Standard Chartered (STAN) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, STAN or BNC?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	2.30	£4.20B	£111.05	11.95
Banco Santander	£70.85B	1.62	£14.20B	£63.81	9.83

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%

Does the media refer more to STAN or BNC?

In the previous week, Standard Chartered had 6 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Standard Chartered and 2 mentions for Banco Santander. Standard Chartered's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Banco Santander's score of -0.23 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Banco Santander	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer STAN or BNC?

Standard Chartered presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,085, indicating a potential downside of 18.27%. Given Standard Chartered's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
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 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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.

Summary

Standard Chartered beats Banco Santander on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.