HDFC Bank share price: 29% down in 2026, Anand Rathi says ‘Long road to catch-up’ | Check stock target price, reasons

HDFC Bank's shares have fallen about 29% in 2026, and brokerage Anand Rathi has characterised the stock's recovery as facing a long road to catch-up, according to the Livemint report. The transmission channel here is primarily earnings and valuation rather than macro: a sustained de-rating compresses the multiple investors are willing to pay for a bank that has historically commanded a premium for consistent growth and franchise quality. Given HDFC Bank's heavy weighting in Indian benchmark indices such as the Nifty 50 and Bank Nifty, its underperformance weighs disproportionately on index-level bank exposure and on funds benchmarked against those indices. Traders should watch the bank's next quarterly results for net interest margin trends, deposit growth and asset quality signals, since these will indicate whether the earnings gap versus peers is narrowing or widening.

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