Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL) Competitors

Grupo Financiero Galicia (NASDAQ:GGAL) and Orix Corp Ads (NYSE:IX) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Does the media favor GGAL or IX?

In the previous week, Orix Corp Ads had 12 more articles in the media than Grupo Financiero Galicia. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Orix Corp Ads and 5 mentions for Grupo Financiero Galicia. Orix Corp Ads' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Grupo Financiero Galicia's score of 0.75 indicating that Orix Corp Ads is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grupo Financiero Galicia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Orix Corp Ads	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GGAL or IX?

Grupo Financiero Galicia presently has a consensus price target of $67.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.80%. Given Grupo Financiero Galicia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Financiero Galicia is more favorable than Orix Corp Ads.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Financiero Galicia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Orix Corp Ads	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is GGAL or IX more profitable?

Orix Corp Ads has a net margin of 12.70% compared to Grupo Financiero Galicia's net margin of 12.28%. Grupo Financiero Galicia's return on equity of 29.98% beat Orix Corp Ads' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Financiero Galicia	12.28%	29.98%	5.86%
Orix Corp Ads	12.70%	9.01%	2.22%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GGAL or IX?

1.7% of Orix Corp Ads shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Orix Corp Ads shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GGAL or IX a better dividend stock?

Grupo Financiero Galicia pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Orix Corp Ads pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Grupo Financiero Galicia pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orix Corp Ads pays out 27.4% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, GGAL or IX?

Grupo Financiero Galicia has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orix Corp Ads has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GGAL or IX?

Orix Corp Ads has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Financiero Galicia. Grupo Financiero Galicia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orix Corp Ads, 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
Grupo Financiero Galicia	$10.79B	0.71	$1.79B	$6.79	7.66
Orix Corp Ads	$18.88B	1.54	$2.32B	$2.19	11.62

Summary

Orix Corp Ads beats Grupo Financiero Galicia on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.