Banco Bradesco (BBDO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SAN or BBDO?

In the previous week, Banco Santander had 10 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Banco Santander and 1 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.24 indicating that Banco Bradesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Banco Bradesco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SAN or BBDO a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Banco Santander pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bradesco pays out 8.7% 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SAN or BBDO?

Banco Santander has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Santander	$62.14B	1.16	$11.99B	$0.80	5.70
Banco Bradesco	$101.44B	0.22	$2.85B	$0.23	9.30

Which has more risk and volatility, SAN or BBDO?

Banco Santander has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bradesco has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SAN or BBDO more profitable?

Banco Santander has a net margin of 15.76% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 7.07%. 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 Santander	15.76%	11.70%	0.68%
Banco Bradesco	7.07%	10.01%	0.84%

Do analysts prefer SAN or BBDO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Santander	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Banco Bradesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SAN or BBDO?

Banco Santander received 442 more outperform votes than Banco Bradesco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.79% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote while only 49.83% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Santander	Outperform Votes 573 49.83%	Underperform Votes 577 50.17%
Banco Bradesco	Outperform Votes 131 61.79%	Underperform Votes 81 38.21%

Summary

Banco Santander beats Banco Bradesco on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.