Banco Bradesco (BBDO) Competitors

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBDO) and Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer BBDO or SAN?

In the previous week, Banco Santander had 21 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Banco Santander and 5 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Banco Santander's score of -0.05 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Santander	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BBDO or SAN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bradesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Banco Santander	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is BBDO or SAN a better dividend stock?

Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Banco Bradesco pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander pays out 18.8% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BBDO or SAN?

9.2% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBDO or SAN?

Banco Santander received 444 more outperform votes than Banco Bradesco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.79% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote while only 49.87% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bradesco	Outperform Votes 131 61.79%	Underperform Votes 81 38.21%
Banco Santander	Outperform Votes 575 49.87%	Underperform Votes 578 50.13%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BBDO or SAN?

Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bradesco. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Bradesco, 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	$39.41B	0.50	$2.85B	$0.26	7.10
Banco Santander	$62.61B	1.23	$11.99B	$0.80	6.08

Which has more risk & volatility, BBDO or SAN?

Banco Bradesco has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBDO or SAN more profitable?

Banco Santander has a net margin of 15.76% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 7.43%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 11.70% beat Banco Bradesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bradesco	7.43%	10.17%	0.86%
Banco Santander	15.76%	11.70%	0.68%

Summary

Banco Santander beats Banco Bradesco on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.