India's Largest Private Sector Bank's Share Price Jumps Over 1% on Plans for Interim Dividend and Bonus Issue Ahead of Q1 Results

DSIJ Intelligence-2 / 16 Jul 2025/ Categories: Bonus and Spilt Shares, Dividend, Mindshare, Quarterly Results, Trending

India's Largest Private Sector Bank's Share Price Jumps Over 1% on Plans for Interim Dividend and Bonus Issue Ahead of Q1 Results

On a year-on-year basis, it has risen by 24.13 per cent, with a five-year return of 91 per cent.

HDFC Bank shares gained over 1 per cent in early trade on Wednesday following the announcement of a board meeting scheduled for July 19, 2025. The meeting will consider the financial results for the June quarter, a special interim dividend for FY26, and a potential bonus share issue. The stock surged as much as 1.33 per cent to Rs 2,021.90 on the BSE before trading 0.72 per cent higher at Rs 2,009 at 10:32 AM.

Despite broader market weakness due to rising U.S. inflation data, HDFC Bank stood out as the top gainer on the Nifty 50 index during early market hours. The BSE Sensex ended the day down 0.1 per cent at 82,459, while the Nifty 50 also slipped 0.1 per cent to close at 25,154.

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According to a regulatory filing dated July 16, 2025, the bank’s board will review the unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for Q1FY26 and will also evaluate proposals for declaring a special interim dividend and issuing bonus shares, subject to shareholder approval.

HDFC Bank has a strong dividend track record. It declared a dividend of Rs 22 per share in June 2025. Previous dividends include Rs 19.50 in May 2024, Rs 19 in May 2023, Rs 15.50 in May 2022, and Rs 6.50 in June 2021. This consistency in rewarding shareholders has reinforced investor confidence.

On the stock performance front, HDFC Bank has shown stable returns. The stock is up by over 4.57 per cent in the past one month, 6.90 per cent over the last three months, and 22.41 per cent over six months. On a year-on-year basis, it has risen by 24.13 per cent, with a five-year return of 91 per cent.

HDFC Bank Limited is India’s largest private sector bank by assets and was the world’s tenth-largest bank by market capitalisation as of May 2024. Headquartered in Mumbai, the bank had a market cap of USD 145 billion in April 2024, ranking as the third-largest company on Indian stock exchanges.

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