Macro Bank (BMA) Competitors

Banco De Chile (NYSE:BCH) and Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BCH or BMA?

Banco De Chile has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Macro Bank. Macro Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco De Chile, 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 De Chile	$4.21B	3.31	$1.37B	$2.86	9.66
Macro Bank	$4.49B	1.02	$358.05M	$11.41	6.26

Is BCH or BMA a better dividend stock?

Banco De Chile pays an annual dividend of $1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Macro Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Banco De Chile pays out 54.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Macro Bank pays out 19.1% 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.

Does the media refer more to BCH or BMA?

In the previous week, Banco De Chile had 1 more articles in the media than Macro Bank. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Banco De Chile and 2 mentions for Macro Bank. Macro Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Banco De Chile's score of 1.00 indicating that Macro Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco De Chile	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Macro Bank	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BCH or BMA?

1.2% of Banco De Chile shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Banco De Chile shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Macro Bank shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts rate BCH or BMA?

Banco De Chile presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.76%. Macro Bank has a consensus target price of $62.13, indicating a potential downside of 13.02%. Given Macro Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Macro Bank is more favorable than Banco De Chile.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco De Chile	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Macro Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility & risk, BCH or BMA?

Banco De Chile has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macro Bank has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BCH or BMA more profitable?

Banco De Chile has a net margin of 32.80% compared to Macro Bank's net margin of 1.12%. Banco De Chile's return on equity of 23.64% beat Macro Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco De Chile	32.80%	23.64%	2.55%
Macro Bank	1.12%	1.50%	0.41%

Summary

Banco De Chile and Macro Bank tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.