Axos Financial (AX) Competitors

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

Is BCH or AX 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
Banco de Chile	29.47%	21.37%	2.16%
Axos Financial	22.10%	18.67%	1.89%

Do analysts recommend BCH or AX?

Banco de Chile presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.88%. Axos Financial has a consensus target price of $84.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.84%. 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
Banco de Chile	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Axos Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BCH or AX?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BCH or AX?

Banco de Chile has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axos Financial has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BCH or AX?

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
Banco de Chile	$3.04T	0.00	$1.33B	$2.51	10.76
Axos Financial	$1.20B	3.14	$450.01M	$7.44	8.85

Does the media favor BCH or AX?

In the previous week, Axos Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Banco de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Axos Financial and 3 mentions for Banco de Chile. Axos Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Banco de Chile's score of 1.19 indicating that Axos Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco de Chile	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axos Financial	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BCH or AX?

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

Summary

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