Banco Santander Brasil (BSBR) Competitors

Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and Banco Santander Brasil (NYSE:BSBR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Is BMO or BSBR more profitable?

Bank Of Montreal has a net margin of 10.25% compared to Banco Santander Brasil's net margin of 8.42%. Banco Santander Brasil's return on equity of 11.08% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank Of Montreal	10.25%	10.15%	0.55%
Banco Santander Brasil	8.42%	11.08%	1.08%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BMO or BSBR?

45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Banco Santander Brasil shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Banco Santander Brasil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer BMO or BSBR?

Bank Of Montreal currently has a consensus price target of $129.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.71%. Banco Santander Brasil has a consensus price target of $5.35, indicating a potential upside of 0.56%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Banco Santander Brasil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank Of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Banco Santander Brasil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor BMO or BSBR?

In the previous week, Bank Of Montreal had 5 more articles in the media than Banco Santander Brasil. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bank Of Montreal and 2 mentions for Banco Santander Brasil. Bank Of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Banco Santander Brasil's score of 0.00 indicating that Bank Of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank Of Montreal	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Santander Brasil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BMO or BSBR?

Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander Brasil has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BMO or BSBR?

Bank Of Montreal has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Santander Brasil. Banco Santander Brasil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank Of Montreal, 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
Bank Of Montreal	$58.27B	1.38	$5.38B	$7.71	14.52
Banco Santander Brasil	$25.44B	0.78	$2.48B	$0.81	6.57

Is BMO or BSBR a better dividend stock?

Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Banco Santander Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bank Of Montreal pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander Brasil pays out 22.2% 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. Bank Of Montreal has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bank Of Montreal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Bank Of Montreal beats Banco Santander Brasil on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.