Axos Financial (AX) Competitors

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) and Banco de Chile (NYSE:BCH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AX or BCH?

Banco de Chile has higher revenue and earnings than Axos Financial. Axos Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco de Chile, 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
Axos Financial	$1.20B	2.81	$450.01M	$7.44	7.93
Banco de Chile	$3.04T	0.00	$1.33B	$2.51	10.96

Does the media prefer AX or BCH?

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Banco de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Axos Financial and 7 mentions for Banco de Chile. Axos Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Banco de Chile's score of 1.05 indicating that Axos Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axos Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Banco de Chile	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AX or BCH?

Banco de Chile received 171 more outperform votes than Axos Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.38% of users gave Banco de Chile an outperform vote while only 53.16% of users gave Axos Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Axos Financial	Outperform Votes 101 53.16%	Underperform Votes 89 46.84%
Banco de Chile	Outperform Votes 272 57.38%	Underperform Votes 202 42.62%

Is AX or BCH more profitable?

Banco de Chile has a net margin of 29.47% compared to Axos Financial's net margin of 22.10%. Banco de Chile's return on equity of 21.37% beat Axos Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axos Financial	22.10%	18.67%	1.89%
Banco de Chile	29.47%	21.37%	2.16%

Which has more volatility & risk, AX or BCH?

Axos Financial has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco de Chile has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AX or BCH?

Axos Financial currently has a consensus price target of $84.17, suggesting a potential upside of 42.71%. Banco de Chile has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.40%. Given Axos Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Axos Financial is more favorable than Banco de Chile.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Banco de Chile	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AX or BCH?

83.8% of Axos Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Banco de Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Axos Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Banco de Chile shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Axos Financial and Banco de Chile tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.