NU (NU) Competitors

NU (NYSE:NU) and HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, NU or HSBC?

NU has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NU or HSBC?

84.0% of NU shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of NU shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of HSBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to NU or HSBC?

In the previous week, NU had 7 more articles in the media than HSBC. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for NU and 41 mentions for HSBC. NU's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat HSBC's score of 0.79 indicating that NU is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NU	25 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	18 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NU or HSBC?

NU currently has a consensus price target of $15.36, indicating a potential upside of 44.18%. Given NU's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NU is more favorable than HSBC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NU	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is NU or HSBC more profitable?

NU has a net margin of 17.12% compared to HSBC's net margin of 16.17%. NU's return on equity of 30.99% beat HSBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NU	17.12%	30.99%	4.82%
HSBC	16.17%	12.20%	0.79%

Is NU or HSBC a better dividend stock?

NU pays an annual dividend of $1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $7.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. NU pays out 417.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HSBC pays out 115.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NU or HSBC?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than NU. HSBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NU, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NU	$8.27B	6.14	$1.03B	$0.40	26.63
HSBC	$67.40B	2.70	$23.53B	$6.20	8.25

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NU or HSBC?

HSBC received 912 more outperform votes than NU when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.29% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote while only 54.41% of users gave NU an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NU	Outperform Votes 37 54.41%	Underperform Votes 31 45.59%
HSBC	Outperform Votes 949 58.29%	Underperform Votes 679 41.71%

Summary

NU beats HSBC on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.