ING Groep (ING) Competitors

ING Groep (NYSE:ING) and HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, ING or HSBC?

ING Groep has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ING or HSBC?

HSBC received 401 more outperform votes than ING Groep when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.92% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote while only 54.78% of users gave ING Groep an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ING Groep	Outperform Votes 504 54.78%	Underperform Votes 416 45.22%
HSBC	Outperform Votes 905 58.92%	Underperform Votes 631 41.08%

Does the media refer more to ING or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 16 more articles in the media than ING Groep. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for HSBC and 6 mentions for ING Groep. HSBC's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat ING Groep's score of 0.36 indicating that HSBC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ING Groep	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HSBC	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ING or HSBC?

4.5% of ING Groep shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ING or HSBC more profitable?

ING Groep has a net margin of 30.06% compared to HSBC's net margin of 15.70%. ING Groep's return on equity of 12.49% beat HSBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Groep	30.06%	12.49%	0.66%
HSBC	15.70%	10.71%	0.69%

Is ING or HSBC a better dividend stock?

ING Groep pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. ING Groep pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 32.7% 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.

Do analysts rate ING or HSBC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ING Groep	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
HSBC	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ING or HSBC?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than ING Groep. ING Groep is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HSBC, 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
ING Groep	$22.45B	2.51	$4.48B	$2.23	7.23
HSBC	$64.26B	2.77	$23.53B	$6.05	8.16

Summary

HSBC beats ING Groep on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.