BBAR vs. UPST, PFSI, RIOT, VLY, OZK, GBCI, HWC, AUB, CORZ, and FLG
Should you be buying BBVA Banco Frances stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BBVA Banco Frances include Upstart (UPST), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Bank OZK (OZK), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), Core Scientific (CORZ), and Flagstar Financial (FLG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
BBVA Banco Frances vs. Its Competitors
BBVA Banco Frances (NYSE:BBAR) and Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
In the previous week, BBVA Banco Frances had 6 more articles in the media than Upstart. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BBVA Banco Frances and 3 mentions for Upstart. BBVA Banco Frances' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Upstart's score of -0.14 indicating that BBVA Banco Frances is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BBVA Banco Frances has higher revenue and earnings than Upstart. Upstart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BBVA Banco Frances, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
63.0% of Upstart shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Upstart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BBVA Banco Frances presently has a consensus price target of $20.67, indicating a potential upside of 148.85%. Upstart has a consensus price target of $81.08, indicating a potential upside of 56.05%. Given BBVA Banco Frances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BBVA Banco Frances is more favorable than Upstart.
BBVA Banco Frances has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upstart has a beta of 2.28, indicating that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.
BBVA Banco Frances has a net margin of 6.65% compared to Upstart's net margin of -0.75%. BBVA Banco Frances' return on equity of 10.24% beat Upstart's return on equity.
Summary
BBVA Banco Frances beats Upstart on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BBAR) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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