Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) Competitors $12.40 -1.17 (-8.59%) Closing price 04/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.30 -0.09 (-0.77%) As of 04/4/2025 06:08 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SMFG vs. BAC, HSBC, HDB, MUFG, RY, C, IBN, TD, SAN, and UBSShould you be buying Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group include Bank of America (BAC), HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Citigroup (C), ICICI Bank (IBN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), and UBS Group (UBS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group vs. Bank of America HSBC HDFC Bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Royal Bank of Canada Citigroup ICICI Bank Toronto-Dominion Bank Banco Santander UBS Group Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk. Is BAC or SMFG more profitable? Bank of America has a net margin of 14.10% compared to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's net margin of 12.61%. Bank of America's return on equity of 10.29% beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of America14.10% 10.29% 0.84% Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 12.61%8.52%0.44% Is BAC or SMFG a better dividend stock? Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Bank of America pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 10.7% 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. Bank of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BAC or SMFG? Bank of America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Bank of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of America$101.89B2.56$27.13B$3.2210.67Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group$5.12T0.02$6.12B$1.0312.03 Which has more risk & volatility, BAC or SMFG? Bank of America has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BAC or SMFG? 70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BAC or SMFG? Bank of America received 1858 more outperform votes than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.09% of users gave Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group an outperform vote while only 64.82% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBank of AmericaOutperform Votes210664.82% Underperform Votes114335.18% Sumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupOutperform Votes24865.09% Underperform Votes13334.91% Do analysts prefer BAC or SMFG? Bank of America currently has a consensus target price of $48.31, indicating a potential upside of 40.55%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of America 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to BAC or SMFG? In the previous week, Bank of America had 93 more articles in the media than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Bank of America and 8 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Bank of America's score of 0.82 indicating that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank of America 46 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBank of America beats Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMFG 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 SMFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$80.25B$33.96B$10.39B$17.79BDividend Yield0.68%3.62%5.41%3.79%P/E Ratio12.038.1721.4329.93Price / Sales0.021.4825.0024.18Price / Cash10.529.6717.6317.53Price / Book0.801.192.564.13Net Income$6.12B$3.43B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-21.28%-7.59%-5.45%-8.72%1 Month Performance-19.85%-7.55%496.59%-10.81%1 Year Performance7.18%16.29%530.00%-5.33% Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.5675 of 5 stars$12.40-8.6%N/A+7.3%$80.25B$5.12T12.03101,000Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeBACBank of America4.9801 of 5 stars$41.72+1.1%$48.45+16.1%-6.9%$316.51B$101.89B12.93217,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownHSBCHSBC2.5613 of 5 stars$57.38-0.7%N/A+24.1%$204.15B$67.40B9.25220,861Gap DownHDBHDFC Bank1.8784 of 5 stars$66.50+0.6%N/A+9.8%$168.30B$2.39T20.20141,600News CoverageMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.0245 of 5 stars$13.63-2.5%N/A+9.2%$164.18B$6.78T12.48135,000Analyst UpgradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRYRoyal Bank of Canada4.8109 of 5 stars$112.89+0.7%$156.50+38.6%+10.1%$159.09B$60.46B13.6491,400Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap DownCCitigroup4.9889 of 5 stars$70.83+0.7%$84.50+19.3%-4.8%$132.99B$81.09B11.88240,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownIBNICICI Bank1.9725 of 5 stars$31.46+0.3%N/A+18.5%$110.99B$1.95T20.81105,800Stock SplitTDToronto-Dominion Bank3.6808 of 5 stars$60.08-0.3%$80.50+34.0%-4.5%$105.24B$57.52B17.31102,190Positive NewsSANBanco Santander4.2405 of 5 stars$6.70-1.4%N/A+19.0%$101.45B$63.84B8.07212,764Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownUBSUBS Group3.5552 of 5 stars$30.67-2.8%N/A-14.0%$98.23B$45.35B20.15112,842Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BAC Alternatives HSBC Alternatives HDB Alternatives MUFG Alternatives RY Alternatives C Alternatives IBN Alternatives TD Alternatives SAN Alternatives UBS 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:SMFG) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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