Orix Corp Ads (IX) Competitors

Orix Corp Ads (NYSE:IX) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, IX or SMFG?

Orix Corp Ads has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IX or SMFG?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Orix Corp Ads. Orix Corp Ads is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, 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
Orix Corp Ads	$18.88B	1.56	$2.32B	$2.19	11.82
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$66.82B	1.66	$3.36B	$0.95	18.04

Is IX or SMFG a better dividend stock?

Orix Corp Ads pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Orix Corp Ads pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 42.1% 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.

Is IX or SMFG more profitable?

Orix Corp Ads has a net margin of 12.70% compared to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's net margin of 11.78%. Orix Corp Ads' return on equity of 9.01% beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orix Corp Ads	12.70%	9.01%	2.22%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	11.78%	7.88%	0.40%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IX or SMFG?

1.7% of Orix Corp Ads shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Orix Corp Ads shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate IX or SMFG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orix Corp Ads	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media favor IX or SMFG?

In the previous week, Orix Corp Ads had 1 more articles in the media than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Orix Corp Ads and 9 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Orix Corp Ads' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's score of 1.02 indicating that Orix Corp Ads is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orix Corp Ads	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Orix Corp Ads beats Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.