KB Financial Group (KB) Competitors $83.42 -2.28 (-2.66%) Closing price 07/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.90 +0.48 (+0.58%) As of 07/7/2025 08:00 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, BMO, ING, ITUB, MFG, BNS, and BCSShould 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), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), ING Group (ING), Itau Unibanco (ITUB), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), and Barclays (BCS). 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 Bank Of Montreal ING Group Itau Unibanco Mizuho Financial Group Bank of Nova Scotia Barclays KB Financial Group (NYSE:KB) and ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KB or IBN? ICICI Bank has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioKB Financial Group$27.12B1.17$3.44B$10.318.09ICICI Bank$22.68B5.26$6.02B$1.5621.46 Which has more volatility & risk, KB or IBN? KB Financial Group has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICICI Bank has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in KB or IBN? 11.5% of KB Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.2% of ICICI Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of KB Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is KB or IBN more profitable? ICICI Bank has a net margin of 24.62% compared to KB Financial Group's net margin of 16.03%. ICICI Bank's return on equity of 15.42% beat KB Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KB Financial Group16.03% 9.76% 0.78% ICICI Bank 24.62%15.42%1.86% Is KB or IBN a better dividend stock? KB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $2.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. ICICI Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. KB Financial Group pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICICI Bank pays out 12.8% 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 analysts rate KB or IBN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KB Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00ICICI Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor KB or IBN? In the previous week, ICICI Bank had 2 more articles in the media than KB Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ICICI Bank and 2 mentions for KB Financial Group. KB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat ICICI Bank's score of 0.29 indicating that KB Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KB Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ICICI Bank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryICICI Bank beats KB Financial Group 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$32.69B$66.66B$12.05B$20.71BDividend Yield2.49%3.70%5.53%3.72%P/E Ratio8.098.8719.9527.80Price / Sales1.174.3325.7947.14Price / Cash7.779.3818.7218.22Price / Book0.811.342.254.59Net Income$3.44B$6.77B$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.77%0.07%0.54%0.65%1 Month Performance6.96%2.63%3.39%4.26%1 Year Performance34.31%40.81%540.31%13.93% KB Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBKB Financial Group4.6659 of 5 stars$83.42-2.7%N/A+32.1%$32.69B$27.12B8.09150Gap DownIBNICICI Bank2.3628 of 5 stars$33.65-0.6%N/A+14.5%$120.82B$22.68B21.57187,765Stock SplitUBSUBS Group3.4913 of 5 stars$33.84+1.2%N/A+12.2%$107.22B$84.56B22.41108,648Trending NewsSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group4.3968 of 5 stars$15.11-0.6%N/A+7.1%$98.41B$66.82B16.60120,000BBVABanco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria1.7664 of 5 stars$15.36+0.6%N/A+47.8%$89.15B$38.40B8.13125,916BMOBank Of Montreal4.7258 of 5 stars$110.62+1.4%$129.50+17.1%+33.7%$78.59B$58.27B14.3553,597INGING Group3.5857 of 5 stars$21.87-0.5%N/A+25.2%$76.89B$24.47B10.3660,000ITUBItau Unibanco2.546 of 5 stars$6.81+2.9%$6.27-7.9%+24.6%$71.37B$62.19B9.6396,219Dividend CutMFGMizuho Financial Group4.6251 of 5 stars$5.56flatN/A+23.0%$70.04B$59.30B11.8352,307BNSBank of Nova Scotia4.356 of 5 stars$55.31+0.9%$81.00+46.4%+21.3%$68.31B$55.90B16.2288,488BCSBarclays4.7104 of 5 stars$18.59-0.1%N/A+60.0%$66.22B$34.23B9.4492,900Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICICI Bank Alternatives UBS Group Alternatives Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Alternatives Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Alternatives Bank Of Montreal Alternatives ING Group Alternatives Itau Unibanco Alternatives Mizuho Financial Group Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Barclays 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 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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