IBOC vs. EWBC, FHN, SSB, WBS, CBSH, PNFP, CFR, WTFC, WAL, and UMBF
Should you be buying International Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Bancshares include East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), and UMB Financial (UMBF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
International Bancshares vs. Its Competitors
East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and International Bancshares (NASDAQ:IBOC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
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.
East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Bancshares has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
East West Bancorp received 379 more outperform votes than International Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.61% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.68% of users gave International Bancshares an outperform vote.
East West Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $107.85, suggesting a potential upside of 14.44%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than International Bancshares.
East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. International Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and International Bancshares has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.
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.
In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than International Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for East West Bancorp and 6 mentions for International Bancshares. International Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat East West Bancorp's score of 0.99 indicating that International Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
East West Bancorp beats International Bancshares on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:IBOC) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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