National Bank of KuwaitK (KUW:NBK) Risk Assessment

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KUW:NBK National Bank of Kuwait SAK KUW:NBK
44 GF Score
Price KWD0.86
GF Value KWD0.94
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is National Bank of KuwaitK Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of National Bank of KuwaitK is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

National Bank of KuwaitK  (KUW:NBK) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

National Bank of KuwaitK Risk Assessment Related Terms

National Bank of KuwaitK Risk Assessment Competitor Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, National Bank of KuwaitK's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

National Bank of KuwaitK Risk Assessment vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, National Bank of KuwaitK's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Bank of KuwaitK's Risk Assessment falls into.


KUW:NBK
44GF Score
National Bank of Kuwait SAK KUW:NBK
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Is National Bank of KuwaitK (KUW:NBK) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, National Bank of KuwaitK stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of KWD0.86 is trading 8.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of KWD0.94. GuruFocus considers National Bank of KuwaitK to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for KUW:NBK:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: KWD0.94 vs. price of KWD0.86 (8.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 44/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the KUW:NBK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

National Bank of KuwaitK Business Description

Address Al Shuhada Street, P.O. Box 95, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13001
National Bank of Kuwait SAK is a financial institution. The company's operating segment includes Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, NBK Wealth, Islamic Banking, Group Centre, and International Banking. The company generates maximum revenue from the International Banking segment. The International Banking segment provides diversified products and services including lending, deposits, trade finance, etc. to corporate and individual customers. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Kuwait and also has a presence in the Middle East and North Africa; Europe and UK, and Other Countries.
44GF Score

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KWD0.86
Price
KWD0.94
GF Value