National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)
Karachi Stock Exchange · Pakistan · prices in PKR · close of 19 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | PKR 157.29 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 152.40 – 243.70 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | −7.8% / −22.7% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | −10.3% / +795.1% |
| Trend | Below its 200-day average |
| RSI (14) | 32 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 45.2% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -36.0% |
| Average daily value traded | 478.81M PKR |
| Dividend yield | 22.3% |
Market X-Ray price-based
Fair value limited data
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range
About the company
National Bank of Pakistan is a commercial bank based in Karachi. It serves individuals, businesses and government bodies, offering deposit accounts, loans, trade finance, remittances and treasury services. The bank operates a branch network across Pakistan and maintains offices in other countries to serve customers with cross-border needs. It also handles government banking work, including payments and collections on behalf of public bodies, and provides consumer and corporate lending alongside its everyday branch banking services.
On this site National Bank of Pakistan appears as a stock on the Karachi Stock Exchange (Pakistan), code NBP, with prices in Pakistani rupees (PKR). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 3 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
Summary
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) trades on the Karachi Stock Exchange in Pakistan. It last closed at PKR 157.29 on 19 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 47 out of 100 (a weak price profile), ranking 271 of 491 stocks on this exchange. The score describes how the stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is.
Over the last year the price fell 10.3% and over the last three months it fell 22.7%. Returns are price returns, dividends not included.
Our limited-data fair value is PKR 166.23 (Fair, +5.7% to fair value). It averages 3 models built from the earnings and sales this exchange publishes. Their weights were fitted to a professional consensus-style valuation of Pakistani stocks and checked on stocks left out of the fit, but no analyst forecasts are used, so read it as a rough range.
The five lenses in numbers each metric is ranked against the other stocks on Karachi Stock Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 21 · Weak | Below its long-term averages and far from its highs. | |
| Above 200-day average | -20.1% | ||
| From 52-week high | -35.1% | ||
| Momentum | 24 · Weak | Lagging most stocks on this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | -22.7% | ||
| 6-month return | -16.6% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | -2.7% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 65 · Fair | Typical risk for this exchange. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 45.2% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -36.0% | ||
| Liquidity | 95 · Strong | Trades actively. | |
| Average daily value traded | 478.81M PKR | ||
| Zero-volume days | 0.0% | ||
| Income | 58 · Fair | Dividend is typical for this exchange. | |
| Dividend yield | 22.3% | ||
| Years with dividends | 3 |
Strengths
- Liquidity: Trades actively.
Weak spots
- Trend: Below its long-term averages and far from its highs.
- Momentum: Lagging most stocks on this exchange.
Returns
| 1 week | +1.4% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | −7.8% |
| 3 months | −22.7% |
| 6 months | −16.6% |
| 1 year | −10.3% |
| 3 years | +795.1% |
| 5 years | – |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 178.65 / 196.83 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | Death, 25 days ago |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | Yes |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 3.93 |
Technical summary
Recent dividends
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | PKR 35.0000 |
| 14 Mar 2025 | PKR 8.0000 |
| 21 Mar 2022 | PKR 1.0000 |
Fair value models PSX income statement only (no balance sheet or cash flow): only earnings, sales and dividend models can be built
| P/E multiple | PKR 167.38 |
|---|---|
| P/S multiple | PKR 164.70 |
| P/E on average earnings | PKR 166.61 |
How to read this report
Every number comes from end-of-day prices and dividends and the earnings and sales this exchange publishes. The Market X-Ray describes how the stock has traded, ranked against the other stocks on Karachi Stock Exchange; it does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth) needs financial statements, which we hold today for US stocks. See the methodology page. Educational only, not financial advice.