Comerica (CMA) Competitors

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) and Comerica (NYSE:CMA) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Is BLX or CMA more profitable?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a net margin of 24.29% compared to Comerica's net margin of 11.17%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s return on equity of 16.01% beat Comerica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	24.29%	16.01%	1.84%
Comerica	11.17%	12.54%	0.94%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BLX or CMA?

19.5% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Comerica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Comerica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BLX or CMA a better dividend stock?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Comerica pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comerica pays out 71.0% 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. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, BLX or CMA?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comerica has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BLX or CMA?

In the previous week, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. had 1 more articles in the media than Comerica. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. and 3 mentions for Comerica. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Comerica's score of 0.12 indicating that Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Comerica	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLX or CMA?

Comerica received 643 more outperform votes than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.74% of users gave Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. an outperform vote while only 51.81% of users gave Comerica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	Outperform Votes 273 53.74%	Underperform Votes 235 46.26%
Comerica	Outperform Votes 916 51.81%	Underperform Votes 852 48.19%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BLX or CMA?

Comerica has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comerica, 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 Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	$712.20M	1.99	$166.16M	$5.47	7.09
Comerica	$5.25B	1.65	$881M	$4.00	16.52

Do analysts prefer BLX or CMA?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. Comerica has a consensus price target of $67.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.47%. Given Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is more favorable than Comerica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Comerica	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Summary

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. beats Comerica on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.