Banco Santander Brasil (BSBR) Competitors

Banco Santander Brasil (NYSE:BSBR) and Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend BSBR or BMO?

Banco Santander Brasil currently has a consensus target price of $5.35, indicating a potential upside of 6.57%. Bank Of Montreal has a consensus target price of $129.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.86%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank Of Montreal 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 Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is BSBR or BMO a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Banco Santander Brasil pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank Of Montreal pays out 57.3% 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. Bank Of Montreal has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bank Of Montreal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

14.5% of Banco Santander Brasil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Banco Santander Brasil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BSBR or BMO?

In the previous week, Bank Of Montreal had 6 more articles in the media than Banco Santander Brasil. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bank Of Montreal and 3 mentions for Banco Santander Brasil. Banco Santander Brasil's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Bank Of Montreal's score of 0.77 indicating that Banco Santander Brasil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander Brasil	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank Of Montreal	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BSBR or BMO?

Banco Santander Brasil has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BSBR or BMO?

Bank Of Montreal has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Santander Brasil. Banco Santander Brasil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank Of Montreal, 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	0.73	$2.48B	$0.81	6.20
Bank Of Montreal	$58.27B	1.41	$5.38B	$7.71	14.75

Is BSBR or BMO more profitable?

Bank Of Montreal has a net margin of 10.25% compared to Banco Santander Brasil's net margin of 8.42%. Banco Santander Brasil's return on equity of 11.08% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander Brasil	8.42%	11.08%	1.08%
Bank Of Montreal	10.25%	10.15%	0.55%

Summary

Bank Of Montreal beats Banco Santander Brasil on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.