Banco Bradesco (BBDO) Competitors

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) 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 analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, BMO or BBDO?

Bank of Montreal has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bradesco has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BMO or BBDO?

In the previous week, Bank of Montreal had 15 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Bank of Montreal and 3 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Bank of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Banco Bradesco's score of 0.66 indicating that Bank of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Montreal	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bradesco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BMO or BBDO more profitable?

Bank of Montreal has a net margin of 9.22% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 8.46%. Banco Bradesco's return on equity of 11.43% beat Bank of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Montreal	9.22%	10.18%	0.54%
Banco Bradesco	8.46%	11.43%	0.95%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BMO or BBDO?

Bank of Montreal has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Montreal, 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
Bank of Montreal	$58.27B	1.26	$5.38B	$6.98	14.40
Banco Bradesco	$37.55B	0.56	$3.20B	$0.30	6.55

Is BMO or BBDO a better dividend stock?

Bank of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Bank of Montreal pays out 63.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bradesco pays out 10.0% 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 analysts rate BMO or BBDO?

Bank of Montreal currently has a consensus price target of $128.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.33%. Given Bank of Montreal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bank of Montreal is more favorable than Banco Bradesco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Banco Bradesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMO or BBDO?

Bank of Montreal received 419 more outperform votes than Banco Bradesco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.79% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote while only 56.58% of users gave Bank of Montreal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of Montreal	Outperform Votes 550 56.58%	Underperform Votes 422 43.42%
Banco Bradesco	Outperform Votes 131 61.79%	Underperform Votes 81 38.21%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BMO or BBDO?

45.8% of Bank of Montreal shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank of Montreal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bank of Montreal beats Banco Bradesco on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.