BLX vs. WFC, USB, CMA, BBAR, IFS, AVAL, INTR, NTB, SUPV, and ESQ
Should you be buying Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. include Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Comerica (CMA), Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR), Intercorp Financial Services (IFS), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), and Esquire Financial (ESQ). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. vs.
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
Wells Fargo & Company received 1317 more outperform votes than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.68% 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.
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 29.7% 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.
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.
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. presently has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus target price of $73.39, suggesting a potential downside of 6.89%. Given Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is more favorable than Wells Fargo & Company.
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.
19.5% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by 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.
In the previous week, Wells Fargo & Company had 68 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company and 2 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Wells Fargo & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s score of 0.93 indicating that Wells Fargo & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Wells Fargo & Company beats Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BLX) was last updated on 2/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
