Synchrony Financial (SYF) Competitors $65.45 +1.18 (+1.84%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SYF vs. UBS, SMFG, TD, SAN, BNS, MFG, CM, BBVA, NU, and INGShould you be buying Synchrony Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synchrony Financial include UBS Group (UBS), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), NU (NU), and ING Groep (ING). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Synchrony Financial vs. UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Toronto-Dominion Bank Banco Santander Bank of Nova Scotia Mizuho Financial Group Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria NU ING Groep Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) and UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, SYF or UBS? Synchrony Financial has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UBS Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SYF or UBS more profitable? Synchrony Financial has a net margin of 13.98% compared to UBS Group's net margin of 5.13%. Synchrony Financial's return on equity of 16.64% beat UBS Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Synchrony Financial13.98% 16.64% 1.96% UBS Group 5.13%4.69%0.25% Is SYF or UBS a better dividend stock? Synchrony Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. UBS Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Synchrony Financial pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UBS Group pays out 18.3% 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. Synchrony Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer SYF or UBS? In the previous week, UBS Group had 47 more articles in the media than Synchrony Financial. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for UBS Group and 18 mentions for Synchrony Financial. Synchrony Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat UBS Group's score of 0.65 indicating that Synchrony Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Synchrony Financial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UBS Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, SYF or UBS? UBS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Synchrony Financial. Synchrony Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UBS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSynchrony Financial$15.98B1.59$2.24B$7.668.54UBS Group$45.33B2.11$27.85B$1.2024.82 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SYF or UBS? Synchrony Financial received 182 more outperform votes than UBS Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.67% of users gave Synchrony Financial an outperform vote while only 55.36% of users gave UBS Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSynchrony FinancialOutperform Votes85370.67% Underperform Votes35429.33% UBS GroupOutperform Votes67155.36% Underperform Votes54144.64% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SYF or UBS? 96.5% of Synchrony Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Synchrony Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of UBS Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate SYF or UBS? Synchrony Financial presently has a consensus target price of $63.63, indicating a potential downside of 2.79%. Given Synchrony Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Synchrony Financial is more favorable than UBS Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Synchrony Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77UBS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 SummarySynchrony Financial beats UBS Group on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPress70%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? Grab Your Free Cheatsheets Today!Would you like to know the historic win rate of every trade you take before you place it? Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.>> You can grab your FREE, laminated copies right here << Get Synchrony Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SYF 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 SYF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSynchrony FinancialNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.48B$7.99B$10.83B$19.18BDividend Yield1.49%5.10%9.98%3.58%P/E Ratio8.5418.4529.5741.22Price / Sales1.5911.28186.7917.58Price / Cash10.4557.6330.5321.28Price / Book2.062.392.725.32Net Income$2.24B$468.09M$1.03B$989.67M7 Day Performance-3.83%-7.12%-2.87%-3.45%1 Month Performance0.48%-4.45%-2.83%-3.73%1 Year Performance72.01%26.75%11.21%12.06% Synchrony Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SYFSynchrony Financial4.8066 of 5 stars$65.45+1.8%$63.63-2.8%+75.4%$25.48B$15.98B8.5420,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeUBSUBS Group2.004 of 5 stars$31.80-0.2%N/A-1.8%$101.96B$65.28B26.48112,842Positive NewsSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group2.8676 of 5 stars$14.65-1.6%N/A+53.6%$95.82B$5.00T12.63120,000TDToronto-Dominion Bank4.5106 of 5 stars$53.05-0.4%$80.50+51.7%-16.2%$92.85B$88.27B15.35103,257Analyst DowngradeSANBanco Santander3.9471 of 5 stars$4.88-0.6%N/A+11.4%$77.23B$62.14B6.14212,764BNSBank of Nova Scotia4.5711 of 5 stars$55.12-0.5%$72.00+30.6%+14.9%$68.63B$33.62B12.8389,483MFGMizuho Financial Group4.2426 of 5 stars$5.00-0.4%N/A+47.4%$63.36B$3.40T13.5752,307News CoverageCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.7881 of 5 stars$66.18+0.0%$89.00+34.5%+37.6%$62.51B$25.53B12.3648,074BBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria3.4278 of 5 stars$10.28+0.9%N/A+9.8%$60.01B$31.97B5.86121,486Short Interest ↓NUNU4.3932 of 5 stars$11.74-1.7%$15.63+33.2%+28.1%$55.95B$7.85B32.867,686INGING Groep2.8975 of 5 stars$15.55+0.1%N/A+3.7%$54.40B$22.45B6.9646,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UBS Competitors SMFG Competitors TD Competitors SAN Competitors BNS Competitors MFG Competitors CM Competitors BBVA Competitors NU Competitors ING Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SYF) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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