Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (BLX) Competitors

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (NYSE:BLX) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts recommend BLX or WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company has a consensus target price of $81.58, suggesting a potential downside of 0.44%. Given Wells Fargo & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Wells Fargo & Company	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BLX or WFC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior	$829.46M	2.07	$205.87M	$5.97	7.74
Wells Fargo & Company	$125.40B	2.09	$19.72B	$5.84	14.03

Does the media refer more to BLX or WFC?

In the previous week, Wells Fargo & Company had 46 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company and 1 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Wells Fargo & Company's score of 1.22 indicating that Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Wells Fargo & Company	34 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLX or WFC?

19.5% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BLX or WFC?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLX or WFC more profitable?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has a net margin of 26.32% compared to Wells Fargo & Company's net margin of 16.82%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's return on equity of 16.23% beat Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior	26.32%	16.23%	1.82%
Wells Fargo & Company	16.82%	12.29%	1.04%

Is BLX or WFC a better dividend stock?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 30.8% 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 Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Wells Fargo & Company has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

Wells Fargo & Company beats Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.