HKEx Limited (0388) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 0388 does

HKEx Limited (0388) owns and operates stock and futures exchanges, and related clearing houses in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and Mainland China. It works through four segments: Cash, Equity and Financial Derivatives, Commodities, and Data and Connectivity. In the Cash segment, it covers equity products traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, as well as through the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock connects; it also provides clearing, settlement, custodian, listing, depository, and nominee services. The Equity and Financial Derivatives segment maintains trading and clearing platforms for products such as stock and equity index futures and options, derivative warrants, callable bull/bear contracts, and over-the-counter derivatives. The Commodities segment operates an exchange for base and ferrous metals futures and options in the United Kingdom, and it runs Qianhai Mercantile Exchange Co., Ltd., a commodity trading platform in Mainland China. As a core part of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange stocks ecosystem, HKEx Limited (0388) sits alongside peers such as Ping An Insurance (2318), China Construction Bank (0939), HSBC Holdings plc (0005), BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd (2388), Bank of China Ltd (3988), AIA Group Limited (1299), and China Merchants Bank (3968).

Key numbers explained

• 388.4 HKD is the current price of one share of HKEx Limited (0388).
• The trailing P/E ratio (24.9) shows how much investors pay per unit of the company's last 12 months of earnings; a higher number can mean the market expects faster growth.
• The forward P/E ratio (24) uses expected future earnings instead of past earnings, giving a sense of how the market views the next period.
• 3.83% is the dividend yield, which measures the annual dividend income relative to the share price.
• The ex-dividend date (1 sept. 2026) is the cutoff: you must own the share before this date to receive the upcoming dividend.
• 80% is the share of earnings paid out as dividends, indicating how much of the company's profit is returned to shareholders.
• 0.94 is the beta, a measure of how much the share price tends to move compared with the broader market; a beta below 1 suggests lower volatility.
• 490.94B HKD is the market capitalisation, the total market value of all outstanding shares.

What to watch

• Market sentiment in Hong Kong and broader Asian economies can influence trading volumes and valuations on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange stocks page.
• Regulatory changes in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, or Mainland China may affect how exchanges and clearing houses operate.
• Shifts in commodity prices can impact the Commodities segment, which trades base and ferrous metals futures and options.
• Cross-border investment flows through the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock connects may affect the Cash segment.
• Earnings reports and updates around the next earnings date (6 nov. 2026) often drive short-term price movements.