Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Competitors $43.45 +1.00 (+2.36%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CFG vs. SAN, BNS, MFG, CM, BBVA, NU, ING, ITUB, BCS, and NWGShould you be buying Citizens Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Citizens Financial Group include Banco Santander (SAN), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), NU (NU), ING Groep (ING), Itaú Unibanco (ITUB), Barclays (BCS), and NatWest Group (NWG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Citizens Financial Group vs. Banco Santander Bank of Nova Scotia Mizuho Financial Group Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria NU ING Groep Itaú Unibanco Barclays NatWest Group Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) and Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, SAN or CFG? Banco Santander has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SAN or CFG? Banco Santander received 42 more outperform votes than Citizens Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.19% of users gave Citizens Financial Group an outperform vote while only 49.91% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanco SantanderOutperform Votes57549.91% Underperform Votes57750.09% Citizens Financial GroupOutperform Votes53362.19% Underperform Votes32437.81% Is SAN or CFG more profitable? Banco Santander has a net margin of 15.76% compared to Citizens Financial Group's net margin of 10.37%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 11.70% beat Citizens Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Santander15.76% 11.70% 0.68% Citizens Financial Group 10.37%5.73%0.58% Which has higher earnings & valuation, SAN or CFG? Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Citizens Financial Group. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citizens Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Santander$62.61B1.14$11.99B$0.805.64Citizens Financial Group$7.81B2.45$1.61B$2.5417.11 Does the media refer more to SAN or CFG? In the previous week, Banco Santander had 1 more articles in the media than Citizens Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Banco Santander and 12 mentions for Citizens Financial Group. Citizens Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.33 indicating that Citizens Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banco Santander 4 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Citizens Financial Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in SAN or CFG? 9.2% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SAN or CFG a better dividend stock? Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Banco Santander pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citizens Financial Group pays out 66.1% 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. Do analysts rate SAN or CFG? Citizens Financial Group has a consensus target price of $47.41, indicating a potential upside of 9.12%. Given Citizens Financial Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Citizens Financial Group is more favorable than Banco Santander.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banco Santander 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Citizens Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 SummaryBanco Santander beats Citizens Financial Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DarwinHow Low-Cost Stocks Generate Monthly IncomeAre you ready to transform your investment strategy and generate a steady monthly income? 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCitizens Financial GroupState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.15B$3.10B$10.59B$19.18BDividend Yield3.94%3.52%10.09%3.58%P/E Ratio17.1116.4937.8041.22Price / Sales2.453.28286.0517.58Price / Cash10.3311.2830.4421.28Price / Book0.911.262.695.32Net Income$1.61B$406.76M$1.03B$989.67M7 Day Performance-4.92%-4.73%-2.80%-3.45%1 Month Performance-7.27%-4.98%-2.77%-3.73%1 Year Performance32.05%14.29%11.00%12.06% Citizens Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFGCitizens Financial Group4.4274 of 5 stars$43.45+2.4%$47.41+9.1%+34.2%$19.15B$7.81B17.1117,570Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSANBanco Santander3.9464 of 5 stars$4.88-0.6%N/A+11.4%$77.23B$62.14B6.14212,764BNSBank of Nova Scotia4.5685 of 5 stars$55.11-0.6%$72.00+30.6%+14.9%$68.62B$33.62B12.8389,483MFGMizuho Financial Group4.2425 of 5 stars$5.00-0.4%N/A+47.4%$63.36B$3.40T13.5752,307News CoverageCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.7886 of 5 stars$66.05-0.2%$89.00+34.7%+37.6%$62.39B$25.53B12.3648,074BBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria3.4231 of 5 stars$10.29+1.0%N/A+9.8%$60.07B$31.97B5.86121,486Short Interest ↓NUNU4.3937 of 5 stars$11.75-1.6%$15.63+33.0%+28.1%$56.00B$7.85B32.867,686INGING Groep2.9042 of 5 stars$15.55+0.1%N/A+3.7%$54.40B$22.45B6.9646,000ITUBItaú Unibanco4.5678 of 5 stars$5.24-0.6%$7.50+43.1%-23.5%$51.36B$156.52B6.7695,702Positive NewsGap UpBCSBarclays2.6726 of 5 stars$13.70+1.1%N/A+70.5%$49.43B$25.43B9.3292,400Analyst UpgradeNWGNatWest Group2.6556 of 5 stars$10.43+0.6%N/A+82.1%$41.95B$30.75B7.8663,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAN Competitors BNS Competitors MFG Competitors CM Competitors BBVA Competitors NU Competitors ING Competitors ITUB Competitors BCS Competitors NWG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CFG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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