HSBC (HSBC) Competitors $61.35 +0.05 (+0.08%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.51 +0.16 (+0.25%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HSBC vs. BAC, HDB, RY, C, MUFG, SAN, TD, UBS, IBN, and SMFGShould you be buying HSBC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HSBC include Bank of America (BAC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Citigroup (C), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Banco Santander (SAN), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), UBS Group (UBS), ICICI Bank (IBN), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. HSBC vs. Its Competitors Bank of America HDFC Bank Royal Bank Of Canada Citigroup Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Banco Santander Toronto Dominion Bank UBS Group ICICI Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is HSBC or BAC more profitable? Bank of America has a net margin of 14.81% compared to HSBC's net margin of 13.48%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.73% beat Bank of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HSBC13.48% 12.73% 0.81% Bank of America 14.81%10.25%0.84% Do analysts recommend HSBC or BAC? HSBC presently has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.69%. Bank of America has a consensus price target of $50.13, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than HSBC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HSBC 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Bank of America 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Is HSBC or BAC a better dividend stock? HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. HSBC pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 30.4% 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 increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HSBC or BAC? Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than HSBC. HSBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHSBC$141.75B1.51$23.98B$5.0512.15Bank of America$192.43B1.79$27.13B$3.4213.35 Does the media refer more to HSBC or BAC? In the previous week, Bank of America had 53 more articles in the media than HSBC. MarketBeat recorded 103 mentions for Bank of America and 50 mentions for HSBC. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat HSBC's score of 0.47 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HSBC 10 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bank of America 67 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HSBC or BAC? 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, HSBC or BAC? HSBC has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBank of America beats HSBC on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HSBC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSBC 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 HSBC 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 HSBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHSBCBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$214.02B$66.32B$12.04B$20.68BDividend Yield3.23%3.71%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio12.158.6119.7429.07Price / Sales1.514.3725.9266.27Price / Cash7.809.3621.3322.84Price / Book1.071.312.094.43Net Income$23.98B$6.72B$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-5.50%-2.43%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance1.19%-0.29%-0.96%-2.06%1 Year Performance48.58%45.46%537.06%10.15% HSBC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSBCHSBC1.6246 of 5 stars$61.35+0.1%$63.00+2.7%+44.5%$214.02B$141.75B12.15211,304Trending NewsEarnings ReportBACBank of America4.8502 of 5 stars$48.23-0.5%$50.03+3.7%+15.6%$363.26B$104.52B14.10213,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementHDBHDFC Bank1.963 of 5 stars$76.75-1.4%N/A+27.3%$194.35B$55.70B23.54214,521Positive NewsRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.6835 of 5 stars$130.47-1.2%$193.00+47.9%+17.1%$184.04B$98.71B14.5094,838Trending NewsCCitigroup4.9041 of 5 stars$95.57-0.5%$96.46+0.9%+45.1%$178.50B$170.76B14.12239,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.5033 of 5 stars$14.12-3.7%N/A+26.0%$170.40B$6.84T13.45150,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSANBanco Santander3.1393 of 5 stars$8.74-2.6%N/A+83.6%$130.10B$66.96B10.05199,958Earnings ReportTDToronto Dominion Bank3.8422 of 5 stars$74.15-1.0%$93.00+25.4%+24.8%$127.57B$88.27B10.87102,190Positive NewsShort Interest ↑UBSUBS Group4.2063 of 5 stars$37.77-1.7%N/A+25.8%$121.11B$84.56B25.01108,648Trending NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑IBNICICI Bank1.644 of 5 stars$33.85-0.7%N/A+16.9%$120.78B$22.68B20.90187,765Stock SplitSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group4.6746 of 5 stars$15.55-4.2%N/A+7.0%$100.40B$66.82B17.09123,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BAC Competitors HDB Competitors RY Competitors C Competitors MUFG Competitors SAN Competitors TD Competitors UBS Competitors IBN Competitors SMFG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HSBC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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