Banco Macro (BMA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor BMA or BSBR?

In the previous week, Banco Macro had 5 more articles in the media than Banco Santander (Brasil). MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Banco Macro and 1 mentions for Banco Santander (Brasil). Banco Santander (Brasil)'s average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Banco Macro's score of 0.37 indicating that Banco Santander (Brasil) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Macro	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Banco Santander (Brasil)	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BMA or BSBR?

14.5% of Banco Santander (Brasil) shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Banco Macro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Banco Santander (Brasil) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BMA or BSBR more profitable?

Banco Macro has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Banco Santander (Brasil)'s net margin of 0.00%. Banco Macro's return on equity of 26.55% beat Banco Santander (Brasil)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Macro	15.12%	26.55%	7.77%
Banco Santander (Brasil)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend BMA or BSBR?

Banco Macro currently has a consensus price target of $50.83, indicating a potential downside of 43.57%. Banco Santander (Brasil) has a consensus price target of $5.35, indicating a potential upside of 14.56%. Given Banco Santander (Brasil)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Banco Santander (Brasil) 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
Banco Santander (Brasil)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BMA or BSBR?

Banco Macro received 65 more outperform votes than Banco Santander (Brasil) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave Banco Macro an outperform vote while only 55.26% of users gave Banco Santander (Brasil) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Macro	Outperform Votes 338 62.83%	Underperform Votes 200 37.17%
Banco Santander (Brasil)	Outperform Votes 273 55.26%	Underperform Votes 221 44.74%

Is BMA or BSBR a better dividend stock?

Banco Macro pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Banco Santander (Brasil) pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Banco Macro pays out 46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander (Brasil) pays out 24.7% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, BMA or BSBR?

Banco Macro has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander (Brasil) has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BMA or BSBR?

Banco Macro has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Santander (Brasil). Banco Santander (Brasil) 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	$3.23T	0.00	$2.23B	$11.41	7.89
Banco Santander (Brasil)	$48.52B	0.36	$1.89B	$0.81	5.77

Summary

Banco Macro beats Banco Santander (Brasil) on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.