Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Competitors $46.12 +0.07 (+0.15%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CFG vs. SAN, BNS, NU, MFG, CM, ITUB, BBVA, ING, 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), NU (NU), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Itaú Unibanco (ITUB), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), ING Groep (ING), 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 NU Mizuho Financial Group Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Itaú Unibanco Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ING Groep Barclays NatWest Group Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) and Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and community ranking. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CFG or SAN? 94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Banco Santander shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Citizens Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Banco Santander shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, CFG or SAN? Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CFG or SAN? In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group had 1 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Citizens Financial Group and 10 mentions for Banco Santander. Citizens Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.34 indicating that Citizens Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Citizens Financial Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Banco Santander 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer CFG or SAN? Citizens Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $43.80, suggesting a potential downside of 5.03%. Given Citizens Financial Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Citizens Financial Group is more favorable than Banco Santander.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Citizens Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Banco Santander 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CFG or SAN? 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 RatioCitizens Financial Group$12.19B1.67$1.61B$2.5418.16Banco Santander$62.61B1.20$11.99B$0.805.95 Is CFG or SAN a better dividend stock? Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Citizens Financial Group pays out 66.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander pays out 18.8% 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. Is CFG or SAN 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 Citizens Financial Group10.37% 5.73% 0.58% Banco Santander 15.76%11.70%0.68% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CFG or SAN? Banco Santander received 45 more outperform votes than Citizens Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.04% of users gave Citizens Financial Group an outperform vote while only 49.87% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCitizens Financial GroupOutperform Votes52862.04% Underperform Votes32337.96% Banco SantanderOutperform Votes57349.87% Underperform Votes57650.13% SummaryBanco Santander beats Citizens Financial Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressBreaking News: Tesla headed to $500…That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. Get Citizens Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$20.33B$3.16B$10.35B$19.85BDividend Yield3.59%3.51%10.18%3.52%P/E Ratio18.1617.3749.6042.73Price / Sales1.672.973,386.8319.27Price / Cash10.4511.1530.6817.86Price / Book0.961.322.895.52Net Income$1.61B$405.80M$994.27M$986.45M7 Day Performance-0.99%-0.79%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance12.32%8.53%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance71.58%35.96%24.11%24.67% Citizens Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFGCitizens Financial Group4.6463 of 5 stars$46.12+0.2%$43.80-5.0%+67.2%$20.33B$12.19B18.1617,570Positive NewsSANBanco Santander4.4152 of 5 stars$4.76-0.8%N/A+17.7%$75.96B$62.14B5.95212,764Analyst DowngradeBNSBank of Nova Scotia4.1151 of 5 stars$56.30+0.3%$69.00+22.6%+26.7%$70.06B$52.53B13.4789,483Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNUNU4.2008 of 5 stars$13.32-1.1%$16.21+21.8%+63.4%$64.15B$8.03B36.997,686Options VolumeMFGMizuho Financial Group4.4117 of 5 stars$4.91-1.4%N/A+40.7%$63.11B$60.60B13.2752,307CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.4628 of 5 stars$64.88+0.9%$81.00+24.8%+64.0%$61.29B$24.77B12.7548,074Positive NewsITUBItaú Unibanco4.4631 of 5 stars$5.96-0.3%$7.50+25.8%-5.8%$58.41B$156.52B7.6495,702Positive NewsBBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria3.5634 of 5 stars$9.74-1.3%N/A+7.8%$56.86B$31.97B5.60121,486INGING Groep3.7297 of 5 stars$15.70-0.7%N/A+12.7%$55.27B$24.43B7.0446,000BCSBarclays3.1048 of 5 stars$13.24+1.1%N/A+84.3%$47.93B$25.43B9.0092,400NWGNatWest Group3.4788 of 5 stars$10.20+1.5%N/A+94.7%$41.73B$30.75B7.7363,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SAN Competitors BNS Competitors NU Competitors MFG Competitors CM Competitors ITUB Competitors BBVA Competitors ING 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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