HSBA · story · 27 October
HSBC · 40 headlines from 28 outlets, on 27 October 2026.
HSBC reported a 32% rise in third-quarter pre-tax profit to $9.6bn and a buyback of up to $1bn, with reports of a share fall and estimate misses.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
FX News Group is the largest at 10.0, ahead of Macau Business (9.2). Yahoo Finance is the lowest at −3.6.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| MarketScreener | 5.3 |
| BigGo Finance | 8.3 |
| Yahoo Finance | −3.6 |
| FX News Group | 10.0 |
| Macau Business | 9.2 |
| London South East | 8.3 |
| UA.NEWS | 8.3 |
| BusinessToday Malaysia | 8.3 |
| Financial News London | 7.5 |
| TradingView | 7.5 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| MarketScreener | 5 | +5.3 |
| BigGo Finance | 2 | +8.3 |
| Yahoo Finance | 3 | −3.6 |
| FX News Group | 1 | +10.0 |
| Macau Business | 1 | +9.2 |
| London South East | 1 | +8.3 |
| UA.NEWS | 1 | +8.3 |
| BusinessToday Malaysia | 1 | +8.3 |
| Financial News London | 1 | +7.5 |
| TradingView | 1 | +7.5 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| Zawya | 1 | +7.5 |
| Demokratis.co.id | 1 | +7.5 |
| FT Companies | 2 | +3.3 |
| Euronext Markets: Real-time Stock Market Data | live | 1 | +6.7 |
| The Standard (HK) | 1 | +6.7 |
| StreetInsider | 1 | −6.7 |
| CNBC | 1 | +5.8 |
| Finimize | 1 | +5.8 |
| The Business Times | 2 | +2.1 |
| South China Morning Post | 2 | +1.7 |
| Reuters | 1 | −3.3 |
| Breakingthenews.net | 2 | +0.8 |
| The Straits Times | 1 | +0.8 |
| Investing.com | 2 | +0.4 |
| Bloomberg | 1 | 0.0 |
| WSJ | 1 | 0.0 |
| 香港電台新聞網 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Free Malaysia Today | 1 | 0.0 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +10.0 | Strong year-on-year quarterly profit growth reported |
| +9.2 | Large rise in quarterly net profit |
| +8.3 | Profit surged helped by cost control |
| +8.3 | Strong profit growth and buyback |
| +8.3 | Pre-tax profit rose substantially |
| +8.3 | Pretax profit surged and buyback launched |
| +8.3 | Big profit increase plus further buyback |
| +8.3 | Profit jumped to large quarterly figure |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +7.5 | Corporate and institutional division grew on trading fees |
| +7.5 | Profit jump and repurchase launch |
| +7.5 | Strong profit growth and share repurchase |
| +7.5 | Profit jump and repurchase launch |
| +7.5 | Large rise in pre-tax profit |
| +7.5 | Sharp profit rise and new share repurchase |
| +7.5 | Profit growth with buyback plan |
| −7.5 | Shares hit multi-week low after earnings miss |
| +6.7 | Profit jump in line with forecasts |
| +6.7 | Profit jump in line with forecasts |
| +6.7 | Profit rise with share repurchase |
| +6.7 | Higher profit and interest income |
| +6.7 | Higher profit and operating income |
| +6.7 | Profit climbed with buyback planned |
| +6.7 | Big profit rise matching estimates |
| −6.7 | Earnings per share and revenue below analyst forecasts |
| −6.7 | Per-share earnings well below consensus |
| +5.8 | Buyback announced and profit matched expectations |
| +5.8 | Higher profit and another repurchase |
| −5.8 | Disappointing results weighed on market mood |
| −3.3 | Shares slid on flat wealth revenue despite profit |
| −3.3 | Shares fell notably despite strong profit and buyback |
| −3.3 | Profit up but wealth revenue flat and shares dropped |
| −3.3 | Preview suggesting valuation downside ahead of results |
| −1.7 | Profits rose on cost cuts but shares fell |
| +0.8 | Buyback announced though profit growth disappointed |
| 0.0 | Earnings below expectations offset by shareholder returns |
| 0.0 | Profit growth offset by miss; buyback announced |
| 0.0 | Profit growth fell short of forecasts but buyback planned |
| 0.0 | Official results release, factual |
| 0.0 | Profit rose but fell short of forecasts |
| 0.0 | Profit rose but below forecasts |
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