Banco Bradesco (BBDO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SMFG or BBDO?

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

Do analysts rate SMFG or BBDO?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, SMFG or BBDO?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SMFG or BBDO?

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 1.15 beat Banco Bradesco's score of 0.53 indicating that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bradesco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SMFG or BBDO a better dividend stock?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bradesco pays out 5.7% 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SMFG or BBDO?

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
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$66.82B	1.58	$3.36B	$0.95	17.16
Banco Bradesco	$37.55B	0.74	$3.20B	$0.35	7.43

Is SMFG or BBDO 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
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	11.78%	7.88%	0.40%
Banco Bradesco	9.76%	12.96%	1.07%

Summary

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