Banco de Chile (BCH)Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Santiago, Chile | NYSE
41.51 USD
+1.12
(2.773%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 41.59 +0.08 (0.183%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:18 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:27 a.m. EDT
Banco de Chile offers a compelling asymmetric setup. The validation at the $50 strike for a July expiration—up 20.5% from recent OI levels—combined with the stock trading 22% below that target suggests a bullish view may be building before the next earnings cycle. While short-term speculators are buying puts to cap downside (highlighted by surging near-term IV), the medium-term options flow pricing in a rally to $50 before July is a strong signal. With a secure double-digit yield and a price white space between current levels ($41.51) and the July options aggregate center ($50), the risk/reward heavily favors a buy-and-hold entry. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.123452 |
| AutoETS | 0.229689 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.231146 |
| MSTL | 0.239904 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 19.17 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.096 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.17 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-29 |
| Market Cap | 20,966,094,848 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.55 |
| Forward P/E | 13.29 |
| Beta | 0.15 |
| Profit Margins | 45.09% |
| Website | https://bancochile.cl |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:27 a.m. EDT: The options data reveals a divergence between near-term and medium-term sentiment. For the April 17, 2026, expiration (5 days out), ATM and OTM put volume and OI are elevated with high IV (2.06), suggesting speculators are positioning for downside support or hedging, while OTM calls show minimal positioning. However, looking at the July 17, 2026, expiration, there is a distinct bullish bias: significant OI and volume (20.5% distribution increase) at the $50 strike call, with even more concentration (32.5% distribution increase) at the $55 strike. This structure (bull call spread or long stride mechanics) implies a net-long positioning for a medium-term rise, despite the immediate protection bought at the front end.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.13% | 6.13% | 7.91% | 9.26% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | 2.183000 | 6.128580 |
| 2025-03-21 | 2.104000 | 8.464381 |
| 2024-03-21 | 1.692000 | 9.137271 |
| 2023-03-16 | 2.079000 | 13.788212 |
| 2022-03-24 | 1.331000 | 8.768570 |
| 2021-03-26 | 0.607000 | 3.874631 |
| 2020-03-27 | 0.835000 | 8.235147 |
| 2019-03-21 | 1.058000 | 5.672448 |
| 2018-03-28 | 1.039333 | 5.197192 |
| 2017-03-15 | 0.900333 | 6.414139 |
| 2016-03-16 | 0.972317 | 8.420241 |
| 2015-03-18 | 1.066223 | 9.244936 |
| 2014-03-28 | 1.168150 | 9.617440 |
| 2013-03-26 | 1.357646 | 9.430107 |
| 2013-01-17 | 0.078097 | 0.544341 |
| 2012-03-22 | 1.128555 | 8.466374 |
| 2011-05-12 | 0.087991 | 0.720910 |
| 2011-03-09 | 1.123649 | 9.726040 |
| 2010-03-17 | 1.196004 | 15.421909 |
| 2009-03-18 | 0.713740 | 16.550555 |
| 2008-03-17 | 1.394367 | 21.742693 |
| 2007-08-06 | 0.071129 | 1.408111 |
| 2007-03-14 | 0.678482 | 14.063912 |
| 2006-03-15 | 0.107919 | 2.606241 |
| 2005-03-09 | 0.728456 | 20.298703 |
| 2004-03-10 | 0.593863 | 20.614128 |
| 2003-03-12 | 0.187019 | 12.566421 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.46161973 |
| Address1 | Ahumada 251 |
| All Time High | 46.77 |
| All Time Low | 4.414884 |
| Ask | 41.34 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.8 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 533,610 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 444,316 |
| Average Volume | 444,316 |
| Average Volume10Days | 533,610 |
| Beta | 0.152 |
| Bid | 41.46 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Book Value | 56.243 |
| City | Santiago |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Chile |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 41.51 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 42.2 |
| Day Low | 41.18 |
| Dividend Date | 1,776,038,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.19 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.27 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,085,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,085,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.109 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.109 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,579,200 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.76298 |
| Eps Forward | 3.12342 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.67 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,774,828,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 56 22 637 3434 |
| Fifty Day Average | 40.0256 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.4843979 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.03708621 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 46.161972 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 46.77 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.260002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1124653 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 27.08 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 14.429998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5328655 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 27.08 - 46.77 |
| Financial Currency | CLP |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,028,295,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 6.79 |
| Float Shares | 34,696,336,850 |
| Forward Eps | 3.12342 |
| Forward P E | 13.289919 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 11,156 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.025810001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 505,085,406 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Key | banks-regional |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,774,828,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 2.183 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,542,931,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Banco de Chile, together with its subsidiaries, provides commercial banking services in Chile. It operates through four segments: Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Treasury, and Subsidiaries. The company offers current account and digital student plans; digital and checking accounts; mortgage loans; credit and debit cards; consumer credit; applications; deposits and savings; financing; autoleasing; online payments; cell phone top-ups; foreign currency; and income accreditation. It also provides insurance products, including journey, health, protection, home, life, and automotive; and investments, such as mutual, investment, and APV funds, stocks, fixed income, and derivative products. In addition, the company offers cash management comprising mass and easy payments, collection, and fund transfers; foreign trade, which includes imports, exports, international network products, Banchile international transport insurance, and customs guarantee insurance; and other services, such as bank connection, financial portability, digital VAT and signature, financial advice, and SME program. It serves individuals, private entities, companies, and small and medium-sized enterprises. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile. |
| Long Name | Banco de Chile |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 20,966,094,848 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_689995 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 20,889,322,208 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 41.25 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.8375 |
| Peg Ratio | 9.66 |
| Phone | 56 22 637 1111 |
| Post Market Change | 0.07600021 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.18308893 |
| Post Market Price | 41.586 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,281 |
| Previous Close | 40.39 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.023633 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.73804736 |
| Profit Margins | 0.45091 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.84615 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.12 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.77296 |
| Regular Market Day High | 42.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 41.18 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 41.18 - 42.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 41.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 40.39 |
| Regular Market Price | 41.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,226,328 |
| Return On Assets | 0.022449998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.20876 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.062 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 505,085,406 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0013 |
| Shares Short | 641,355 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 562,386 |
| Short Name | Banco De Chile |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0028 |
| Short Ratio | 1.51 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BCH |
| Target High Price | 46.914 |
| Target Low Price | 21.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 38.53185 |
| Target Median Price | 41.9 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.67 |
| Trailing P E | 15.546816 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 9.9229 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 35.36805 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.1419487 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.17365812 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,226,328 |
| Website | https://bancochile.cl |