Brookfield (BN) Competitors

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) and Brookfield (NYSE:BN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.

Is BBVA or BN a better dividend stock?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield pays out 51.6% 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. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Brookfield has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, BBVA or BN?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BBVA or BN?

Brookfield has a consensus price target of $47.45, suggesting a potential upside of 22.70%. Given Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield is more favorable than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BBVA or BN?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, 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 Vizcaya Argentaria	$31.97B	1.98	$8.68B	$1.39	7.63
Brookfield	$95.92B	0.67	$1.13B	$0.62	62.68

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

3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBVA or BN?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria received 440 more outperform votes than Brookfield when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.17% of users gave Brookfield an outperform vote while only 54.78% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Outperform Votes 470 54.78%	Underperform Votes 388 45.22%
Brookfield	Outperform Votes 30 73.17%	Underperform Votes 11 26.83%

Does the media prefer BBVA or BN?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 5 more articles in the media than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Brookfield and 4 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Brookfield's score of 0.42 indicating that Brookfield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brookfield	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BBVA or BN more profitable?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a net margin of 27.15% compared to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's net margin of 1.18%. Brookfield's return on equity of 14.85% beat Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	27.15%	14.85%	1.04%
Brookfield	1.18%	3.22%	1.05%

Summary

Brookfield beats Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.