Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR) Competitors

ING Groep (NYSE:ING) and Banco Santander (Brasil) (NYSE:BSBR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is ING or BSBR more profitable?

ING Groep has a net margin of 28.30% compared to Banco Santander (Brasil)'s net margin of 0.00%. ING Groep's return on equity of 11.81% beat Banco Santander (Brasil)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Groep	28.30%	11.81%	0.61%
Banco Santander (Brasil)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer ING or BSBR?

In the previous week, ING Groep had 11 more articles in the media than Banco Santander (Brasil). MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ING Groep and 2 mentions for Banco Santander (Brasil). ING Groep's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Banco Santander (Brasil)'s score of 0.00 indicating that ING Groep is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ING Groep	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Santander (Brasil)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ING or BSBR?

Banco Santander (Brasil) has a consensus target price of $5.35, suggesting a potential upside of 1.04%. Given Banco Santander (Brasil)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Banco Santander (Brasil) is more favorable than ING Groep.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ING Groep	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Banco Santander (Brasil)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ING or BSBR?

ING Groep has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Banco Santander (Brasil). Banco Santander (Brasil) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ING Groep, 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
ING Groep	$22.58B	3.27	$6.92B	$2.11	10.01
Banco Santander (Brasil)	$49.01B	0.40	$1.89B	$0.81	6.54

Is ING or BSBR a better dividend stock?

ING Groep pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Banco Santander (Brasil) pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. ING Groep pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander (Brasil) pays out 22.2% 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 MarketBeat Community prefer ING or BSBR?

ING Groep received 231 more outperform votes than Banco Santander (Brasil) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.35% of users gave Banco Santander (Brasil) an outperform vote while only 54.77% of users gave ING Groep an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ING Groep	Outperform Votes 505 54.77%	Underperform Votes 417 45.23%
Banco Santander (Brasil)	Outperform Votes 274 55.35%	Underperform Votes 221 44.65%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ING or BSBR?

4.5% of ING Groep shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Banco Santander (Brasil) shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Banco Santander (Brasil) shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, ING or BSBR?

ING Groep has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander (Brasil) has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ING Groep beats Banco Santander (Brasil) on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.