Comerica (CMA) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CMA or BLX?

In the previous week, Comerica had 13 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Comerica and 2 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Comerica's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Comerica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comerica	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CMA or BLX?

Comerica has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMA or BLX a better dividend stock?

Comerica pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Comerica pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays out 44.6% 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 increased 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.

Is CMA or BLX 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
Comerica	13.98%	12.04%	0.93%
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	24.29%	16.01%	1.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMA or BLX?

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 51.65% of users gave Comerica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Comerica	Outperform Votes 925 51.65%	Underperform Votes 866 48.35%
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	Outperform Votes 273 53.53%	Underperform Votes 237 46.47%

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

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

Do analysts rate CMA or BLX?

Comerica currently has a consensus price target of $62.37, indicating a potential upside of 11.55%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.43%. Given Comerica's higher probable upside, equities research 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
Comerica	6 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CMA or BLX?

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
Comerica	$3.29B	2.23	$698M	$5.29	10.57
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.	$290.14M	5.02	$166.16M	$5.60	7.11

Summary

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