Cadence Bank (CADE) Competitors

Cadence Bank (NYSE:CADE) and Shinhan Financial Group (NYSE:SHG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to CADE or SHG?

In the previous week, Cadence Bank had 8 more articles in the media than Shinhan Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cadence Bank and 1 mentions for Shinhan Financial Group. Shinhan Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Cadence Bank's score of 0.11 indicating that Shinhan Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Shinhan Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CADE or SHG?

84.6% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CADE or SHG?

Cadence Bank presently has a consensus target price of $36.82, suggesting a potential upside of 8.19%. Given Cadence Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cadence Bank is more favorable than Shinhan Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Shinhan Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CADE or SHG?

Cadence Bank has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shinhan Financial Group has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CADE or SHG?

Shinhan Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cadence Bank. Shinhan Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence Bank, 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
Cadence Bank	$2.90B	2.14	$523.60M	$2.85	11.94
Shinhan Financial Group	$24.56B	0.92	$3.12B	$7.68	5.93

Is CADE or SHG more profitable?

Cadence Bank has a net margin of 18.83% compared to Shinhan Financial Group's net margin of 15.20%. Cadence Bank's return on equity of 9.95% beat Shinhan Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Bank	18.83%	9.95%	1.11%
Shinhan Financial Group	15.20%	9.14%	0.72%

Is CADE or SHG a better dividend stock?

Cadence Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Shinhan Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Cadence Bank pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shinhan Financial Group pays out 16.8% 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. Cadence Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Cadence Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Cadence Bank beats Shinhan Financial Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.