BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR) Competitors

Banco Santander Chile (NYSE:BSAC) and BBVA Banco Frances (NYSE:BBAR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BSAC or BBAR?

Banco Santander Chile has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BBVA Banco Frances. BBVA Banco Frances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Santander 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 Santander Chile	$4.72B	2.35	$938.26M	$2.29	10.29
BBVA Banco Frances	$4.86B	0.64	$396.45M	$1.71	8.92

Does the media prefer BSAC or BBAR?

In the previous week, BBVA Banco Frances had 1 more articles in the media than Banco Santander Chile. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BBVA Banco Frances and 0 mentions for Banco Santander Chile. Banco Santander Chile's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat BBVA Banco Frances' score of 0.00 indicating that Banco Santander Chile is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander Chile	Positive
BBVA Banco Frances	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BSAC or BBAR?

6.4% of Banco Santander Chile shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BSAC or BBAR more profitable?

Banco Santander Chile has a net margin of 23.00% compared to BBVA Banco Frances' net margin of 8.31%. Banco Santander Chile's return on equity of 21.48% beat BBVA Banco Frances' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander Chile	23.00%	21.48%	1.47%
BBVA Banco Frances	8.31%	13.53%	2.54%

Do analysts rate BSAC or BBAR?

Banco Santander Chile presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.41%. BBVA Banco Frances has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.50%. Given BBVA Banco Frances' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BBVA Banco Frances is more favorable than Banco Santander Chile.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Santander Chile	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
BBVA Banco Frances	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is BSAC or BBAR a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander Chile pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. BBVA Banco Frances pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Banco Santander Chile pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BBVA Banco Frances pays out 29.8% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, BSAC or BBAR?

Banco Santander Chile has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BBVA Banco Frances has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Banco Santander Chile beats BBVA Banco Frances on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.