Shinhan Financial Group (SHG) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BBVA or SHG?

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
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	$39.82B	2.60	$10.88B	$1.90	9.34
Shinhan Financial Group	$24.56B	0.98	$3.12B	$7.68	6.47

Is BBVA or SHG more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a net margin of 29.17% compared to Shinhan Financial Group's net margin of 21.21%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.61% beat Shinhan Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	29.17%	17.61%	1.35%
Shinhan Financial Group	21.21%	12.33%	0.98%

Is BBVA or SHG a better dividend stock?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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 out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shinhan Financial Group pays out 16.8% 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.

Does the media prefer BBVA or SHG?

In the previous week, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had 9 more articles in the media than Shinhan Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria and 6 mentions for Shinhan Financial Group. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Shinhan Financial Group's score of 0.69 indicating that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shinhan Financial Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BBVA or SHG?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shinhan Financial Group has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBVA or SHG?

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

Do analysts rate BBVA or SHG?

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

Summary

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria beats Shinhan Financial Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.