Orix Corp Ads (IX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SMFG or IX?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orix Corp Ads has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SMFG or IX?

In the previous week, Orix Corp Ads had 3 more articles in the media than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Orix Corp Ads and 5 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Orix Corp Ads' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's score of 1.00 indicating that Orix Corp Ads is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Orix Corp Ads	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SMFG or IX?

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

Is SMFG or IX a better dividend stock?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Orix Corp Ads pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orix Corp Ads pays out 29.7% 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SMFG or IX?

3.8% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Orix Corp Ads shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Orix Corp Ads shares are held 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 higher valuation & earnings, SMFG or IX?

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
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$5.07T	0.02	$3.36B	$0.91	16.31
Orix Corp Ads	$1.83T	0.01	$2.32B	$2.02	11.02

Is SMFG or IX more profitable?

Orix Corp Ads has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's net margin of 11.57%. Orix Corp Ads' return on equity of 8.53% beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	11.57%	7.74%	0.40%
Orix Corp Ads	12.24%	8.53%	2.11%

Summary

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