KB Financial Group (KB) Competitors $55.13 -0.81 (-1.44%) Closing price 03/27/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.10 -0.03 (-0.05%) As of 03/27/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KB vs. BBVA, MFG, BMO, ING, ITUB, BNS, LYG, BCS, NU, and CMShould you be buying KB Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KB Financial Group include Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Bank of Montreal (BMO), ING Groep (ING), Itaú Unibanco (ITUB), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), Barclays (BCS), NU (NU), and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. KB Financial Group vs. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Mizuho Financial Group Bank of Montreal ING Groep Itaú Unibanco Bank of Nova Scotia Lloyds Banking Group Barclays NU Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) and KB Financial Group (NYSE:KB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment. Is BBVA or KB more profitable? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a net margin of 28.10% compared to KB Financial Group's net margin of 12.33%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.49% beat KB Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria28.10% 17.49% 1.29% KB Financial Group 12.33%7.71%0.62% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BBVA or KB? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KB Financial Group. KB Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria$39.24B2.10$10.88B$1.817.81KB Financial Group$20.54T0.00$3.59B$9.365.89 Do analysts rate BBVA or KB? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75KB Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in BBVA or KB? 3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of KB Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of KB Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BBVA or KB a better dividend stock? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. KB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Financial Group pays out 14.6% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBVA or KB? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria received 209 more outperform votes than KB Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.78% of users gave KB Financial Group an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanco Bilbao Vizcaya ArgentariaOutperform Votes47454.55% Underperform Votes39545.45% KB Financial GroupOutperform Votes26560.78% Underperform Votes17139.22% Does the media prefer BBVA or KB? In the previous week, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had 10 more articles in the media than KB Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and 5 mentions for KB Financial Group. KB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's score of 0.83 indicating that KB Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive KB Financial Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, BBVA or KB? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KB Financial Group has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria beats KB Financial Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get KB Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KB 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 KB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKB Financial GroupCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.01B$37.50B$11.42B$19.62BDividend Yield2.43%3.69%5.57%3.75%P/E Ratio6.439.0122.8633.60Price / Sales0.001.6125.7227.47Price / Cash5.629.6317.6117.54Price / Book0.491.312.774.60Net Income$3.59B$3.43B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.82%0.66%1.12%0.37%1 Month Performance1.55%2.92%496.36%-2.45%1 Year Performance5.88%30.17%534.16%5.03% KB Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBKB Financial Group4.6654 of 5 stars$55.13-1.4%N/A+7.1%$22.01B$20.54T6.43150Positive NewsBBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria3.4738 of 5 stars$14.17+0.2%N/A+19.5%$82.69B$39.24B7.83115,700Dividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓MFGMizuho Financial Group3.8935 of 5 stars$5.91-2.2%N/A+47.6%$74.83B$3.60T14.7652,400Short Interest ↑Gap DownBMOBank of Montreal4.6801 of 5 stars$97.34+0.7%$128.40+31.9%+0.7%$70.77B$33.61B13.9546,700Short Interest ↑Positive NewsINGING Groep3.1296 of 5 stars$19.77-0.5%N/A+23.5%$69.14B$22.53B9.2465,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑ITUBItaú Unibanco3.6102 of 5 stars$5.61-1.0%$6.27+11.9%-11.3%$60.43B$158.57B7.1999,600Short Interest ↑BNSBank of Nova Scotia4.1455 of 5 stars$48.34+0.7%$81.00+67.6%-5.5%$60.21B$34.49B11.1988,488Short Interest ↑Positive NewsLYGLloyds Banking Group2.9408 of 5 stars$3.82+2.0%$2.75-27.9%+48.0%$57.95B$18.60B11.5659,400Short Interest ↓BCSBarclays4.4803 of 5 stars$16.03+1.8%N/A+68.6%$57.64B$26.23B8.7192,900Short Interest ↑NUNU3.3558 of 5 stars$11.71+1.0%$15.47+32.1%-7.3%$55.79B$8.27B29.266,080Short Interest ↑CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.8281 of 5 stars$57.56+1.5%$92.00+59.8%+14.5%$54.11B$26.57B10.7650,400Short Interest ↑Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Alternatives Mizuho Financial Group Alternatives Bank of Montreal Alternatives ING Groep Alternatives Itaú Unibanco Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Lloyds Banking Group Alternatives Barclays Alternatives NU Alternatives Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KB) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWhy Elon put $51 million into thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredEx CIA predicts 40% “double crash” – April 11The scientists here don’t study deadly viruses… directed energy weapons… or even weather control technology… ...Paradigm Press | SponsoredA $6.9 Trillion Cash Tsunami Is Coming – Move Your Money NOWExpert: "Prepare For the Mother of All Melt-Ups" In the wake of Wall Street volatility, stock-picking legen...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident…Bryce Paul believes this is the #1 coin to buy right now The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new b...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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