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The Screen · Financials · Banks - Diversified
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
1398.HK · UNKNOWN · USD · Market cap $2.68T
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking products and services in the People's Republic of China and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
7.52 USD
Screen close, 2026-09-25 · not a live quote Last reviewed 10 days ago
Screened 2026-09-25 · the tape above runs as of 11:17 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
What this means: price 7.52 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 9.24, over the last year.
Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price7.52 USD
Fair value9.24
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-09-18Read Accumulation7.51+0.1% to today ✓
2026-08-19Read Markup7.21+4.3% to today ✓
2026-07-02Read Markdown6.93+8.4% to today
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited holds its Accumulation at $7.52. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 2 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-25
Phase
Accumulation
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 2 days
Price at the screen
$7.52
Valuation
6.48 trailing · 5.94 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL
Beta
0.14
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity: conventional financial services (interest-based)
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Excluded
Core business clean
Its core business involves an activity the values screen does not clear.
Fail
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China does not clear the screen at the business-activity stage. It operates in conventional financial services, which the screen treats as interest-based, so the financial ratios are not the deciding factor here.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-25 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 23.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 15 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +13% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-25 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to China and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
1398.HK trades on UNKNOWN (the company is based in China). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-02Accumulation$7.52+0.1%Entry 8
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 0.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (16 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $8.
2026-09-18Accumulation · changed$7.51+4.2%Entry 7
The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 4.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (16 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $8.
2026-08-19Markup · changed$7.21+4.3%Entry 6
The framework has shifted from markdown to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 4.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (16 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $8.
2026-07-19Markdown$6.91-0.3%Entry 5
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (16 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $8.
2026-07-18Markdown$6.93+0.0%Entry 4
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 26%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%. The street (16 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $8.
2026-07-15Markdown$6.93+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-03Markdown$6.93+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markdown$6.93Entry 1
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
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