Associated Banc (ASB) Competitors

Shinhan Financial Group (NYSE:SHG) and Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, SHG or ASB?

Shinhan Financial Group has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Banc has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHG or ASB?

Shinhan Financial Group received 27 more outperform votes than Associated Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.51% of users gave Shinhan Financial Group an outperform vote while only 47.82% of users gave Associated Banc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shinhan Financial Group	Outperform Votes 268 63.51%	Underperform Votes 154 36.49%
Associated Banc	Outperform Votes 241 47.82%	Underperform Votes 263 52.18%

Does the media favor SHG or ASB?

In the previous week, Associated Banc had 6 more articles in the media than Shinhan Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Associated Banc and 7 mentions for Shinhan Financial Group. Shinhan Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Associated Banc's score of 0.78 indicating that Shinhan Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shinhan Financial Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Associated Banc	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SHG or ASB?

7.8% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Associated Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Associated Banc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SHG or ASB more profitable?

Shinhan Financial Group has a net margin of 12.21% compared to Associated Banc's net margin of 5.15%. Associated Banc's return on equity of 8.24% beat Shinhan Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shinhan Financial Group	12.21%	7.34%	0.59%
Associated Banc	5.15%	8.24%	0.82%

Is SHG or ASB a better dividend stock?

Shinhan Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Associated Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Shinhan Financial Group pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Associated Banc pays out 116.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Associated Banc has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Associated Banc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate SHG or ASB?

Associated Banc has a consensus target price of $27.11, indicating a potential upside of 26.89%. Given Associated Banc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Associated Banc is more favorable than Shinhan Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shinhan Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Associated Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SHG or ASB?

Shinhan Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Associated Banc. Shinhan Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated Banc, 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
Shinhan Financial Group	$20.08T	0.00	$3.49B	$7.56	4.19
Associated Banc	$1.03B	3.45	$123.14M	$0.79	27.05

Summary

Associated Banc beats Shinhan Financial Group on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.