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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, BAC or IBN?

Bank of America has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICICI Bank has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BAC or IBN?

Bank of America currently has a consensus target price of $48.28, suggesting a potential downside of 1.34%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
ICICI Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor BAC or IBN?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 114 more articles in the media than ICICI Bank. MarketBeat recorded 119 mentions for Bank of America and 5 mentions for ICICI Bank. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat ICICI Bank's score of 0.17 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	68 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICICI Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, BAC or IBN?

Bank of America has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	1.92	$27.13B	$3.36	14.57
ICICI Bank	$2.06T	0.06	$6.02B	$1.56	21.63

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 $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Bank of America pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICICI Bank pays out 12.8% 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. Bank of America has increased 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 insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BAC or IBN more profitable?

ICICI Bank has a net margin of 24.62% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.56%. ICICI Bank's return on equity of 15.42% beat Bank of America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of America	14.56%	10.25%	0.84%
ICICI Bank	24.62%	15.42%	1.86%

Summary

Bank of America beats ICICI Bank on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.