Barclays (BARC) Competitors

Banco Santander (LON:BNC) and Barclays (LON:BARC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is BNC or BARC more profitable?

Banco Santander has a net margin of 20.05% compared to Barclays' net margin of 19.54%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 12.99% beat Barclays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander	20.05%	12.99%	0.73%
Barclays	19.54%	6.97%	0.32%

Do analysts recommend BNC or BARC?

Barclays has a consensus price target of GBX 370.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Given Barclays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Barclays is more favorable than Banco Santander.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Santander	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Barclays	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BNC or BARC a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Barclays pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Banco Santander pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barclays pays out 23.5% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BNC or BARC?

32.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of Barclays shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Barclays shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BNC or BARC?

In the previous week, Barclays had 26 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Barclays and 1 mentions for Banco Santander. Banco Santander's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Barclays' score of -0.13 indicating that Banco Santander is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Barclays	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BNC or BARC?

Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barclays has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BNC or BARC?

Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Barclays. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barclays, 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 Santander	£70.85B	1.64	£14.20B	£63.81	9.94
Barclays	£24.93B	2.01	£4.87B	£34.03	10.28

Summary

Barclays beats Banco Santander on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.