Comerica (CMA) Competitors

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

Is CMA or BLX 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
Comerica	11.17%	12.54%	0.94%
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	24.29%	16.01%	1.84%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CMA or BLX?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMA or BLX?

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 51.93% of users gave Comerica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comerica	Outperform Votes 916 51.93%	Underperform Votes 848 48.07%
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	Outperform Votes 273 53.74%	Underperform Votes 235 46.26%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CMA or BLX?

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
Comerica	$3.20B	2.51	$881M	$4.00	15.28
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	$274.21M	4.58	$166.16M	$5.47	6.28

Does the media favor CMA or BLX?

In the previous week, Comerica had 12 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Comerica and 3 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Comerica's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s score of 0.07 indicating that Comerica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comerica	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CMA or BLX?

Comerica presently has a consensus price target of $67.68, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.27%. Given Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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
Comerica	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.26
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

Is CMA or BLX a better dividend stock?

Comerica pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Comerica pays out 71.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays out 36.6% 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 & volatility, CMA or BLX?

Comerica has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. beats Comerica on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.