Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BBVA or BAC?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBVA or BAC?

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

Is BBVA or BAC a better dividend stock?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 32.7% 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. Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer BBVA or BAC?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 86 more articles in the media than Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Bank of America and 7 mentions for Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Bank of America's score of 1.09 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of America	65 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BBVA or BAC?

Bank of America has a consensus target price of $50.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.61%. Given Bank of America's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bank of America	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Is BBVA or BAC more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria has a net margin of 29.17% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.81%. Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria's return on equity of 17.61% beat Bank of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	29.17%	17.61%	1.35%
Bank of America	14.81%	10.25%	0.84%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BBVA or BAC?

Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Viscaya 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
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria	$39.82B	2.66	$10.88B	$1.90	9.57
Bank of America	$104.52B	3.57	$27.13B	$3.42	14.75

Summary

Bank of America beats Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.