HDFC Bank (HDB) Competitors

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and HDFC Bank (NYSE:HDB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Does the media favor BAC or HDB?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 33 more articles in the media than HDFC Bank. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Bank of America and 13 mentions for HDFC Bank. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat HDFC Bank's score of 0.50 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of America	7 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HDFC Bank	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BAC or HDB a better dividend stock?

Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. HDFC Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Bank of America pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HDFC Bank pays out 17.9% 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. Bank of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is BAC or HDB more profitable?

HDFC Bank has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 12.48%. HDFC Bank's return on equity of 12.49% beat Bank of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of America	12.48%	10.09%	0.83%
HDFC Bank	14.48%	12.49%	1.69%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BAC or HDB?

Bank of America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HDFC Bank. Bank of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HDFC Bank, 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
Bank of America	$98.50B	3.44	$26.52B	$2.75	16.06
HDFC Bank	$2.36T	0.07	$7.47B	$3.29	19.53

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BAC or HDB?

Bank of America received 1598 more outperform votes than HDFC Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.47% of users gave HDFC Bank an outperform vote while only 65.17% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of America	Outperform Votes 2028 65.17%	Underperform Votes 1084 34.83%
HDFC Bank	Outperform Votes 430 68.47%	Underperform Votes 198 31.53%

Do analysts rate BAC or HDB?

Bank of America currently has a consensus target price of $45.92, indicating a potential upside of 3.96%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than HDFC Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of America	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
HDFC Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BAC or HDB?

Bank of America has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HDFC Bank has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BAC or HDB?

70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of HDFC Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of HDFC Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bank of America beats HDFC Bank on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.