International Bancshares (IBOC) Competitors

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and International Bancshares (NASDAQ:IBOC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Do analysts recommend EWBC or IBOC?

East West Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $105.46, suggesting a potential upside of 21.12%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than International Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
East West Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
International Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EWBC or IBOC?

East West Bancorp received 378 more outperform votes than International Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.72% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.68% of users gave International Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
East West Bancorp	Outperform Votes 565 64.72%	Underperform Votes 308 35.28%
International Bancshares	Outperform Votes 187 52.68%	Underperform Votes 168 47.32%

Does the media favor EWBC or IBOC?

In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 22 more articles in the media than International Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for East West Bancorp and 6 mentions for International Bancshares. International Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat East West Bancorp's score of 1.23 indicating that International Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
East West Bancorp	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Bancshares	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, EWBC or IBOC?

East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Bancshares has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EWBC or IBOC?

East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than International Bancshares. International Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West Bancorp, 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
East West Bancorp	$2.62B	4.60	$1.17B	$8.38	10.39
International Bancshares	$833.64M	4.59	$411.77M	$6.57	9.35

Is EWBC or IBOC a better dividend stock?

East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. International Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Bancshares pays out 21.3% 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. International Bancshares has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Is EWBC or IBOC more profitable?

International Bancshares has a net margin of 38.65% compared to East West Bancorp's net margin of 25.73%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.71% beat International Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
East West Bancorp	25.73%	15.71%	1.58%
International Bancshares	38.65%	15.62%	2.59%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EWBC or IBOC?

89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of International Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of International Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

East West Bancorp beats International Bancshares on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.