Despite the 2022 general downtrend, BRD shares remain very popular among Romanian investors and top-performing international funds. While you can buy BRD shares directly, sometimes it is worth considering an ETF with BRD representation.
BRD Groupe Société Générale is a Romanian bank with headquarters in Bucharest, Romania. Founded in 1923 and listed on at Bucharest Stock Exchange on 15 January 2001, BRD stock (BVB: BRD) is now one of the top holdings in the largest Frontier and Emerging Markets ETFs (FM).
BRD - GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE S.A. - Research and Ratings
- Is BRD stock undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts, and price relative to the market?
- What is the analyst 12-month BRD shares price forecast?
- What are BRD’s future growth expectations?
- How has BRD stock performed over the past 5 years?
- Should you buy BRD shares or invest in ETFs with BRD representation?
Understanding BRD Stock (BVB: BRD): A brief history
BRD - GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE S.A. (BVB: BRD) is a Romanian Bank with most of its shares owned by the French Société Générale financial group which holds a stake of 60.17%. It was rebranded after the Société Générale acquired Banca Romanian Development Bank (Română pentru Dezvoltare) from the Romanian Government in 1999.
The company’s business activities comprise retail banking, commercial banking, corporate banking, investment banking, financial markets, and bank assurance services. BRD offers daily banking, cards, loans, savings and investments, remote banking, and insurance. The company also provides bills payment, national and international transfers, overdrafts, platinum cards, employee packages, phone banking, internet banking, operational leasing, financial leasing, consumer finance, fleet management, securities, and card insurance package insurance policies. The company offers products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, corporations, and the public sectors having operations across Romania.
BRD shares are distributed among 3 categories:
- Group SOCIETE GENERALE - 60.1683%
- Legal entities - 34.3449%
- Individuals - 5.4868%
BRD has about 2.2 million customers and it operates a network of around 870 branches, with three business lines: retail and SMEs, large corporations, and investment banking.
Its range of products and services covers, in addition to traditional financing, cash management, internal and external factoring, financial and operational leasing services, and car fleet management, through its subsidiaries BRD Sogelease and ALD Automotive.
BRD stock - Fundamental Analysis and Financial Ratings
See the latest BRD (BVB: BRD) stock price analysis, including valuation, future growth, past performance, and more to help you make more informed investing decisions.
Valuation
Is BRD stock undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts, and its price relative to the market?
- BRD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.5x) compared to the European Banks industry average (9.4x)
- BRD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.3x).
- BRD (RON12.4) is trading below simplywall.st estimate of fair value (RON18.47)
Future Growth
BRD - Groupe Société Générale's earnings is forecast to decline at an annual rate of -0.4% and its revenue is expected to decline at -1.0% annually. EPS is forecast to decline -0.07% and ROE to grow at 15.8% each year respectively. Analyst coverage for BRD Groupe Société Générale stock is low.
- BRD's forecast earnings growth (0.4% per year) is below the savings rate (1.3%).
- BRD's earnings (0.4% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the RO market (-4.4% per year).
- BRD's High Growth Earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
- BRD's revenue (1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the RO market (-2.2% per year).
- BRD's High Growth Revenue (1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Past Performance
How has BRD stock performed over the past 5 years?
- BRD has high-quality earnings.
- BRD's current net profit margins (39.5%) are lower than last year (40.1%).
- BRD's earnings have declined by 4.5% per year over the past 5 years.
- BRD's earnings growth over the past year (1.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (-4.5% per year).
- BRD earnings growth over the past year (1.4%) did not outperform the Banks industry 11.6%.
- BRD's Return on Equity (19.2%) is considered low.
Financial Health
What is BRD's financial position?
- BRD's Assets to Equity ratio (10.6x) is moderate.
- BRD has a sufficient allowance for bad loans (171%).
- 86% of BRD's liabilities are made up of primarily low-risk sources of funding.
- BRD has an appropriate level of Loans to Assets ratio (51%).
- BRD's Loans to Deposits ratio (66%) is appropriate.
- BRD has a high level of bad loans (2.7%).
Dividend
BRD - Groupe Société Générale is a dividend-paying company with a current yield of 10.4% that is well covered by earnings.
- BRD's dividend (10.36%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the RO market (2.84%).
- BRD's dividend (10.36%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the RO market (8.75%).
- BRD has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
- BRD's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 7 years.
- With its reasonable payout ratio (63.8%), BRD's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
- BRD's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (79% payout ratio).
BRD Stock Price Forecast
What is the analyst 12-month BRD stock price forecast, and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target from analysts?
According to simplywall.st, the BRD 12-month target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.
Investing.com analysts' 12-Month Price High Target is 66.28 RON, while the Average and Low Price targets are 55.60, respectively 41.00.
According to Trading Economics global macro models projections and analysts' expectations BRD shares are forecasted to be priced at 12.11 by the end of this quarter and at 11.30 in one year.
There are no 5-year BRD shares price forecasts and price predictions.
Important: When considering BRD's fundamental analysis, financial rating and price predictions, it’s important to remember that high market volatility and changing economic environment makes it difficult to give long-term estimates. As such, analysts and algorithm-based platforms can and do get their ratings and predictions wrong. Always do your own research before making an investment decision. And never trade or invest more than you can afford to lose.
BRD Stock (BVB: BRD) - Technical Analysis
BRD - Groupe Société Générale shares are in a sideway trend since May 2022 as seen in the daily BRD chart below.
However, looking at the big picture, the general trend shows a long-term decline since the beginning of February 2022 record high. The next support areas are, 11.85 and 11.00, while a potential upside price recovery would first target 14.50 and 16.00 areas.
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How to Invest in BRD Stock
Some investors want to take an active hand in managing their investments, while others prefer to set it and forget it. Your preference may change but decide on an approach to get started.
For most people, stock market investing means choosing among these two investment types:
Individual BRD shares
If you’re after a specific company, you can buy a single share or a few shares to dip your toe into the stock-trading waters. Building a diversified portfolio out of many individual stocks is possible, but it takes significant investment and research.
If you go this route, remember that individual stocks will have ups and downs. If you research a company and choose to invest in it, think about why you picked that company in the first place if jitters start to set in on a down day.
Traditional stockbrokers allow you to invest in local stocks. However, you might not be able to invest in international stocks listed on the major stock exchanges, global ETFs, and other assets.
Individual Societe Generale SA (EPA: GLE) shares
Société Générale is a French banking group, one of the three big in France.
The company has broadly diversified activities in retail banking, in France and throughout Europe, including Eastern Europe, in corporate banking and investment banking, asset management, securities services, specialized financing, and insurance.
Société Générale's three pillars, at the heart of the development of its relationship banking model, are:
- Retail Banking in France (Société Générale, Crédit du Nord and Boursorama)
- International Banking and Financial Services (IBFS)
- Corporate and Investment Banking (SG CIB), with investment banking and fixed income, structured financing, debt, and forex activities on the one side, and equity and consulting activities on the other.
The development of these three pillars is backed by two other core activities, namely:
- Specialized Financial Services & Insurance
- Private Banking, Global Investment Management & Services
With CAPEX.com you can trade CFDs on Société Générale shares with low spread and zero commission.
ETFs with BRD holdings
BRD stock (or any single stock, for that matter) can be a very volatile investment. You can manage the risk you see extreme highs and lows by diversifying your investment holdings. An ETF, for instance, contains a basket of individual stocks. When you invest in a fund, you also own small pieces of each of those companies.
If you want an ETF with BRD representation, you might consider iShares MSCI Frontier and Select ETF. BlackRock's iShares is the largest provider of ETFs as calculated by assets under management.
The fund can be suitable for Romania and foreign investors who want liquid and diversified exposure to the top 7 companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange: Banca Transilvania, Petrom, Romgaz, BRD, Transgaz, Electrica, si Teraplast.
Why invest in BRD Shares via FM?
With net assets of almost $1B, The iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF (FM) is the largest exchange-traded-fund that seeks to track the investment results of an index composed primarily of frontier market equities along with select emerging market equities.
- Exposure to frontier market stocks and smaller size emerging market stocks with an emphasis on tradability and investability of the underlying constituents
- One-click access to a virtually untapped investment portfolio with a Bucharest Stock Exchange and BET index exposure.
- Use to seek long-term growth and diversification
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- Choose which type of account you want to use. Your first concern should be your risk appetite and time horizon. If you want to buy and hold shares, open an Invest account. If you want to speculate on price movements (including falling prices) with zero commission and leverage, open a CFD trading account.
- Create an account. Regardless of your chosen account, you need to register and complete the KYC process to verify your identity.
- Fund your account with fiat money. Before buying and trading stocks and ETFs, you need to fund your exchange account with U.S. dollars, Euros, or other currencies.
- Place your order. Click on the "Search" icon located in the left panel or by clicking on "ETFs" and then select the instrument, such as "iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF”.
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However, you should be aware that CFD trading is fast-moving and requires close monitoring. As a result, traders should be aware of the significant risks when trading CFDs. There are margins you need to maintain; if you cannot cover reductions in values, your position might be closed, and you'll have to meet the loss no matter what subsequently happens to the underlying asset.
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Sources:
BRD.ro | Shareholder Structure | Investors & Shareholders
BRD Groupe Societe Generale SA (ROBRD) Stock Forecast & Price Target - Investing.com
BVB - Actiuni BRD BRD - GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE S.A.
BRD - Groupe Société Générale (BVB:BRD) - Stock Price, News & Analysis - Simply Wall St
BRD - Stock Price | Live Quote | Historical Chart (tradingeconomics.com)
BRD Groupe Societe Generale SA Share Price - BSE:BRD Stock Research | Stockopedia
FAQs
Why do investors buy BRD shares?
Investors will buy BRD shares to:
Make a profit from the BRD share price rising;
Receive an income from dividends if the company pays them;
Benefit from the effects of compounding.
Investors should be aware they might get back less returns than they initially invested.
What is the BRD stock price forecast for 2023 and beyond?
According to Trading Economics global macro models projections and analysts' expectations BRD shares are forecasted to be priced at 12.11 by the end of this quarter and at 11.30 in one year.
Should you invest in BRD shares in 2023?
Whether you buy BRD shares directly or invest in an ETF with BRD representation is a personal decision you should take depending on your risk tolerance and investing strategy. You should do your own research to develop an informed view of the market. Always make sure to do your own research. And never invest money you cannot afford to lose.
What is the PE ratio of BRD - Groupe Société Générale?
According to Trading Economics, BRD reported 6.45 in PE Price to Earnings for its fiscal semester ending in June 2022.
What are the analyst and agencies recommendations for BRD - Groupe Société Générale?
The overall consensus recommendation for BRD - Groupe Société Générale from analysts is Hold.
What is the BRD - Groupe Société Générale dividend yield?
BRD - Groupe Société Générale is a dividend-paying company with a current yield of 10.4%.
How do I buy BRD - Groupe Société Générale shares?
To buy shares in BRD - Groupe Société Générale you'll need a share-dealing account with an online stockbroker offering stocks listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. Once you have opened your account and transferred funds into it, you'll be able to search and select shares to buy and sell.