Shinhan Financial Group (SHG) Competitors

Shinhan Financial Group (NYSE:SHG) and Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SHG or BBVA?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has higher revenue and earnings than Shinhan Financial Group. Shinhan Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria, 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
Shinhan Financial Group	$24.56B	1.00	$3.12B	$7.68	6.47
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	$40.98B	2.12	$10.88B	$1.89	7.89

Do analysts recommend SHG or BBVA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shinhan Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is SHG or BBVA a better dividend stock?

Shinhan Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Shinhan Financial Group pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bilbao Viscaya 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.

Does the media favor SHG or BBVA?

In the previous week, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had 5 more articles in the media than Shinhan Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria and 4 mentions for Shinhan Financial Group. Shinhan Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's score of 0.70 indicating that Shinhan Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shinhan Financial Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SHG or BBVA?

Shinhan Financial Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHG or BBVA more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a net margin of 28.85% compared to Shinhan Financial Group's net margin of 15.20%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.97% beat Shinhan Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shinhan Financial Group	15.20%	9.14%	0.72%
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	28.85%	17.97%	1.36%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHG or BBVA?

7.8% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria beats Shinhan Financial Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.