ING Group (ING) Competitors $25.31 -0.12 (-0.47%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.34 +0.03 (+0.12%) As of 04:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ING vs. HSBC, RY, MUFG, C, SAN, UBS, TD, IBN, BBVA, and SMFGShould you be buying ING Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ING Group include HSBC (HSBC), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), Banco Santander (SAN), UBS Group (UBS), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), ICICI Bank (IBN), Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ING Group vs. Its Competitors HSBC Royal Bank Of Canada Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup Banco Santander UBS Group Toronto Dominion Bank ICICI Bank Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ING Group (NYSE:ING) and HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) 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, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ING or HSBC? 4.5% of ING Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ING or HSBC more profitable? ING Group has a net margin of 27.28% compared to HSBC's net margin of 13.48%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.73% beat ING Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ING Group27.28% 11.62% 0.58% HSBC 13.48%12.73%0.81% Which has more volatility & risk, ING or HSBC? ING Group has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ING or HSBC? HSBC has a consensus target price of $63.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.52%. Given HSBC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HSBC is more favorable than ING Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ING Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83HSBC 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the media prefer ING or HSBC? In the previous week, HSBC had 11 more articles in the media than ING Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for HSBC and 12 mentions for ING Group. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat HSBC's score of 0.64 indicating that ING Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ING Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HSBC 13 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ING or HSBC a better dividend stock? ING Group pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. ING Group pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 39.2% 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. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ING or HSBC? HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than ING Group. ING Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HSBC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioING Group$24.47B3.25$5.77B$2.1711.66HSBC$141.75B1.70$23.98B$5.0513.79 SummaryHSBC beats ING Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ING Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ING and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ING vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricING GroupBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$79.66B$70.06B$12.66B$21.50BDividend Yield2.67%3.50%5.41%3.49%P/E Ratio11.6619.92244.4329.87Price / Sales3.254.3530.8152.62Price / Cash10.609.8522.2424.78Price / Book1.371.402.324.54Net Income$5.77B$6.73B$1.01B$999.97M7 Day Performance2.23%0.19%0.41%1.44%1 Month Performance1.77%0.21%3.05%4.66%1 Year Performance38.76%40.07%541.74%14.10% ING Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)INGING Group3.9952 of 5 stars$25.31-0.5%N/A+39.7%$79.66B$24.47B11.6660,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HSBCHSBC1.9033 of 5 stars$66.04+0.6%$63.00-4.6%+57.7%$229.18B$141.75B13.08211,304Dividend IncreaseRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.9157 of 5 stars$144.68+0.1%$177.50+22.7%+18.5%$203.31B$98.71B15.2894,838Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.2223 of 5 stars$15.58+2.0%N/A+48.8%$187.95B$89.51B14.42150,800Positive NewsCCitigroup4.9339 of 5 stars$95.88+0.5%$96.96+1.1%+72.5%$176.50B$170.76B14.16239,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeSANBanco Santander3.5364 of 5 stars$9.78+2.6%N/A+101.4%$145.50B$66.96B10.86199,958News CoverageUBSUBS Group3.1379 of 5 stars$40.55+0.5%N/A+38.8%$130.00B$84.56B21.45108,648Trending NewsTDToronto Dominion Bank4.2066 of 5 stars$74.73+0.4%$93.00+24.4%+23.7%$127.65B$88.27B8.73102,190IBNICICI Bank1.2368 of 5 stars$31.83+0.5%N/A+7.6%$113.62B$22.68B19.65182,665News CoverageStock SplitBBVABanco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria3.1326 of 5 stars$18.51+1.1%N/A+83.8%$108.03B$38.40B9.74125,916Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group4.3906 of 5 stars$16.67+1.4%N/A+28.4%$107.20B$66.82B17.55123,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HSBC Competitors RY Competitors MUFG Competitors C Competitors SAN Competitors UBS Competitors TD Competitors IBN Competitors BBVA Competitors SMFG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ING) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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