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HSBC (HSBA) Competitors

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GBX 1,031.60 +3.80 (+0.37%)
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HSBA vs. BNC, BARC, LLOY, NWG, RKT, COB, BUR, BCG, BOY, and TRST

Should you be buying HSBC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HSBC include Banco Santander (BNC), Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT), Cobham (COB), Burford Capital (BUR), Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG), Bodycote (BOY), and Trustpilot Group (TRST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

HSBC vs. Its Competitors

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

30.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HSBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Banco Santander pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 63.8% 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.

In the previous week, HSBC had 6 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for HSBC and 2 mentions for Banco Santander. HSBC's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.10 indicating that HSBC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

HSBC has a consensus target price of GBX 980.83, indicating a potential downside of 4.92%. Given HSBC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HSBC 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
HSBC
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Santander. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HSBC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Banco Santander£63.56B1.73£14.20B£0.83893.72
HSBC£69.07B2.59£29.03B£1.011,021.39

HSBC has a net margin of 34.63% compared to Banco Santander's net margin of 20.05%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 12.99% beat HSBC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Banco Santander20.05% 12.99% 0.73%
HSBC 34.63%12.54%0.80%

Summary

HSBC beats Banco Santander on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HSBA vs. The Competition

MetricHSBCBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£178.66B£126.88B£6.46B£2.58B
Dividend Yield4.91%4.14%4.31%5.31%
P/E Ratio1,021.39184.521,774.695,398.40
Price / Sales2.5967.611,363.6897,640.89
Price / Cash0.091.3149.0227.93
Price / Book0.941.412.108.91
Net Income£29.03B£10.16B£1.23B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.82%0.30%1.44%0.56%
1 Month Performance6.65%2.25%2.69%2.72%
1 Year Performance56.18%41.77%34.89%198.81%

HSBC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSBA
HSBC
1.1526 of 5 stars
GBX 1,031.60
+0.4%
GBX 980.83
-4.9%
+55.6%£178.66B£69.07B1,021.39219,000
BNC
Banco Santander
N/AGBX 736
+1.2%
N/A+97.6%£109.26B£63.56B888.89206,500Positive News
High Trading Volume
BARC
Barclays
2.9432 of 5 stars
GBX 384.65
+1.2%
GBX 424.33
+10.3%
+68.3%£53.96B£27.85B949.7587,400
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
2.9795 of 5 stars
GBX 84.46
+2.4%
GBX 89.40
+5.8%
+41.1%£50.11B£19.10B1,279.7059,400Insider Trade
NWG
NatWest Group
4.0725 of 5 stars
GBX 537.80
+1.6%
GBX 613.33
+14.0%
+53.1%£43.31B£15.50B902.3561,000Positive News
RKT
Reckitt Benckiser Group
0.7733 of 5 stars
GBX 5,722
-0.8%
GBX 5,618.33
-1.8%
+26.3%£38.75B£13.98B3,143.9626,000
COB
Cobham
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898
BUR
Burford Capital
3.0308 of 5 stars
GBX 949.50
+0.1%
GBX 1,600
+68.5%
-6.7%£2.08B£410.92M16.99140
BCG
Baltic Classifieds Group
N/AGBX 324.50
+0.2%
GBX 350
+7.9%
+15.3%£1.56B£82.81M3,489.25130
BOY
Bodycote
2.1959 of 5 stars
GBX 636
-0.9%
GBX 758.33
+19.2%
+6.1%£1.12B£727.10M3,975.004,833
TRST
Trustpilot Group
2.6057 of 5 stars
GBX 200.60
+0.7%
GBX 340
+69.5%
-1.3%£817.46M£210.75M14,328.57820Buyback Announcement
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This page (LON:HSBA) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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