HSBC (HSBC) Competitors $50.62 -0.19 (-0.38%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HSBC vs. BAC, RY, HDB, MUFG, C, UBS, IBN, TD, SMFG, and SANShould you be buying HSBC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HSBC include Bank of America (BAC), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), UBS Group (UBS), ICICI Bank (IBN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), and Banco Santander (SAN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. HSBC vs. Bank of America Royal Bank of Canada HDFC Bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup UBS Group ICICI Bank Toronto-Dominion Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Banco Santander HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts rate HSBC or BAC? Bank of America has a consensus target price of $48.58, suggesting a potential upside of 4.36%. Given Bank of America's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bank of America 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HSBC or BAC? 1.5% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, HSBC or BAC? HSBC has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer HSBC or BAC? In the previous week, Bank of America had 110 more articles in the media than HSBC. MarketBeat recorded 134 mentions for Bank of America and 24 mentions for HSBC. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat HSBC's score of 0.60 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) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bank of America 74 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 29 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HSBC or BAC more profitable? HSBC has a net margin of 15.70% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 12.48%. HSBC's return on equity of 10.71% beat Bank of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HSBC15.70% 10.71% 0.69% Bank of America 12.48%10.09%0.83% Which has better valuation & earnings, HSBC or BAC? Bank of America has lower revenue, but higher 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$131.13B1.39$23.53B$6.058.37Bank of America$101.89B3.51$26.52B$3.2214.45 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HSBC or BAC? Bank of America received 1140 more outperform votes than HSBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.16% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 58.91% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHSBCOutperform Votes90658.91% Underperform Votes63241.09% Bank of AmericaOutperform Votes204665.16% Underperform Votes109434.84% Is HSBC or BAC a better dividend stock? HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. HSBC pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 32.3% 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. SummaryBank of America beats HSBC on 16 of the 22 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 {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 HSBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHSBCFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$182.37B$2.86B$11.74B$19.94BDividend Yield4.01%3.31%6.02%3.71%P/E Ratio8.3714.9425.1841.40Price / Sales1.392.4428.3616.25Price / Cash6.6718.3717.2619.84Price / Book1.010.922.655.76Net Income$23.53B$358.98M$1.04B$993.25M7 Day Performance3.28%1.74%2.92%3.12%1 Month Performance4.86%-0.26%0.91%4.75%1 Year Performance33.24%9.49%14.70%18.83% HSBC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSBCHSBC2.3083 of 5 stars$50.62-0.4%N/A+33.2%$182.37B$131.13B8.37220,861BACBank of America4.8406 of 5 stars$45.00-0.2%$47.50+5.5%+44.5%$345.28B$98.50B16.36213,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRYRoyal Bank of Canada4.9513 of 5 stars$118.71+0.2%$156.50+31.8%+21.0%$167.82B$57.49B14.3791,398HDBHDFC Bank2.1221 of 5 stars$58.04-1.0%N/A+4.6%$146.97B$2.36T17.64213,527Upcoming EarningsMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.5844 of 5 stars$11.86+0.6%N/A+36.4%$143.12B$6.55T11.63135,000CCitigroup4.9248 of 5 stars$72.09+1.0%$80.13+11.2%+55.4%$136.34B$80.41B20.90239,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionUBSUBS Group2.9329 of 5 stars$31.92-1.2%N/A+17.3%$102.35B$45.33B26.60112,842Gap UpIBNICICI Bank2.7933 of 5 stars$28.33-0.7%N/A+17.9%$99.98B$1.83T19.27187,765Upcoming EarningsStock SplitShort Interest ↓TDToronto-Dominion Bank4.5184 of 5 stars$54.43+0.4%$80.50+47.9%-4.9%$95.27B$56.26B15.69103,257Analyst UpgradeSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group2.6436 of 5 stars$14.20+0.5%N/A+49.5%$92.88B$5.00T12.24101,000SANBanco Santander3.7787 of 5 stars$4.65+0.6%N/A+22.0%$73.59B$62.61B5.81212,764News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BAC Competitors RY Competitors HDB Competitors MUFG Competitors C Competitors UBS Competitors IBN Competitors TD Competitors SMFG Competitors SAN 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:HSBC) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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