Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Competitors

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

Is BBVA or BAC more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a net margin of 28.10% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.10%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.49% beat Bank of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	28.10%	17.49%	1.29%
Bank of America	14.10%	10.29%	0.84%

Does the media prefer BBVA or BAC?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 93 more articles in the media than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Bank of America and 8 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Bank of America's score of 0.76 indicating that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of America	46 Very Positive mention(s)	19 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BBVA or BAC?

Bank of America has a consensus target price of $48.31, indicating a potential upside of 40.55%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Bank of America	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is BBVA or BAC a better dividend stock?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 32.3% 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. Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, BBVA or BAC?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBVA or BAC?

Bank of America received 1632 more outperform votes than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.82% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Outperform Votes 474 54.55%	Underperform Votes 395 45.45%
Bank of America	Outperform Votes 2106 64.82%	Underperform Votes 1143 35.18%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BBVA or BAC?

Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of America, 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 Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$39.24B	1.82	$10.88B	$1.81	6.75
Bank of America	$101.89B	2.56	$27.13B	$3.22	10.67

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BBVA or BAC?

3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bank of America beats Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.