Barclays (BCS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BCS or HSBC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barclays	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer BCS or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 9 more articles in the media than Barclays. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for HSBC and 35 mentions for Barclays. Barclays' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat HSBC's score of 0.60 indicating that Barclays is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barclays	15 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	16 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, BCS or HSBC?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Barclays. Barclays 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
Barclays	$34.23B	1.60	$8.06B	$1.84	8.24
HSBC	$141.75B	1.42	$23.53B	$6.20	9.04

Is BCS or HSBC more profitable?

Barclays has a net margin of 20.81% compared to HSBC's net margin of 16.17%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.14% beat Barclays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barclays	20.81%	7.74%	0.36%
HSBC	16.17%	12.14%	0.79%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BCS or HSBC?

3.4% of Barclays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Barclays shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BCS or HSBC a better dividend stock?

Barclays pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Barclays pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 31.9% 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 more risk and volatility, BCS or HSBC?

Barclays has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BCS or HSBC?

Barclays received 527 more outperform votes than HSBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.04% of users gave Barclays an outperform vote while only 58.59% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barclays	Outperform Votes 1448 67.04%	Underperform Votes 712 32.96%
HSBC	Outperform Votes 921 58.59%	Underperform Votes 651 41.41%

Summary

Barclays beats HSBC on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.