Banco Bradesco (BBDO) Competitors

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBDO) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is BBDO or SMFG more profitable?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a net margin of 12.61% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 8.46%. Banco Bradesco's return on equity of 11.43% beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bradesco	8.46%	11.43%	0.95%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	12.61%	8.52%	0.44%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BBDO or SMFG?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, 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	$105.33B	0.20	$3.20B	$0.30	6.60
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$5.12T	0.02	$6.12B	$1.03	13.19

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBDO or SMFG?

3.8% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, BBDO or SMFG?

Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBDO or SMFG a better dividend stock?

Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Banco Bradesco pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 10.7% 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. Banco Bradesco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor BBDO or SMFG?

In the previous week, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group had 10 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and 0 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Banco Bradesco's score of 0.00 indicating that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bradesco	Neutral
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBDO or SMFG?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group received 117 more outperform votes than Banco Bradesco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.09% of users gave Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group an outperform vote while only 61.79% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bradesco	Outperform Votes 131 61.79%	Underperform Votes 81 38.21%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	Outperform Votes 248 65.09%	Underperform Votes 133 34.91%

Summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group beats Banco Bradesco on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.