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PRVU vs SBL
Prabhu Bank and Siddhartha Bank, side by side: what Rs 100 became, the figures NEPSE publishes, dividends and each against its sector.
Close · 16 Oct 2026NEPSE published data, may be delayed
Prabhu Bank Limited
Siddhartha Bank Limited
Rs 100 became…
- PRVURs 100 becameRs 97.37−2.63% down in 1 year
- SBLRs 100 becameRs 138.10+38.10% up in 1 year
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Rs 100 in each on the first session of the period, adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. To the close of 16 Oct 2026.
In plain words
On 16 Oct 2026, PRVU (Prabhu Bank Limited) closed at Rs 192.80 and SBL (Siddhartha Bank Limited) at Rs 430.50. Over the past year, Rs 100 in PRVU became Rs 97 (−2.63%) and in SBL Rs 138 (+38.10%), adjusted for bonus shares.
SBL is the larger company by market value, Rs 7,006 crore against Rs 4,539 crore. Of the 19 commercial banks Punji covers, PRVU is 16th by market value and SBL 6th. Cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months yield nothing on PRVU and 2.32% on SBL at the latest close.
Side by side
marks the higher figure. Higher is not better or worse by itself.
| PRVUCommercial Banks | SBLCommercial Banks | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Close, Rs | 192.80 | 430.50 |
| Change, as NEPSE published | +0.73% up | +1.08% up |
| Rs 100 became, 1 year | Rs 97.37 | Rs 138.10, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 month | +2.72% up | +9.87% up, the higher figure |
| Return, 1 year | −2.63% down | +38.10% up, the higher figure |
| 52-week range | ||
| Size and shares | ||
| Market value | Rs 4,539 cr | Rs 7,006 cr, the higher figure |
| Listed shares | 23.54 crore, the higher figure | 16.27 crore |
| Promoter and public | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% | Promoter 51.0%Public 49.0% |
| Dividends | ||
| Cash dividend yield, 12 months | None in 12 months | 2.32% |
| Latest declaration | None declared2081/82 | 10% cash · 10% bonus2082/83 |
| Trading | ||
| Traded value, last 30 days | Rs 117 cr | Rs 453 cr, the higher figure |
| Shares traded, latest session | 2,22,438, the higher figure | 1,58,317 |
| From the quarterly reports | ||
| EPS, P/E, book value and price to book for both, from their latest quarterly reports. | ||
Market value is the close times the listed shares. The 52-week range is NEPSE’s published low and high. Yield is the cash dividends with a book closure in the last 12 months, as a share of the paid-up value, over the close.
Dividends, year by year
As a percentage of paid-up value, as declared. Solid is cash, light is bonus, on one scale.
| Fiscal year | PRVU | SBL |
|---|---|---|
| 2082/83 | Not on record | 10% cash · 10% bonus |
| 2081/82 | None declared | Not on record |
| 2080/81 | None declared | 4% cash |
| 2079/80 | None declared | 4.21% cash |
| 2078/79 | 1.5% cash · 6.5% bonus | 0.66% cash · 12.5% bonus |
Against the commercial banks
Rank among the 19 commercial banks Punji covers (1st is the highest), and the sector median.
| PRVU | Sector median | SBL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return, 1 year | −2.63% 19th of 19 | Median +19.24% | +38.10% 1st of 19 |
| Cash dividend yield | No cash dividend in 12 months | Median 1.84% | 2.32% 6th of 13 |
| Market value | Rs 4,539 cr 16th of 19 | Median Rs 5,336 cr | Rs 7,006 cr 6th of 19 |
| Traded value, 30 days | Rs 117 cr 14th of 19 | Median Rs 148 cr | Rs 453 cr 3rd of 19 |
Dividend yield ranks only the companies that paid a cash dividend in the last 12 months.
Questions
PRVU or SBL: questions
Which is bigger, PRVU or SBL?
SBL is larger by market value: Rs 7,006 crore, against Rs 4,539 crore for PRVU, at the close of 16 Oct 2026. Market value is the share price times the shares listed.
Which has risen more over the past year, PRVU or SBL?
Over the past year, Rs 100 in PRVU became Rs 97 (−2.63%) and in SBL Rs 138 (+38.10%), adjusted for bonus shares. Cash dividends are not added back. How a share moved in the past does not say how it will move next.
Which pays a higher dividend, PRVU or SBL?
PRVU last declared no dividend for 2081/82; SBL last declared 10% cash and 10% bonus for 2082/83. Dividends are declared as a percentage of the paid-up value, not of today’s price, so the cash dividend yield in the table is the comparable figure.
Should I buy PRVU or SBL?
Punji does not say. This page lines up the published figures for both and marks neither as better; what fits depends on what you hold, why and for how long.
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