ICICI Bank (IBN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer IBN or BAC?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 132 more articles in the media than ICICI Bank. MarketBeat recorded 136 mentions for Bank of America and 4 mentions for ICICI Bank. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat ICICI Bank's score of 0.62 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICICI Bank	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of America	72 Very Positive mention(s)	29 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IBN or BAC 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
ICICI Bank	24.62%	15.42%	1.86%
Bank of America	14.56%	10.25%	0.84%

Is IBN or BAC a better dividend stock?

ICICI Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ICICI Bank pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 31.0% 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 IBN or BAC?

Bank of America has a consensus target price of $49.55, suggesting a potential upside of 5.32%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than ICICI Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICICI Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bank of America	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IBN or BAC?

18.2% of ICICI Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, IBN or BAC?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IBN or BAC?

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
ICICI Bank	$22.68B	5.23	$6.02B	$1.56	21.30
Bank of America	$192.43B	1.84	$27.13B	$3.36	14.00

Summary

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