UBS Group (UBS) Competitors

UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer UBS or BAC?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 35 more articles in the media than UBS Group. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Bank of America and 27 mentions for UBS Group. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat UBS Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UBS Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of America	41 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer UBS or BAC?

Bank of America has a consensus target price of $43.69, indicating a potential downside of 4.84%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than UBS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UBS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Bank of America	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has more volatility & risk, UBS or BAC?

UBS Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UBS or BAC?

70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of UBS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UBS or BAC?

Bank of America received 1347 more outperform votes than UBS Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.45% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 55.61% of users gave UBS Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UBS Group	Outperform Votes 659 55.61%	Underperform Votes 526 44.39%
Bank of America	Outperform Votes 2006 65.45%	Underperform Votes 1059 34.55%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, UBS or BAC?

UBS Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bank of America. Bank of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UBS Group, 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
UBS Group	$65.28B	1.56	$27.85B	$1.20	26.40
Bank of America	$171.91B	2.05	$26.52B	$2.75	16.69

Is UBS or BAC more profitable?

Bank of America has a net margin of 12.48% compared to UBS Group's net margin of 5.13%. Bank of America's return on equity of 10.09% beat UBS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UBS Group	5.13%	4.69%	0.25%
Bank of America	12.48%	10.09%	0.83%

Is UBS or BAC a better dividend stock?

UBS Group pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. UBS Group pays out 19.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 37.8% 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. 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.

Summary

Bank of America beats UBS Group on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.