Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR) Competitors

Banco BBVA Argentina (NYSE:BBAR) and Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer BBAR or CFG?

In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group had 11 more articles in the media than Banco BBVA Argentina. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Citizens Financial Group and 7 mentions for Banco BBVA Argentina. Citizens Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Banco BBVA Argentina's score of 0.94 indicating that Citizens Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco BBVA Argentina	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Citizens Financial Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BBAR or CFG?

Banco BBVA Argentina has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBAR or CFG?

Citizens Financial Group received 182 more outperform votes than Banco BBVA Argentina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.83% of users gave Citizens Financial Group an outperform vote while only 60.87% of users gave Banco BBVA Argentina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco BBVA Argentina	Outperform Votes 364 60.87%	Underperform Votes 234 39.13%
Citizens Financial Group	Outperform Votes 546 61.83%	Underperform Votes 337 38.17%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BBAR or CFG?

Citizens Financial Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Banco BBVA Argentina. Citizens Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco BBVA Argentina, 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 BBVA Argentina	$3.43T	0.00	$596.06M	$1.63	13.39
Citizens Financial Group	$7.77B	2.23	$1.51B	$3.15	12.59

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BBAR or CFG?

94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BBAR or CFG?

Banco BBVA Argentina presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.09%. Citizens Financial Group has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.80%. Given Citizens Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Citizens Financial Group is more favorable than Banco BBVA Argentina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco BBVA Argentina	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Citizens Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Is BBAR or CFG more profitable?

Citizens Financial Group has a net margin of 12.21% compared to Banco BBVA Argentina's net margin of 6.09%. Banco BBVA Argentina's return on equity of 12.21% beat Citizens Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco BBVA Argentina	6.09%	12.21%	2.75%
Citizens Financial Group	12.21%	6.75%	0.68%

Is BBAR or CFG a better dividend stock?

Banco BBVA Argentina pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Banco BBVA Argentina pays out 87.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Citizens Financial Group pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Citizens Financial Group beats Banco BBVA Argentina on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.