Standard Chartered (STAN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer STAN or BNC?

In the previous week, Standard Chartered had 18 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Standard Chartered and 4 mentions for Banco Santander. Banco Santander's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Standard Chartered's score of 0.24 indicating that Banco Santander is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standard Chartered	6 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Banco Santander	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer STAN or BNC?

Standard Chartered presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,028, suggesting a potential downside of 6.34%. 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
Standard Chartered	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Banco Santander	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STAN or BNC?

74.7% of Standard Chartered shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Standard Chartered shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is STAN or BNC a better dividend stock?

Standard Chartered pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Standard Chartered pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander pays out 26.6% 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STAN or BNC?

Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Standard Chartered. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard Chartered, 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
Standard Chartered	£17.46B	1.90	£4.20B	£111.05	9.88
Banco Santander	£70.85B	1.38	£14.20B	£63.81	8.37

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STAN or BNC?

Standard Chartered received 753 more outperform votes than Banco Santander when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.74% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote while only 58.77% of users gave Standard Chartered an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Standard Chartered	Outperform Votes 854 58.77%	Underperform Votes 599 41.23%
Banco Santander	Outperform Votes 101 64.74%	Underperform Votes 55 35.26%

Is STAN or BNC 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
Standard Chartered	24.04%	8.77%	0.41%
Banco Santander	20.05%	12.99%	0.73%

Which has more volatility & risk, STAN or BNC?

Standard Chartered has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Standard Chartered beats Banco Santander on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.