Banco Santander Brasil (BSBR) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ING or BSBR?

In the previous week, ING Group had 1 more articles in the media than Banco Santander Brasil. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ING Group and 5 mentions for Banco Santander Brasil. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Banco Santander Brasil's score of 0.42 indicating that ING Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ING Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Santander Brasil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ING or BSBR?

ING Group has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander Brasil has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ING or BSBR?

Banco Santander Brasil has a consensus target price of $5.35, suggesting a potential downside of 2.73%. Given Banco Santander Brasil's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Banco Santander Brasil is more favorable than ING Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ING Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Banco Santander Brasil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ING or BSBR a better dividend stock?

ING Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Banco Santander Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. ING Group pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander Brasil pays out 33.3% 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.

Is ING or BSBR more profitable?

ING Group has a net margin of 27.28% compared to Banco Santander Brasil's net margin of 6.97%. ING Group's return on equity of 11.62% beat Banco Santander Brasil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Group	27.28%	11.62%	0.58%
Banco Santander Brasil	6.97%	9.57%	0.93%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ING or BSBR?

ING Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Banco Santander Brasil. Banco Santander Brasil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ING Group, 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 Group	$22.57B	3.55	$5.77B	$2.17	11.73
Banco Santander Brasil	$25.44B	0.81	$2.48B	$0.81	6.79

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ING or BSBR?

4.5% of ING Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Banco Santander Brasil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Banco Santander Brasil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ING Group beats Banco Santander Brasil on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.