Banco Macro (BMA) Competitors

Banco Macro (NYSE:BMA) and Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor BMA or SYF?

In the previous week, Synchrony Financial had 16 more articles in the media than Banco Macro. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Synchrony Financial and 4 mentions for Banco Macro. Synchrony Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Banco Macro's score of 0.64 indicating that Synchrony Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Macro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synchrony Financial	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BMA or SYF?

Banco Macro presently has a consensus price target of $50.83, indicating a potential downside of 51.41%. Synchrony Financial has a consensus price target of $65.45, indicating a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Synchrony Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Synchrony Financial is more favorable than Banco Macro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Macro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Synchrony Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is BMA or SYF more profitable?

Banco Macro has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Synchrony Financial's net margin of 13.98%. Banco Macro's return on equity of 26.55% beat Synchrony Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Macro	15.12%	26.55%	7.77%
Synchrony Financial	13.98%	16.64%	1.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BMA or SYF?

Synchrony Financial received 517 more outperform votes than Banco Macro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.54% of users gave Synchrony Financial an outperform vote while only 62.83% of users gave Banco Macro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Macro	Outperform Votes 338 62.83%	Underperform Votes 200 37.17%
Synchrony Financial	Outperform Votes 855 70.54%	Underperform Votes 357 29.46%

Is BMA or SYF a better dividend stock?

Banco Macro pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Synchrony Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Banco Macro pays out 46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synchrony Financial pays out 13.1% 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, BMA or SYF?

Banco Macro has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synchrony Financial has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BMA or SYF?

Synchrony Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Macro. Synchrony Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Macro, 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 Macro	$14.17B	0.47	$2.23B	$11.41	9.17
Synchrony Financial	$20.71B	1.29	$2.24B	$7.66	8.97

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BMA or SYF?

96.5% of Synchrony Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Banco Macro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Synchrony Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Synchrony Financial beats Banco Macro on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.