Banco Bradesco (BBDO) Competitors

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBDO) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BBDO or SMFG?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, 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 Bradesco	$37.55B	0.75	$3.20B	$0.35	7.56
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$66.82B	1.58	$3.36B	$0.95	17.28

Do analysts recommend BBDO or SMFG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bradesco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is BBDO or SMFG a better dividend stock?

Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Banco Bradesco pays out 5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 42.1% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BBDO or SMFG?

3.9% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BBDO or SMFG?

In the previous week, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group had 4 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and 1 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Banco Bradesco's score of 0.54 indicating that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bradesco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BBDO or SMFG more profitable?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 9.76%. Banco Bradesco's return on equity of 12.96% beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bradesco	9.76%	12.96%	1.07%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	11.78%	7.88%	0.40%

Which has more volatility and risk, BBDO or SMFG?

Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group beats Banco Bradesco on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.