Banco Bradesco (BBD) Competitors

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, BBD or BBVA?

Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBD or BBVA a better dividend stock?

Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Banco Bradesco pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 28.2% 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.

Is BBD or BBVA more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a net margin of 28.10% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 8.46%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.49% beat Banco Bradesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bradesco	8.46%	11.43%	0.95%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	28.10%	17.49%	1.29%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBD or BBVA?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria received 141 more outperform votes than Banco Bradesco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.41% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote while only 54.61% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bradesco	Outperform Votes 333 57.41%	Underperform Votes 247 42.59%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Outperform Votes 474 54.61%	Underperform Votes 394 45.39%

Do analysts rate BBD or BBVA?

Banco Bradesco currently has a consensus target price of $2.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.80%. Given Banco Bradesco's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Banco Bradesco is more favorable than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bradesco	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better earnings & valuation, BBD or BBVA?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, 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 Bradesco	$101.44B	0.24	$3.20B	$0.30	7.63
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$39.24B	2.16	$10.88B	$1.81	8.01

Does the media prefer BBD or BBVA?

In the previous week, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had 8 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and 8 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's score of 0.89 indicating that Banco Bradesco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bradesco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BBD or BBVA?

3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria beats Banco Bradesco on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.