Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor BBVA or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 13 more articles in the media than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for HSBC and 7 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat HSBC's score of 0.60 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BBVA or HSBC?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBVA or HSBC?

HSBC received 434 more outperform votes than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.91% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote while only 54.69% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Outperform Votes 472 54.69%	Underperform Votes 391 45.31%
HSBC	Outperform Votes 906 58.91%	Underperform Votes 632 41.09%

Is BBVA or HSBC more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a net margin of 28.55% compared to HSBC's net margin of 15.70%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.13% beat HSBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	28.55%	17.13%	1.24%
HSBC	15.70%	10.71%	0.69%

Do analysts rate BBVA or HSBC?

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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BBVA or HSBC?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HSBC, 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	$31.97B	1.95	$8.68B	$1.74	6.14
HSBC	$131.13B	1.39	$23.53B	$6.05	8.37

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBVA or HSBC?

3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of HSBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BBVA or HSBC a better dividend stock?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 32.7% 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 Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria beats HSBC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.