Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BSBR or BMO?

In the previous week, Bank of Montreal had 18 more articles in the media than Banco Santander (Brasil). MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Bank of Montreal and 1 mentions for Banco Santander (Brasil). Bank of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Banco Santander (Brasil)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Bank of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander (Brasil)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bank of Montreal	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BSBR or BMO?

Bank of Montreal received 278 more outperform votes than Banco Santander (Brasil) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.45% of users gave Bank of Montreal an outperform vote while only 55.26% of users gave Banco Santander (Brasil) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Santander (Brasil)	Outperform Votes 273 55.26%	Underperform Votes 221 44.74%
Bank of Montreal	Outperform Votes 551 56.45%	Underperform Votes 425 43.55%

Is BSBR or BMO more profitable?

Bank of Montreal has a net margin of 9.22% compared to Banco Santander (Brasil)'s net margin of 0.00%. Bank of Montreal's return on equity of 10.18% beat Banco Santander (Brasil)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander (Brasil)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of Montreal	9.22%	10.18%	0.54%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BSBR or BMO?

Bank of Montreal has lower revenue, but higher 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
Banco Santander (Brasil)	$48.52B	0.33	$1.89B	$0.81	5.36
Bank of Montreal	$33.61B	1.90	$5.38B	$7.69	11.39

Is BSBR or BMO a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander (Brasil) pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Bank of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Banco Santander (Brasil) pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Montreal pays out 57.1% 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 volatility and risk, BSBR or BMO?

Banco Santander (Brasil) has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Montreal has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BSBR or BMO?

Banco Santander (Brasil) currently has a consensus price target of $5.35, indicating a potential upside of 23.13%. Bank of Montreal has a consensus price target of $128.40, indicating a potential upside of 46.55%. Given Bank of Montreal's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of Montreal is more favorable than Banco Santander (Brasil).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Santander (Brasil)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Bank of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

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

14.5% of Banco Santander (Brasil) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Bank of Montreal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Banco Santander (Brasil) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Bank of Montreal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bank of Montreal beats Banco Santander (Brasil) on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.