Banco Macro (BMA) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMA or BBD?

Banco Macro received 5 more outperform votes than Banco Bradesco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave Banco Macro an outperform vote while only 57.41% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Macro	Outperform Votes 338 62.83%	Underperform Votes 200 37.17%
Banco Bradesco	Outperform Votes 333 57.41%	Underperform Votes 247 42.59%

Does the media favor BMA or BBD?

In the previous week, Banco Bradesco had 4 more articles in the media than Banco Macro. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Banco Bradesco and 3 mentions for Banco Macro. Banco Bradesco's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Banco Macro's score of 0.71 indicating that Banco Bradesco 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bradesco	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BMA or BBD?

Banco Macro has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BMA or BBD a better dividend stock?

Banco Macro pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Banco Macro pays out 46.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bradesco pays out 6.7% 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.

Do analysts rate BMA or BBD?

Banco Macro presently has a consensus price target of $50.83, suggesting a potential downside of 45.04%. Banco Bradesco has a consensus price target of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.56%. Given Banco Bradesco's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Banco Bradesco 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 Bradesco	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BMA or BBD more profitable?

Banco Macro has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 8.46%. Banco Macro's return on equity of 26.55% beat Banco Bradesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Macro	15.12%	26.55%	7.77%
Banco Bradesco	8.46%	11.43%	0.95%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BMA or BBD?

Banco Bradesco has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Macro. Banco Bradesco 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	0.42	$2.23B	$11.41	8.11
Banco Bradesco	$101.44B	0.22	$3.20B	$0.30	6.98

Summary

Banco Macro beats Banco Bradesco on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.