BAB

BAB (BAB) is a company in Vietnam's Banks sector, listed on HNX. The stock last traded at 10,500 VND, little changed on the session, giving a market capitalization of 12.3 trillion VND.

On valuation, BAB trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.6 and a price-to-book of 1.0. That is a discount to the Banks sector average P/E of 38.0. Return on equity of 8.8% points to modest profitability relative to the company's equity base, below the sector average of 12.9%. Trailing earnings per share stand at 1,038 VND.

Aveluro tracks 33 news items mentioning BAB, where recent coverage skews positive (39% of articles). The most recent catalyst was a macro policy event — "OCB Leads Vietnamese Banks With 11.38% Lending Rate Ahead of SBV Rate Cut". Aveluro's composite model rates BAB 6.6/10 (Bullish), blending news sentiment, price momentum, and fundamentals.

Comparable names in the Banks sector include ABB, ACB and BID.

Recent developments around BAB include 5 notable classified events. On Oct 21, 2026, a macro policy event was reported: OCB charged individual customers an average lending rate of 11.38% in September, the highest among 30 Vietnamese banks surveyed, followed by Techcombank at 11.24% and TPBank at 11.03%. On Oct 20, 2026, a market event was reported: VietinBank (CTG) cut listed deposit rates for 6-month to under-12-month terms to 3%/year, a 50-basis-point reduction, after the State Bank of Vietnam ordered banks to lower 6-month+ rates by at least 0.5 points. On Oct 20, 2026, a market event was reported: VietinBank (CTG) cut listed deposit rates by 50 basis points for terms of 6 months or more on the morning of Oct 20, then restored the prior levels by the afternoon, leaving 6-12 month rates at 3.5% per year. On Oct 20, 2026, a market event was reported: Vietcombank (VCB) and VietinBank cut deposit rates by 50 basis points across 6-24 month terms from 20 October 2026, with roughly 15 private banks reducing 50-70 basis points after a State Bank of Vietnam meeting on 19 October. On Oct 19, 2026, a market event was reported: Fifteen private banks led by ACB, TPBank, Sacombank and LPBank cut deposit rates by 0.5-0.7 percentage points for terms of six months or more on October 19, one day after the State Bank of Vietnam ordered at least a 0.5-point reduction on deposits and 1.5-2 points on priority-sector lending.

The overall tone of recent coverage is positive, with 1 of 5 events carrying bullish sentiment.