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This Week’s Featured Content

Why Smart Money Is Looking Overseas for Bank Stocks

By Dan Schmidt. First Published: 1/11/2026. 

At a Glance

• The S&P 500 returned 2.6% over the last three months, yet another quarter where many international markets like Spain, Canada, and South Korea posted better gains.
• If the international outperformance trend continues into 2026, many of the winners could be in the banking sector, which is severely undervalued.
• These two international banks are well-positioned to benefit from these economic trends.

What were the best-performing sectors and industries in 2025? For most investors, some version of tech tied to AI is the answer — whether semiconductors, memory storage, or software. It could also be a commodities-based industry, such as gold or silver. A mention of international bank stocks might raise eyebrows, but this sector belongs in the same conversation as last year’s winners.

Global banks, especially European ones, enjoyed strong outperformance in 2025 thanks to several tailwinds at home and abroad. Can those tailwinds continue in 2026? Two international bank stocks appear well-positioned to deliver additional upside as favorable trends remain in place.

International Stocks Continue to Outperform U.S. Peers

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Despite a resurgent AI-driven tech trade in the U.S., the fourth quarter of 2025 was another win for international markets. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY) gained 2.61% over the last three months, but ETFs representing equities in Italy, Canada, Spain and South Korea more than doubled that return.

South Korean equities have been particularly strong, surging nearly 27% since the start of October. The tech sector has shouldered much of the gains in U.S. markets in recent years, while international markets have become more diversified and, in many cases, less expensive.

International equities’ outperformance continues to be driven by familiar forces. The U.S. dollar is no longer free-falling versus other currencies, but it remains weak against majors like the euro and British pound. Currency moves are also highlighting valuation disparities: while the S&P 500’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio has drifted toward 30, many European and Canadian indices sit at more modest P/Es between 17 and 20. The banking sector in those countries is particularly undervalued, with P/Es often in the 10–12 range.

International banks are also often more generous with dividends than their U.S. counterparts. U.S. banks typically favor buybacks over dividends when returning capital to shareholders; buybacks can be more tax-efficient but are less helpful for investors seeking steady income. International banks frequently pay higher dividend yields than typical large-cap U.S. banks, making them attractive for income-focused portfolios (see examples).

Few Sectors Have Been Hotter Than International Banking: These 2 Stocks Lead the Pack

The banking sector of the STOXX Europe 600 has actually outperformed the U.S. tech sector since 2021, yet valuations remain suppressed.

If you’re looking to diversify away from tech-heavy U.S. indices, consider one of these international bank stocks that offer value and further upside potential.

Deutsche Bank: No Longer the Sick Bank of Europe

For many years, investors avoided shares of Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) like a franchise avoiding bad headlines.

If there was a scandal in European banking, it often seemed Deutsche would be involved, and fines plus restructuring costs kept the stock in decline after the 2008 financial crisis.

DB shares remain well below their 2007 highs, but the stock has risen roughly 500% since July 2022 after a string of cost-cutting moves designed to exit underperforming businesses and refocus on core, profitable areas.

Deutsche Bank has begun to deliver results: three straight quarters of positive EPS and multiple revenue beats. Despite that progress, the stock trades at only about 13x forward earnings and roughly 0.87x book value.

Deutsche Bank no longer needs to be handled with kid gloves; the chart shows a bullish trend with solid momentum behind it. The 50-day simple moving average (SMA) proved a good entry point for investors in 2025, and it appears to be holding as the new year begins.

HSBC Holdings: Bridging Europe and Asia

HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC) occupies a unique position as a large-cap bank with deep ties to both Europe and Asia.

The company is doubling down on Asia, having recently acquired and privatized Hang Seng Bank to strengthen its footprint in Hong Kong.

HSBC’s wealth-management operations in Asia are scaling quickly, providing the bank with growing sources of both fee revenue and interest income.

HSBC is a disciplined capital steward: it pays a 2.46% dividend yield with a 41% payout ratio and has returned cash to shareholders via a special dividend and share buybacks funded in part by the sale of its Canadian banking units.

A reliable dividend and a growing global client base offer both income and capital-appreciation potential. Analysts upgraded HSBC throughout Q4 2025 — including Zacks Research, Erste Group, Bank of America and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods — and the stock rallied nearly 20% in the last three months of the year.

Given the recent run, investors should watch momentum indicators like the MACD for signs of a pullback. If momentum moderates, the 50-day SMA could present an attractive entry point.

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