Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Competitors

ING Groep (NYSE:ING) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya 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 media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is ING or BBVA a better dividend stock?

ING Groep pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. ING Groep pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 46.3% 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. ING Groep has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media favor ING or BBVA?

In the previous week, ING Groep had 5 more articles in the media than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ING Groep and 3 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat ING Groep's score of 0.41 indicating that ING Groep is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ING Groep	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ING or BBVA?

ING Groep received 32 more outperform votes than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.86% of users gave ING Groep an outperform vote while only 54.78% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ING Groep	Outperform Votes 502 54.86%	Underperform Votes 413 45.14%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Outperform Votes 470 54.78%	Underperform Votes 388 45.22%

Do analysts rate ING or BBVA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ING Groep	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ING or BBVA?

4.5% of ING Groep shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ING or BBVA?

ING Groep has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ING or BBVA more profitable?

ING Groep has a net margin of 32.20% compared to ING Groep's net margin of 26.90%. ING Groep's return on equity of 15.34% beat Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Groep	32.20%	13.15%	0.72%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	26.90%	15.34%	1.08%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ING or BBVA?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has higher revenue and earnings than ING Groep. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ING Groep, 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
ING Groep	$24.43B	2.54	$4.48B	$2.26	7.84
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$31.97B	2.02	$8.68B	$1.47	7.36

Summary

ING Groep beats Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.