Banco Santander Brasil (BSBR) Competitors

Banco Santander Brasil (NYSE:BSBR) and Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor BSBR or BNS?

In the previous week, Bank of Nova Scotia had 6 more articles in the media than Banco Santander Brasil. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bank of Nova Scotia and 2 mentions for Banco Santander Brasil. Bank of Nova Scotia's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Banco Santander Brasil's score of 0.94 indicating that Bank of Nova Scotia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander Brasil	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of Nova Scotia	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend BSBR or BNS?

Banco Santander Brasil presently has a consensus target price of $5.35, suggesting a potential upside of 7.97%. Bank of Nova Scotia has a consensus target price of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.22%. Given Bank of Nova Scotia's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of Nova Scotia is more favorable than Banco Santander Brasil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Santander Brasil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bank of Nova Scotia	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BSBR or BNS?

14.5% of Banco Santander Brasil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of Bank of Nova Scotia shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Banco Santander Brasil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BSBR or BNS a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Bank of Nova Scotia pays an annual dividend of $3.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Banco Santander Brasil pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Nova Scotia pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank of Nova Scotia has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Bank of Nova Scotia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BSBR or BNS?

Bank of Nova Scotia has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Santander Brasil. Banco Santander Brasil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Nova Scotia, 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 Santander Brasil	$25.44B	0.72	$2.48B	$0.81	6.12
Bank of Nova Scotia	$55.90B	1.24	$5.70B	$3.41	16.36

Is BSBR or BNS more profitable?

Bank of Nova Scotia has a net margin of 8.83% compared to Banco Santander Brasil's net margin of 6.97%. Bank of Nova Scotia's return on equity of 11.27% beat Banco Santander Brasil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander Brasil	6.97%	9.57%	0.93%
Bank of Nova Scotia	8.83%	11.27%	0.60%

Which has more volatility & risk, BSBR or BNS?

Banco Santander Brasil has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Nova Scotia has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bank of Nova Scotia beats Banco Santander Brasil on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.