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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BNC or STAN?

Standard Chartered received 752 more outperform votes than Banco Santander when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.74% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote while only 58.83% of users gave Standard Chartered an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Santander	Outperform Votes 101 64.74%	Underperform Votes 55 35.26%
Standard Chartered	Outperform Votes 853 58.83%	Underperform Votes 597 41.17%

Which has better earnings and 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	£47.24B	1.25	£11.32B	£0.59	652.64
Standard Chartered	£17.23B	1.41	£3.04B	£0.87	1,141.61

Is BNC or STAN more profitable?

Banco Santander has a net margin of 25.18% compared to Standard Chartered's net margin of 20.08%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 12.61% beat Standard Chartered's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander	25.18%	12.61%	0.73%
Standard Chartered	20.08%	6.82%	0.41%

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 4.4%. Standard Chartered pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Banco Santander pays out 2,881.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Standard Chartered pays out 2,643.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer BNC or STAN?

In the previous week, Standard Chartered had 1 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Standard Chartered and 4 mentions for Banco Santander. Standard Chartered's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.19 indicating that Standard Chartered is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer BNC or STAN?

Standard Chartered has a consensus price target of GBX 1,002, suggesting a potential upside of 0.89%. Given Standard Chartered's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more volatility & risk, BNC or STAN?

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BNC or STAN?

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

Summary

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