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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of STAN or BNC?

52.2% of Standard Chartered shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Standard Chartered shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend STAN or BNC?

Standard Chartered currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,311.25, suggesting a potential downside of 10.74%. Given Standard Chartered's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Banco Santander	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is STAN or BNC a better dividend stock?

Standard Chartered pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Standard Chartered pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander pays out 25.4% 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.

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 risk & volatility, STAN or BNC?

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

Does the media favor STAN or BNC?

In the previous week, Standard Chartered had 15 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Standard Chartered and 1 mentions for Banco Santander. Standard Chartered's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Banco Santander's score of -0.15 indicating that Standard Chartered is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standard Chartered	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Banco Santander	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, STAN or BNC?

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
Standard Chartered	£20.46B	1.65	£4.20B	£1.82	807.59
Banco Santander	£63.56B	1.77	£14.20B	£0.83	915.46

Summary

Standard Chartered and Banco Santander tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.