Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Competitors

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

Is BAC or BBVA more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a net margin of 28.10% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.10%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.49% beat Bank of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of America	14.10%	10.29%	0.84%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	28.10%	17.49%	1.29%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BAC or BBVA?

Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of America, 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
Bank of America	$103.44B	3.15	$27.13B	$3.36	12.88
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$40.98B	2.20	$10.88B	$1.89	8.15

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

70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BAC or BBVA?

Bank of America has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BAC or BBVA a better dividend stock?

Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Bank of America pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 39.2% 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. Bank of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate BAC or BBVA?

Bank of America presently has a consensus target price of $47.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.78%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of America	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media favor BAC or BBVA?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 106 more articles in the media than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. MarketBeat recorded 114 mentions for Bank of America and 8 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's score of 0.96 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of America	74 Very Positive mention(s)	17 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BAC or BBVA?

Bank of America received 1668 more outperform votes than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.73% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 54.59% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of America	Outperform Votes 2144 64.73%	Underperform Votes 1168 35.27%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Outperform Votes 476 54.59%	Underperform Votes 396 45.41%

Summary

Bank of America beats Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.