Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, RY or BBVA?

Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RY or BBVA?

In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 12 more articles in the media than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 6 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.63 indicating that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Bank of Canada	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RY or BBVA?

Royal Bank of Canada presently has a consensus target price of $142.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Bank of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RY or BBVA?

Royal Bank of Canada received 273 more outperform votes than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.19% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote while only 54.69% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Royal Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 745 55.19%	Underperform Votes 605 44.81%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Outperform Votes 472 54.69%	Underperform Votes 391 45.31%

Is RY or BBVA a better dividend stock?

Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 29.3% 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. Royal Bank of Canada has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RY or BBVA?

45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are held by company 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 higher earnings and valuation, RY or BBVA?

Royal Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank of Canada, 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
Royal Bank of Canada	$87.48B	1.97	$11.02B	$8.27	14.73
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$31.97B	1.78	$8.68B	$1.74	5.60

Is RY or BBVA more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a net margin of 28.55% compared to Royal Bank of Canada's net margin of 12.28%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.13% beat Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Bank of Canada	12.28%	15.17%	0.84%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	28.55%	17.13%	1.24%

Summary

Royal Bank of Canada beats Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.