KB Financial Group (KB) Competitors $54.68 +1.26 (+2.35%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.71 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 04/15/2025 04:05 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KB vs. BBVA, BMO, ING, MFG, ITUB, BNS, LYG, CM, BCS, and NUShould 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), Bank of Montreal (BMO), ING Groep (ING), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Itaú Unibanco (ITUB), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Barclays (BCS), and NU (NU). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. KB Financial Group vs. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bank of Montreal ING Groep Mizuho Financial Group Itaú Unibanco Bank of Nova Scotia Lloyds Banking Group Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Barclays NU KB Financial Group (NYSE:KB) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KB or BBVA? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria received 209 more outperform votes than KB Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.73% of users gave KB Financial Group an outperform vote while only 54.60% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKB Financial GroupOutperform Votes26660.73% Underperform Votes17239.27% Banco Bilbao Vizcaya ArgentariaOutperform Votes47554.60% Underperform Votes39545.40% Do analysts prefer KB or BBVA? 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) 3.00Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is KB or BBVA 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 KB Financial Group12.33% 7.71% 0.62% Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 28.10%17.49%1.29% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KB or BBVA? 11.5% of KB Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of KB Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is KB or BBVA a better dividend stock? KB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. KB Financial Group pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 39.2% 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 and valuation, KB or BBVA? Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioKB Financial Group$20.54T0.00$3.59B$9.365.84Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria$39.24B1.99$10.88B$1.817.41 Which has more volatility & risk, KB or BBVA? KB Financial Group has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the media prefer KB or BBVA? In the previous week, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had 3 more articles in the media than KB Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and 5 mentions for KB Financial Group. KB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's score of 0.50 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$21.52B$35.98B$10.85B$18.52BDividend Yield3.38%4.76%6.00%4.24%P/E Ratio6.378.7321.5931.15Price / Sales0.001.5525.4325.69Price / Cash5.629.6317.6117.53Price / Book0.481.262.574.29Net Income$3.59B$3.43B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance16.98%10.14%3.88%6.59%1 Month Performance-0.55%-2.06%-3.47%-6.88%1 Year Performance16.03%29.25%535.31%1.23% KB Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBKB Financial Group4.7353 of 5 stars$54.69+2.3%N/A+16.0%$21.52B$20.54T6.37150Short Interest ↓BBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria3.3813 of 5 stars$13.25+1.7%N/A+25.6%$77.35B$39.24B7.32115,700Short Interest ↓Gap DownBMOBank of Montreal4.6981 of 5 stars$92.22+1.2%$128.40+39.2%-0.1%$67.04B$33.61B13.2146,700INGING Groep4.0225 of 5 stars$18.28+0.3%N/A+16.9%$63.95B$22.53B8.5465,000News CoveragePositive NewsMFGMizuho Financial Group4.5088 of 5 stars$4.75+2.2%N/A+21.2%$60.19B$3.60T11.8852,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeITUBItaú Unibanco3.6779 of 5 stars$5.56+1.6%$6.27+12.8%+0.2%$59.94B$158.57B7.1399,600Positive NewsBNSBank of Nova Scotia3.9369 of 5 stars$46.86+1.7%$81.00+72.9%-1.3%$58.37B$34.49B10.8588,488Short Interest ↑LYGLloyds Banking Group2.5304 of 5 stars$3.66+1.9%$2.75-24.9%+52.5%$55.59B$18.60B11.0959,400Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.764 of 5 stars$58.11+1.8%$92.00+58.3%+22.3%$54.63B$26.57B10.8650,400Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsBCSBarclays4.6499 of 5 stars$14.30+2.6%N/A+60.4%$51.22B$26.23B7.7792,900Options VolumeNews CoverageGap UpNUNU3.9717 of 5 stars$10.65+0.9%$15.36+44.2%-1.1%$50.76B$8.27B26.636,080Short Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Alternatives Bank of Montreal Alternatives ING Groep Alternatives Mizuho Financial Group Alternatives Itaú Unibanco Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Lloyds Banking Group Alternatives Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Alternatives Barclays Alternatives NU 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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