KB Financial Group (KB) Competitors $77.63 -1.52 (-1.92%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.90 +0.27 (+0.35%) As of 08/1/2025 07:10 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. IBN, UBS, SMFG, BBVA, IBIT, BMO, ING, MFG, BNS, and CMShould you be buying KB Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KB Financial Group include ICICI Bank (IBN), UBS Group (UBS), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA), iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), ING Group (ING), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. KB Financial Group vs. Its Competitors ICICI Bank UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Bank Of Montreal ING Group Mizuho Financial Group Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) and KB Financial Group (NYSE:KB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings. Is IBN or KB a better dividend stock? ICICI Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. KB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $2.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. ICICI Bank pays out 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Financial Group pays out 20.7% 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. Is IBN or KB more profitable? ICICI Bank has a net margin of 24.81% compared to KB Financial Group's net margin of 16.03%. ICICI Bank's return on equity of 15.40% beat KB Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ICICI Bank24.81% 15.40% 1.90% KB Financial Group 16.03%9.76%0.78% Do insiders and institutionals believe in IBN or KB? 18.2% of ICICI Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of KB Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 69.0% of KB Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend IBN or KB? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ICICI Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00KB Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, IBN or KB? ICICI Bank has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KB Financial Group has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IBN or KB? ICICI Bank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KB Financial Group. KB Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICICI Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioICICI Bank$22.68B5.29$6.02B$1.6220.78KB Financial Group$27.12B1.09$3.44B$10.317.53 Does the media prefer IBN or KB? In the previous week, KB Financial Group had 4 more articles in the media than ICICI Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for KB Financial Group and 1 mentions for ICICI Bank. KB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat ICICI Bank's score of 0.10 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 ICICI Bank 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral KB Financial Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryKB Financial Group beats ICICI Bank on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 KB 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 GroupBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$30.19B$66.32B$12.04B$20.69BDividend Yield2.69%3.71%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio7.538.6119.7429.07Price / Sales1.094.3725.9366.31Price / Cash7.179.3621.3322.84Price / Book0.751.312.094.43Net Income$3.44B$6.72B$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-9.51%-2.43%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance-7.67%-0.29%-0.96%-2.06%1 Year Performance28.91%45.46%537.06%10.15% KB Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBKB Financial Group4.89 of 5 stars$77.63-1.9%N/A+22.3%$30.19B$27.12B7.53150Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap DownIBNICICI Bank1.644 of 5 stars$34.19+2.9%N/A+16.9%$118.49B$22.68B21.29187,765Stock SplitHigh Trading VolumeUBSUBS Group4.2063 of 5 stars$36.30+0.8%N/A+25.8%$115.50B$84.56B23.85108,648Trending NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group4.7374 of 5 stars$14.73+1.3%N/A+7.0%$93.81B$66.82B15.79123,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeBBVABanco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria2.9931 of 5 stars$14.73-0.3%N/A+68.3%$86.23B$38.40B7.79125,916Trending NewsEarnings ReportIBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETFN/A$66.33-0.5%N/A+78.0%$84.20BN/A0.00N/ABMOBank Of Montreal4.3978 of 5 stars$114.73+0.5%$129.50+12.9%+34.1%$82.05B$58.27B14.8853,597Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeINGING Group3.6155 of 5 stars$22.87+0.4%N/A+31.8%$79.65B$24.47B10.7960,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportMFGMizuho Financial Group4.3294 of 5 stars$5.64+1.3%N/A+29.4%$70.04B$59.30B12.0952,554BNSBank of Nova Scotia4.3416 of 5 stars$55.54+0.6%$81.00+45.9%+20.5%$68.62B$55.90B16.2988,488Positive NewsCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.9166 of 5 stars$73.54+0.3%$109.00+48.2%+42.1%$68.29B$47.09B12.9248,552Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICICI Bank Alternatives UBS Group Alternatives Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Alternatives Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Alternatives iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Alternatives Bank Of Montreal Alternatives ING Group Alternatives Mizuho Financial Group Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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