Banco Bradesco (BBDO) Competitors

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) and Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBDO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BBVA or BBDO?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria, 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 Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	$38.40B	2.82	$10.88B	$1.90	9.77
Banco Bradesco	$37.55B	0.78	$3.20B	$0.35	7.84

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BBVA or BBDO?

3.0% of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BBVA or BBDO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Banco Bradesco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, BBVA or BBDO?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBVA or BBDO a better dividend stock?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bradesco pays out 8.6% 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.

Does the media refer more to BBVA or BBDO?

In the previous week, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria had 7 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria and 5 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Banco Bradesco's score of -0.14 indicating that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bradesco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BBVA or BBDO more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a net margin of 29.17% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 9.76%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.61% beat Banco Bradesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	29.17%	17.61%	1.35%
Banco Bradesco	9.76%	12.96%	1.07%

Summary

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria beats Banco Bradesco on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.