriel Paulista: "Es una oportunidad muy grande, estoy preparado"See More Headlines Receive BCH Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Banco de Chile and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings1/29/2024Ex-Dividend for 4/5 Dividend3/21/2024Today3/29/2024Dividend Payable4/05/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)4/26/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:BCH CUSIPN/A CIK1161125 Webwww.bancochile.com Phone(622) 637-1111FaxN/AEmployees12,550Year Founded1893Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$22.50 High Stock Price Target$24.00 Low Stock Price Target$21.00 Potential Upside/Downside+1.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.00 Trailing P/E Ratio7.42 Forward P/E Ratio10.46 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$1.37 billion Net Margins28.62% Pretax Margin32.76% Return on Equity25.45% Return on Assets2.29% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.81 Current Ratio1.56 Quick Ratio1.59 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.30 billion Price / Sales2.12 Cash Flow$3.07 per share Price / Cash Flow7.26 Book Value$11.41 per share Price / Book1.95Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares505,080,000Free Float475,133,000Market Cap$11.25 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.40 Social Links Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, StarLink, or The Boring Company? Click the link below to learn when Elon Musk will let these companies finally IPO.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Hernan Buchi Buc (Age 75)Director Comp: $173MMr. Eduardo Ebensperger Orrego (Age 59)Chief Executive Officer Mr. Rolando Arias Sanchez (Age 59)Chief Financial Officer Mr. Esteban Kemp De La Hoz (Age 43)Manager of Operations & Technology Division Mr. Hector Hernandez GonzalezGeneral Manager of AccountingMr. Pablo Mejia RicciHead of Investor RelationsMr. Felipe Echaiz Bornemann (Age 57)Manager of Global Compliance Division Mr. Alfredo Villegas Montes (Age 52)General Counsel & Secretary of the Board of Directors Mr. Claudia Marcela Herrera García (Age 52)Manager of Marketing & Digital Banking Division Mr. Cristian Lagos Contardo (Age 58)Manager of People & Organisation Division More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsBanco Santander-ChileNYSE:BSACCredicorpNYSE:BAPWoori Financial GroupNYSE:WFIntercorp Financial ServicesNYSE:IFSBanco Santander (Brasil)NYSE:BSBRView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipPNC Financial Services Group Inc.Sold 709 shares on 3/22/2024Ownership: 0.001%Wellington Management Group LLPBought 165,467 shares on 3/5/2024Ownership: 0.056%Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Sold 322,962 shares on 3/1/2024Ownership: 0.008%Profund Advisors LLCBought 1,026 shares on 2/15/2024Ownership: 0.002%Citadel Advisors LLCSold 400 shares on 2/15/2024Ownership: 0.000%View All Institutional Transactions BCH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Banco de Chile stock right now? 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Banco de Chile in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" BCH shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BCH, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View BCH analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Banco de Chile's stock price target for 2024? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Banco de Chile's shares. Their BCH share price targets range from $21.00 to $24.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $22.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BCH or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BCH shares performed in 2024? Banco de Chile's stock was trading at $23.08 at the start of the year. Since then, BCH stock has decreased by 3.5% and is now trading at $22.27. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Banco de Chile? Banco de Chile saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 429,200 shares, a drop of 30.1% from the February 29th total of 613,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 167,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.6 days. View Banco de Chile's Short Interest. When is Banco de Chile's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 26th 2024. View our BCH earnings forecast. How were Banco de Chile's earnings last quarter? Banco de Chile (NYSE:BCH) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January, 29th. The bank reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.15. The bank had revenue of $987.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $872.49 million. Banco de Chile had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.45% and a net margin of 28.62%. How often does Banco de Chile pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Banco de Chile? Banco de Chile declared a Variable dividend on Monday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd will be given a dividend of $1.09 per share on Friday, April 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 21st. Read our dividend analysis for BCH. Is Banco de Chile a good dividend stock? Banco de Chile (NYSE:BCH) pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.98%. BCH has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 36.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BCH will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.39% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BCH. When did Banco de Chile's stock split? Banco de Chile's stock split on the morning of Friday, November 23rd 2018. The 3-1 split was announced on Tuesday, October 23rd 2018. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, November 21st 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split. What is Arturo Tagle Quiroz's approval rating as Banco de Chile's CEO? 9 employees have rated Banco de Chile Chief Executive Officer Arturo Tagle Quiroz on Glassdoor.com. Arturo Tagle Quiroz has an approval rating of 86% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of Banco de Chile own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Banco de Chile investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Pfizer (PFE), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Alibaba Group (BABA), Eastman Chemical (EMN), General Mills (GIS), GSK (GSK), Hormel Foods (HRL), Kraft Heinz (KHC) and China Life Insurance (LFC). Who are Banco de Chile's major shareholders? Banco de Chile's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.15%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.06%), Schroder Investment Management Group (0.04%), Alberta Investment Management Corp (0.03%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.02%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.02%). How do I buy shares of Banco de Chile? Shares of BCH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. 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