ICICI Bank (IBN) Competitors

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BAC or IBN?

Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than ICICI Bank. Bank of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICICI 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
Bank of America	$192.43B	1.94	$27.13B	$3.42	14.74
ICICI Bank	$22.68B	5.03	$6.02B	$1.62	19.73

Does the media favor BAC or IBN?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 91 more articles in the media than ICICI Bank. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Bank of America and 2 mentions for ICICI Bank. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat ICICI Bank's score of 0.31 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of America	63 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICICI Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BAC or IBN a better dividend stock?

Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. ICICI Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Bank of America pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICICI Bank pays out 13.6% 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. Bank of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend BAC or IBN?

Bank of America presently has a consensus target price of $50.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.59%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than ICICI Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of America	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
ICICI Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BAC or IBN?

70.7% of Bank of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.2% of ICICI Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BAC or IBN more profitable?

ICICI Bank has a net margin of 24.81% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.81%. ICICI Bank's return on equity of 15.40% beat Bank of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of America	14.81%	10.25%	0.84%
ICICI Bank	24.81%	15.40%	1.90%

Which has more volatility & risk, BAC or IBN?

Bank of America has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICICI Bank has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bank of America beats ICICI Bank on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.