Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX) Competitors

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WFC or BLX?

Wells Fargo & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wells Fargo & Company, 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
Wells Fargo & Company	$81.58B	2.56	$19.72B	$5.57	11.49
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	$303.64M	4.53	$166.16M	$5.60	6.73

Is WFC or BLX a better dividend stock?

Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays out 44.6% 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.

Does the media prefer WFC or BLX?

In the previous week, Wells Fargo & Company had 185 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. MarketBeat recorded 190 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company and 5 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Wells Fargo & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s score of 0.68 indicating that Wells Fargo & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wells Fargo & Company	79 Very Positive mention(s)	57 Positive mention(s)	33 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WFC or BLX?

Wells Fargo & Company received 1352 more outperform votes than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.55% of users gave Wells Fargo & Company an outperform vote while only 53.74% of users gave Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wells Fargo & Company	Outperform Votes 1625 61.55%	Underperform Votes 1015 38.45%
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	Outperform Votes 273 53.74%	Underperform Votes 235 46.26%

Is WFC or BLX more profitable?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a net margin of 24.29% compared to Wells Fargo & Company's net margin of 15.73%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s return on equity of 16.01% beat Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wells Fargo & Company	15.73%	12.38%	1.04%
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	24.29%	16.01%	1.84%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WFC or BLX?

75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer WFC or BLX?

Wells Fargo & Company currently has a consensus price target of $75.34, indicating a potential upside of 17.76%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. Given Wells Fargo & Company's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Wells Fargo & Company is more favorable than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wells Fargo & Company	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, WFC or BLX?

Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wells Fargo & Company beats Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.