GF Securities (000776) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 000776 does

GF Securities (000776) is a stock listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in the Financial Services sector, under the Capital Markets industry. The company provides capital market services in China through four segments: Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Trading and Institution, and Investment Management. Its services include equity and debt financing, financial consulting, mergers and acquisitions, brokerage, investment advisory, margin financing, securities lending, and various financial products. It also offers equity sales and trading, derivative and fixed-income products, OTC liquidity services, investment research, custodian services, and asset and fund management, including private equity and alternative investments. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

Key numbers explained

• 20.37 CNY is the current share price, representing the latest traded price for one share of GF Securities.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 8.9 divides the current price by the last 12 months of earnings per share (2.3 CNY), showing how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 9.6 uses expected future earnings, offering a look at valuation based on analyst estimates rather than past results.
• The dividend yield of 2.95% indicates the annual dividend payment as a percentage of the current share price, reflecting the income return to shareholders.
• The ex-dividend date of Aug 7, 2026 is the cutoff date; buying the stock on or after this date means the buyer does not receive the next dividend.
• A beta of 0.78 suggests the stock has historically moved less than the overall market, with a value below 1.0 indicating lower volatility.
• The price-to-book ratio of 1.15 compares the market price to the company's book value per share, with values near 1.0 often interpreted as the market price aligning closely with accounting net assets.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 291.6% shows total debt relative to shareholders' equity, a measure of financial leverage that is common in capital-intensive financial firms.

What to watch

• Revenue growth of 90% year over year and a profit margin of 39.9% highlight strong top-line expansion and profitability, which are central to the performance of capital markets firms.
• The operating margin of 64.9% and return on equity of 12.2% show how efficiently the company converts revenue and shareholder capital into operating profit.
• The 52-week price range of 17.66 – 25.43 CNY and the -11.2% price change over the last 52 weeks provide a neutral view of recent price movement.
• As a Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock, GF Securities operates in a market where sector peers such as Guosen Securities (002736) and East Money (300059) can serve as comparison points for capital markets exposure.
• Broader factors like regulatory changes in China's financial services sector, interest rate movements, and trading volume trends can affect capital markets stocks, including GF Securities.