International Bancshares (IBOC) Competitors

International Bancshares (NASDAQ:IBOC) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IBOC or EWBC?

65.9% of International Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of International Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor IBOC or EWBC?

In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than International Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for East West Bancorp and 5 mentions for International Bancshares. International Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat East West Bancorp's score of 1.17 indicating that International Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Bancshares	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
East West Bancorp	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IBOC or EWBC?

East West Bancorp received 374 more outperform votes than International Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.71% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.68% of users gave International Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Bancshares	Outperform Votes 187 52.68%	Underperform Votes 168 47.32%
East West Bancorp	Outperform Votes 561 64.71%	Underperform Votes 306 35.29%

Which has more risk and volatility, IBOC or EWBC?

International Bancshares has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IBOC or EWBC a better dividend stock?

International Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. International Bancshares pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. International Bancshares has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend IBOC or EWBC?

East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $111.31, suggesting a potential upside of 22.49%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than International Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
East West Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IBOC or EWBC?

East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than International Bancshares. International Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Bancshares	$833.64M	4.76	$411.77M	$6.57	9.71
East West Bancorp	$2.57B	4.90	$1.17B	$8.33	10.91

Is IBOC or EWBC more profitable?

International Bancshares has a net margin of 38.65% compared to East West Bancorp's net margin of 25.73%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.71% beat International Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Bancshares	38.65%	15.62%	2.59%
East West Bancorp	25.73%	15.71%	1.58%

Summary

East West Bancorp beats International Bancshares on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.