Standard Chartered (STAN) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BNC or STAN?

32.0% of Banco Santander shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of Standard Chartered shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Standard Chartered shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BNC or STAN?

Standard Chartered has a consensus target price of GBX 1,085, suggesting a potential downside of 15.37%. Given Standard Chartered's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

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%

Does the media prefer BNC or STAN?

In the previous week, Standard Chartered had 7 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Standard Chartered and 1 mentions for Banco Santander. Banco Santander's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Standard Chartered's score of 0.07 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Standard Chartered	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, 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.

Is BNC or STAN a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Standard Chartered pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Banco Santander pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Chartered pays out 20.7% 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 better earnings & valuation, BNC or STAN?

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
Banco Santander	£70.85B	1.61	£14.20B	£63.81	9.75
Standard Chartered	£17.46B	2.22	£4.20B	£111.05	11.54

Summary

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