Credicorp (BAP) Competitors

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) and Credicorp (NYSE:BAP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer CM or BAP?

In the previous week, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce had 11 more articles in the media than Credicorp. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and 11 mentions for Credicorp. Credicorp's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's score of 1.25 indicating that Credicorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Credicorp	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CM or BAP?

49.9% of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Credicorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Credicorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CM or BAP?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Credicorp has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CM or BAP a better dividend stock?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Credicorp pays an annual dividend of $9.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Credicorp pays out 50.5% 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. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer CM or BAP?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce presently has a consensus target price of $92.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.67%. Credicorp has a consensus target price of $195.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.80%. Given Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is more favorable than Credicorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Credicorp	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CM or BAP?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce received 182 more outperform votes than Credicorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.58% of users gave Credicorp an outperform vote while only 52.73% of users gave Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	Outperform Votes 493 52.73%	Underperform Votes 442 47.27%
Credicorp	Outperform Votes 311 62.58%	Underperform Votes 186 37.42%

Is CM or BAP more profitable?

Credicorp has a net margin of 20.94% compared to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's net margin of 11.10%. Credicorp's return on equity of 16.25% beat Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	11.10%	14.01%	0.72%
Credicorp	20.94%	16.25%	2.21%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CM or BAP?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has higher revenue and earnings than Credicorp. Credicorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 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
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	$26.57B	2.06	$5.23B	$5.58	10.46
Credicorp	$21.24B	0.69	$1.47B	$18.39	10.06

Summary

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce beats Credicorp on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.