Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (BLX) Competitors $46.97 -0.66 (-1.39%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.00 +0.03 (+0.06%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BLX vs. WFC, USB, CMA, GGAL, BMA, BBAR, NTB, SUPV, VBNK, and WNEBShould 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), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Macro Bank (BMA), BBVA Banco Frances (BBAR), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), VersaBank (VBNK), and Western New England Bancorp (WNEB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior vs. Its Competitors Wells Fargo & Company U.S. Bancorp Comerica Grupo Financiero Galicia Macro Bank BBVA Banco Frances Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Grupo Supervielle VersaBank Western New England Bancorp Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (NYSE:BLX) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is WFC or BLX 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 Wells Fargo & Company16.82% 12.29% 1.04% Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 26.32%16.23%1.82% Is WFC or BLX a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior pays out 41.9% 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. 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. Does the media prefer WFC or BLX? In the previous week, Wells Fargo & Company had 57 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company and 4 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior. Wells Fargo & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's score of 0.63 indicating that Wells Fargo & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wells Fargo & Company 50 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WFC or BLX? Wells Fargo & Company currently has a consensus price target of $82.56, indicating a potential upside of 1.44%. Given Wells Fargo & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, WFC or BLX? Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher 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$125.40B2.08$19.72B$5.8413.94Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior$829.46M2.11$205.87M$5.977.87 Do institutionals and insiders believe in WFC or BLX? 75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryWells Fargo & Company beats Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior on 13 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$1.75B$71.81B$12.68B$21.37BDividend Yield5.26%3.59%5.41%3.49%P/E Ratio7.8719.88246.5529.83Price / Sales2.114.3731.2088.70Price / Cash8.309.7619.2518.13Price / Book1.281.412.324.58Net Income$205.87M$6.73B$1.01B$998.53M7 Day Performance1.10%1.76%0.47%1.07%1 Month Performance4.73%0.53%2.99%4.41%1 Year Performance50.88%41.01%541.08%14.45% Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLXBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior3.537 of 5 stars$46.97-1.4%N/A+55.0%$1.75B$829.46M7.87180News CoverageWFCWells Fargo & Company4.5057 of 5 stars$79.21+0.3%$82.56+4.2%+54.4%$252.94B$125.40B13.56217,000Positive NewsUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9151 of 5 stars$48.68-0.2%$52.55+7.9%+10.5%$75.94B$42.71B11.6570,263Positive NewsDividend IncreaseCMAComerica4.4907 of 5 stars$68.67-0.3%$64.65-5.9%+19.4%$8.85B$3.31B13.157,928GGALGrupo Financiero Galicia4.1461 of 5 stars$30.65-23.6%$81.00+164.3%-35.2%$5.91B$10.79B4.5112,440Analyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBMAMacro Bank4.8274 of 5 stars$45.22-23.2%$62.17+37.5%-37.4%$3.76B$2.92T3.969,004News CoverageDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeBBARBBVA Banco Frances4.7053 of 5 stars$9.33-24.3%$22.50+141.1%-22.8%$2.52B$4.86B6.976,289Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeNTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son4.1502 of 5 stars$44.83+0.4%$51.33+14.5%+20.5%$2.12B$815.73M9.001,306Positive NewsSUPVGrupo Supervielle4.4793 of 5 stars$6.07-24.3%$17.00+180.2%-35.4%$709.16M$2.05B9.193,456Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeVBNKVersaBank2.9923 of 5 stars$11.81-2.4%$11.27-4.6%-7.5%$389.23M$216.31M17.37100WNEBWestern New England Bancorp3.5495 of 5 stars$12.23-1.7%$11.00-10.1%+37.8%$254.92M$122.74M20.73360 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wells Fargo & Company Competitors U.S. Bancorp Competitors Comerica Competitors Grupo Financiero Galicia Competitors Macro Bank Competitors BBVA Banco Frances Competitors Bank of N.T. 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