Banco Bradesco (BBD) Competitors

ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) and Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is IBN or BBD more profitable?

ICICI Bank has a net margin of 24.81% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 9.08%. ICICI Bank's return on equity of 15.40% beat Banco Bradesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICICI Bank	24.81%	15.40%	1.90%
Banco Bradesco	9.08%	12.33%	1.02%

Which has more volatility and risk, IBN or BBD?

ICICI Bank has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, IBN or BBD?

ICICI Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICICI Bank, 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
ICICI Bank	$2.11T	0.06	$6.02B	$1.62	21.04
Banco Bradesco	$110.76B	0.27	$3.20B	$0.32	8.73

Do analysts recommend IBN or BBD?

Banco Bradesco has a consensus price target of $2.40, suggesting a potential downside of 14.13%. Given Banco Bradesco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Banco Bradesco is more favorable than ICICI Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICICI Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Banco Bradesco	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IBN or BBD?

18.2% of ICICI Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor IBN or BBD?

In the previous week, ICICI Bank had 10 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ICICI Bank and 3 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat ICICI Bank's score of 0.41 indicating that Banco Bradesco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICICI Bank	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Banco Bradesco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IBN or BBD a better dividend stock?

ICICI Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. ICICI Bank pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bradesco pays out 6.3% 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. Banco Bradesco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

ICICI Bank and Banco Bradesco tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.