ING Group (ING) Competitors

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 earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is ING or HSBC a better dividend stock?

ING Group pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. ING Group pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 36.3% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ING or HSBC?

4.5% of ING Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are owned 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 ING or HSBC more profitable?

ING Group has a net margin of 27.70% compared to HSBC's net margin of 14.55%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.55% beat ING Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Group	27.70%	11.68%	0.60%
HSBC	14.55%	12.55%	0.81%

Do analysts recommend ING or HSBC?

HSBC has a consensus target price of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.69%. Given HSBC's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ING Group	$24.47B	3.22	$5.77B	$2.11	10.67
HSBC	$141.75B	1.51	$23.98B	$5.45	11.15

Which has more risk and volatility, ING or HSBC?

ING Group has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ING or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 7 more articles in the media than ING Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for HSBC and 7 mentions for ING Group. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat HSBC's score of 0.61 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

HSBC beats ING Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.