Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HSBC or BBVA?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HSBC, 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
HSBC	$141.75B	1.55	$23.98B	$5.05	12.46
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	$38.40B	2.75	$10.88B	$1.90	9.50

Do analysts prefer HSBC or BBVA?

HSBC presently has a consensus target price of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.13%. Given HSBC's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe HSBC is more favorable than Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Does the media prefer HSBC or BBVA?

In the previous week, HSBC had 15 more articles in the media than Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for HSBC and 13 mentions for Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat HSBC's score of 0.52 indicating that Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HSBC	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HSBC or BBVA a better dividend stock?

HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. HSBC pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria pays out 38.9% 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 Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HSBC or BBVA?

1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, HSBC or BBVA?

HSBC has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HSBC or BBVA more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a net margin of 29.17% compared to HSBC's net margin of 13.48%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.61% beat HSBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HSBC	13.48%	12.73%	0.81%
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	29.17%	17.61%	1.35%

Summary

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria beats HSBC on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.