Standard Chartered (STAN) Competitors GBX 1,407 +5.00 (+0.36%) As of 08:14 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock STAN vs. BNC, CABP, HSBA, BARC, LLOY, LSEG, NWG, PRU, AV, and AIBGShould you be buying Standard Chartered stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Standard Chartered include Banco Santander (BNC), CAB Payments (CABP), HSBC (HSBA), Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), NatWest Group (NWG), Prudential (PRU), Aviva (AV), and AIB Group (AIBG). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. Standard Chartered vs. Its Competitors Banco Santander CAB Payments HSBC Barclays Lloyds Banking Group London Stock Exchange Group NatWest Group Prudential Aviva AIB Group Banco Santander (LON:BNC) and Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings. Is BNC or STAN more profitable? Standard Chartered has a net margin of 24.04% compared to Banco Santander's net margin of 20.05%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 12.99% beat Standard Chartered's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Santander20.05% 12.99% 0.73% Standard Chartered 24.04%8.77%0.41% Which has better earnings and valuation, BNC or STAN? Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Standard Chartered. Standard Chartered is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Santander, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Santander£63.56B1.69£14.20B£82.808.78Standard Chartered£20.46B1.58£4.20B£181.907.74 Which has more volatility & risk, BNC or STAN? Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standard Chartered has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BNC or STAN? Standard Chartered has a consensus target price of GBX 1,316.25, indicating a potential downside of 6.45%. Given Standard Chartered's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Standard Chartered 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) 0.00Standard Chartered 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders and institutionals believe in BNC or STAN? 30.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Standard Chartered shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Standard Chartered shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BNC or STAN a better dividend stock? Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Standard Chartered pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Banco Santander pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Chartered pays out 0.2% 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. Does the media refer more to BNC or STAN? In the previous week, Standard Chartered had 20 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Standard Chartered and 2 mentions for Banco Santander. Banco Santander's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Standard Chartered's score of 0.20 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Standard Chartered 2 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBanco Santander beats Standard Chartered on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Standard Chartered News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 STAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStandard CharteredBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£32.25B£124.87B£4.86B£2.60BDividend Yield2.17%4.17%4.41%5.37%P/E Ratio7.7415.2722.53400.29Price / Sales1.5865.741,453.3798,387.28Price / Cash0.061.23127.7427.90Price / Book0.861.402.147.31Net Income£4.20B£10.16B£1.22B£5.88B7 Day Performance1.85%0.30%0.47%0.75%1 Month Performance-3.48%-1.23%0.53%0.94%1 Year Performance64.37%40.34%38.75%116.98% Standard Chartered Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STANStandard Chartered2.4472 of 5 starsGBX 1,407+0.4%GBX 1,316.25-6.4%+66.5%£32.25B£20.46B7.7484,845Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeBNCBanco SantanderN/AGBX 741-0.1%N/A+91.6%£109.80B£63.56B894.93206,500News CoveragePositive NewsCABPCAB Payments2.0493 of 5 starsGBX 51.80-0.6%GBX 99+91.1%-60.2%£131.50M£100.94M1,786.21381HSBAHSBC1.8574 of 5 starsGBX 982.80-0.9%GBX 980.83-0.2%+46.0%£169.47B£69.07B973.07219,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBARCBarclays3.7058 of 5 starsGBX 371.45-0.9%GBX 424.33+14.2%+62.4%£51.88B£27.85B917.1687,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeLLOYLloyds Banking Group2.8934 of 5 starsGBX 83.44-0.3%GBX 90+7.9%+38.7%£49.36B£19.10B1,264.2459,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeLSEGLondon Stock Exchange Group3.7369 of 5 starsGBX 8,930+0.5%£128.40+43.8%-10.0%£46.44B£9.14B4,808.8325,608Trending NewsNWGNatWest Group3.9205 of 5 starsGBX 538-1.1%GBX 613.33+14.0%+53.5%£43.20B£15.50B902.6861,000Positive NewsGap UpPRUPrudential4.0088 of 5 starsGBX 1,005-0.7%GBX 1,189.40+18.3%+55.5%£25.61B£21.26B780.8939,900High Trading VolumeAVAviva1.8651 of 5 starsGBX 676.20+0.6%GBX 690.67+2.1%+38.1%£18.17B£37.44B13.9426,382High Trading VolumeAIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 654-0.9%N/A+56.8%£13.97B£4.67B730.7310,551News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Banco Santander Competitors CAB Payments Competitors HSBC Competitors Barclays Competitors Lloyds Banking Group Competitors London Stock Exchange Group Competitors NatWest Group Competitors Prudential Competitors Aviva Competitors AIB Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:STAN) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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