Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (BLX) Competitors $40.88 +0.52 (+1.28%) As of 01:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BLX vs. WFC, USB, CMA, BMA, BBAR, NTB, SUPV, VBNK, WNEB, and HSBCShould you be buying Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior include Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Comerica (CMA), Macro Bank (BMA), BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), VersaBank (VBNK), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), and HSBC (HSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior vs. Its Competitors Wells Fargo & Company U.S. Bancorp Comerica Macro Bank BBVA Banco Frances Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Grupo Supervielle VersaBank Western New England Bancorp HSBC Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (NYSE:BLX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, WFC or BLX? Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor WFC or BLX? In the previous week, Wells Fargo & Company had 116 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior. MarketBeat recorded 121 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company and 5 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Wells Fargo & Company's score of 0.91 indicating that Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wells Fargo & Company 55 Very Positive mention(s) 44 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend WFC or BLX? Wells Fargo & Company presently has a consensus target price of $78.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.34%. Given Wells Fargo & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Wells Fargo & Company is more favorable than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wells Fargo & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WFC or BLX? 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is WFC or BLX more profitable? Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has a net margin of 24.91% compared to Wells Fargo & Company's net margin of 16.19%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's return on equity of 15.63% beat Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wells Fargo & Company16.19% 12.15% 1.03% Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 24.91%15.63%1.77% Which has better earnings and valuation, WFC or BLX? Wells Fargo & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wells Fargo & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWells Fargo & Company$125.40B2.17$19.72B$5.5715.01Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior$829.46M1.80$205.87M$5.607.30 Is WFC or BLX a better dividend stock? Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 28.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior pays out 44.6% 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. Wells Fargo & Company has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. SummaryWells Fargo & Company beats Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BLX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio ExteriorBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.49B$66.91B$12.07B$20.64BDividend Yield6.19%3.70%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio7.308.9520.0828.03Price / Sales1.801.9325.7038.91Price / Cash7.059.4621.3421.91Price / Book1.121.362.284.60Net Income$205.87M$6.85B$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance-0.86%1.39%2.33%2.95%1 Month Performance-1.27%3.97%4.39%5.53%1 Year Performance33.75%41.28%541.13%14.66% Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLXBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior3.7634 of 5 stars$40.88+1.3%N/A+31.2%$1.49B$829.46M7.30180News CoveragePositive NewsWFCWells Fargo & Company4.8228 of 5 stars$77.02+2.1%$77.98+1.2%+35.1%$245.37B$125.40B13.83217,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9449 of 5 stars$44.10+1.9%$50.72+15.0%+18.8%$67.45B$42.71B10.9270,263Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionCMAComerica4.5134 of 5 stars$57.39+1.6%$61.95+7.9%+22.0%$7.42B$4.99B10.857,928Analyst ForecastBMAMacro Bank3.615 of 5 stars$68.96-2.1%$62.13-9.9%+26.8%$4.50B$4.49B6.049,004BBARBBVA Banco Frances4.8317 of 5 stars$16.31-1.7%$22.50+38.0%+83.7%$3.39B$4.86B9.546,289Options VolumeNTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son3.0801 of 5 stars$43.67+2.8%$44.67+2.3%+31.0%$2.02B$815.73M9.061,306SUPVGrupo Supervielle3.8367 of 5 stars$10.48-2.0%$13.67+30.4%+69.7%$946.43M$2.05B14.163,456VBNKVersaBank3.8007 of 5 stars$11.35+0.5%$13.95+22.9%+8.8%$367.14M$216.31M14.37100Positive NewsWNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.2156 of 5 stars$8.78+1.3%$8.50-3.2%+40.0%$179.57M$122.74M16.57360High Trading VolumeHSBCHSBC2.1681 of 5 stars$59.00+1.0%$63.00+6.8%+37.5%$205.44B$141.75B10.83211,304 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wells Fargo & Company Competitors U.S. Bancorp Competitors Comerica Competitors Macro Bank Competitors BBVA Banco Frances Competitors Bank of N.T. 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