ORIX (IX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IX or SMFG?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group received 56 more outperform votes than ORIX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.78% of users gave Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave ORIX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ORIX	Outperform Votes 192 59.44%	Underperform Votes 131 40.56%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	Outperform Votes 248 65.78%	Underperform Votes 129 34.22%

Which has better earnings and valuation, IX or SMFG?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than ORIX. ORIX 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	$19.50B	1.25	$2.39B	$11.50	8.72
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$64.79B	1.55	$6.12B	$1.03	14.90

Does the media prefer IX or SMFG?

In the previous week, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group had 2 more articles in the media than ORIX. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and 5 mentions for ORIX. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat ORIX's score of 0.98 indicating that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ORIX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IX or SMFG a better dividend stock?

ORIX pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. ORIX pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 36.9% 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. ORIX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, IX or SMFG?

ORIX has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IX or SMFG?

1.7% of ORIX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of ORIX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IX or SMFG more profitable?

ORIX has a net margin of 13.66% compared to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's net margin of 12.61%. ORIX's return on equity of 9.73% beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ORIX	13.66%	9.73%	2.40%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	12.61%	8.52%	0.44%

Summary

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