Standard Chartered (STAN) Competitors

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 Santander	20.05%	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Santander	£63.56B	1.69	£14.20B	£82.80	8.78
Standard Chartered	£20.46B	1.58	£4.20B	£181.90	7.74

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)	0.00
Standard 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

Summary

Banco Santander beats Standard Chartered on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.