Comerica (CMA) Competitors

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) and Comerica (NYSE:CMA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Is BLX or CMA a better dividend stock?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Comerica pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays out 44.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Comerica pays out 53.7% 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. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLX or CMA?

Comerica has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comerica, 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 Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	$290.14M	5.27	$166.16M	$5.60	7.47
Comerica	$3.29B	2.32	$698M	$5.29	10.97

Does the media refer more to BLX or CMA?

In the previous week, Comerica had 14 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Comerica and 2 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Comerica's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s score of 0.49 indicating that Comerica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Comerica	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLX or CMA?

Comerica received 652 more outperform votes than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.53% of users gave Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. an outperform vote while only 51.62% of users gave Comerica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	Outperform Votes 273 53.53%	Underperform Votes 237 46.47%
Comerica	Outperform Votes 925 51.62%	Underperform Votes 867 48.38%

Which has more volatility & risk, BLX or CMA?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comerica has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BLX or CMA?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. presently has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.38%. Comerica has a consensus price target of $61.74, indicating a potential upside of 6.41%. Given Comerica's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Comerica is more favorable than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Comerica	6 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLX or CMA?

19.5% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Comerica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Comerica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BLX or CMA more profitable?

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a net margin of 24.29% compared to Comerica's net margin of 13.98%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s return on equity of 16.01% beat Comerica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	24.29%	16.01%	1.84%
Comerica	13.98%	12.04%	0.93%

Summary

Comerica beats Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.