KB Financial Group (KB) Competitors $57.34 -0.67 (-1.15%) As of 01:41 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KB vs. SAN, BMO, BBVA, MFG, NU, BNS, ITUB, CM, ING, and BCSShould you be buying KB Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KB Financial Group include Banco Santander (SAN), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), NU (NU), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Itaú Unibanco (ITUB), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), ING Groep (ING), and Barclays (BCS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. KB Financial Group vs. Banco Santander Bank of Montreal Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Mizuho Financial Group NU Bank of Nova Scotia Itaú Unibanco Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ING Groep Barclays Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) and KB Financial Group (NYSE:KB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and risk. Is SAN or KB a better dividend stock? Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. KB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Banco Santander pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Financial Group pays out 21.1% 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SAN or KB? Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than KB Financial Group. KB Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Santander, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Santander$63.49B1.52$13.61B$0.837.34KB Financial Group$26.44B0.86$3.59B$8.586.73 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SAN or KB? 9.2% of Banco Santander shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of KB Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Banco Santander shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of KB Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SAN or KB? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banco Santander 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00KB Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer SAN or KB? In the previous week, Banco Santander had 3 more articles in the media than KB Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Banco Santander and 4 mentions for KB Financial Group. KB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.12 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 Santander 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral KB Financial Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, SAN or KB? Banco Santander has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KB Financial Group has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAN or KB? Banco Santander received 312 more outperform votes than KB Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.97% of users gave KB Financial Group an outperform vote while only 49.87% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanco SantanderOutperform Votes57649.87% Underperform Votes57950.13% KB Financial GroupOutperform Votes26460.97% Underperform Votes16939.03% Is SAN or KB more profitable? Banco Santander has a net margin of 15.88% compared to KB Financial Group's net margin of 12.33%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 11.90% beat KB Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Santander15.88% 11.90% 0.69% KB Financial Group 12.33%7.71%0.62% SummaryBanco Santander beats KB Financial Group on 13 of the 19 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 {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$22.73B$35.73B$11.70B$20.20BDividend Yield3.17%3.53%5.57%3.65%P/E Ratio6.738.6524.1935.34Price / Sales0.861.7726.3216.23Price / Cash5.549.6618.1320.85Price / Book0.511.292.644.99Net Income$3.59B$3.43B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance3.61%0.70%-0.66%0.10%1 Month Performance-8.13%4.87%0.95%-0.24%1 Year Performance17.81%37.23%16.26%15.46% KB Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBKB Financial Group4.7458 of 5 stars$57.34-1.1%N/A+16.7%$22.57B$26.44B6.68150Positive NewsSANBanco Santander4.0482 of 5 stars$5.59-1.2%N/A+47.9%$88.39B$66.96B6.73212,764BMOBank of Montreal4.7445 of 5 stars$99.37-0.2%$128.00+28.8%+6.7%$72.54B$58.27B14.2453,597Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionBBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria2.999 of 5 stars$11.87-1.2%N/A+28.8%$69.27B$35.48B6.56121,486MFGMizuho Financial Group4.5915 of 5 stars$5.46-0.5%N/A+57.7%$69.13B$60.60B13.6452,307NUNU4.2639 of 5 stars$13.95+1.6%$15.63+12.1%+29.8%$66.48B$8.03B38.757,686Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownBNSBank of Nova Scotia4.5215 of 5 stars$50.61-0.6%$72.00+42.3%+7.7%$63.03B$55.90B11.7188,488Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageITUBItaú Unibanco4.2907 of 5 stars$5.94+1.5%$6.90+16.3%-20.4%$58.17B$62.19B7.6195,702Positive NewsCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.8922 of 5 stars$61.38-1.5%$92.00+49.9%+32.6%$57.84B$47.09B11.4748,552Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageINGING Groep4.0985 of 5 stars$16.34-0.5%N/A+25.8%$57.14B$24.47B7.6346,000BCSBarclays4.6819 of 5 stars$14.97-0.7%N/A+81.6%$53.99B$31.56B10.1892,400Earnings ReportGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Banco Santander Alternatives Bank of Montreal Alternatives Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Alternatives Mizuho Financial Group Alternatives NU Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Itaú Unibanco Alternatives Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Alternatives ING Groep Alternatives Barclays Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KB) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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