ING Group (ING) Competitors

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ING vs. HSBC, RY, C, MUFG, and TD

Should 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), Citigroup (C), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and Toronto Dominion Bank (TD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does ING Group compare to HSBC?

ING Group (NYSE:ING) and HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

ING Group has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

HSBC has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential downside of 30.10%. 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

ING Group has a net margin of 27.68% compared to HSBC's net margin of 16.06%. HSBC's return on equity of 13.35% beat ING Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Group	27.68%	12.27%	0.60%
HSBC	16.06%	13.35%	0.82%

ING Group pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ING Group pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 32.5% 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.

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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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	$23.09B	3.80	$9.42B	$2.53	11.90
HSBC	$67.61B	4.58	$22.29B	$6.10	14.78

In the previous week, HSBC had 44 more articles in the media than ING Group. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for HSBC and 6 mentions for ING Group. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat HSBC's score of 0.06 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	11 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

HSBC beats ING Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ING Group compare to Royal Bank Of Canada?

ING Group (NYSE:ING) and Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

ING Group has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Bank Of Canada has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

ING Group has a net margin of 27.68% compared to Royal Bank Of Canada's net margin of 15.28%. Royal Bank Of Canada's return on equity of 17.12% beat ING Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Group	27.68%	12.27%	0.60%
Royal Bank Of Canada	15.28%	17.12%	0.94%

Royal Bank Of Canada has a consensus price target of $162.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.81%. Given Royal Bank Of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Bank Of Canada 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Royal Bank Of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Royal Bank Of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than ING Group. ING Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank Of Canada, 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	$23.09B	3.80	$9.42B	$2.53	11.90
Royal Bank Of Canada	$98.11B	2.59	$14.54B	$10.45	17.38

4.5% of ING Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Royal Bank Of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Royal Bank Of Canada had 7 more articles in the media than ING Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Royal Bank Of Canada and 6 mentions for ING Group. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Royal Bank Of Canada's score of 0.95 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Bank Of Canada	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

ING Group pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Royal Bank Of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. ING Group pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Bank Of Canada pays out 45.2% 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. Royal Bank Of Canada has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Summary

Royal Bank Of Canada beats ING Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ING Group compare to Citigroup?

ING Group (NYSE:ING) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) are both large-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Citigroup has higher revenue and earnings than ING Group. ING Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citigroup, 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	$23.09B	3.80	$9.42B	$2.53	11.90
Citigroup	$168.30B	1.28	$14.31B	$8.07	15.58

ING Group has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citigroup has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ING Group has a net margin of 27.68% compared to Citigroup's net margin of 9.35%. ING Group's return on equity of 12.27% beat Citigroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Group	27.68%	12.27%	0.60%
Citigroup	9.35%	9.19%	0.67%

Citigroup has a consensus price target of $137.62, suggesting a potential upside of 9.45%. Given Citigroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Citigroup 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Citigroup	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

ING Group pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Citigroup pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ING Group pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citigroup pays out 29.7% 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. Citigroup has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Citigroup had 125 more articles in the media than ING Group. MarketBeat recorded 131 mentions for Citigroup and 6 mentions for ING Group. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Citigroup's score of 0.67 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Citigroup	64 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	12 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

4.5% of ING Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Citigroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Citigroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Citigroup beats ING Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ING Group compare to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group?

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG) and ING Group (NYSE:ING) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. ING Group pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ING Group pays out 57.7% 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.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ING Group has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

ING Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. ING Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, 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
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	$6.98T	0.03	$8.36B	$1.14	15.77
ING Group	$23.09B	3.80	$9.42B	$2.53	11.90

ING Group has a net margin of 27.68% compared to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's net margin of 13.87%. ING Group's return on equity of 12.27% beat Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	13.87%	9.58%	0.50%
ING Group	27.68%	12.27%	0.60%

13.6% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of ING Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ING Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

In the previous week, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group had 1 more articles in the media than ING Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and 6 mentions for ING Group. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's score of 0.34 indicating that ING Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ING Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

ING Group beats Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ING Group compare to Toronto Dominion Bank?

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

Toronto Dominion Bank currently has a consensus price target of $93.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.38%. Given Toronto Dominion Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Toronto Dominion Bank is more favorable than ING Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toronto Dominion Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
ING Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Toronto Dominion Bank has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ING Group has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Toronto Dominion Bank has higher revenue and earnings than ING Group. Toronto Dominion Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ING Group, 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
Toronto Dominion Bank	$87.34B	2.04	$14.66B	$9.05	11.86
ING Group	$23.09B	3.80	$9.42B	$2.53	11.90

ING Group has a net margin of 27.68% compared to Toronto Dominion Bank's net margin of 17.52%. Toronto Dominion Bank's return on equity of 14.29% beat ING Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toronto Dominion Bank	17.52%	14.29%	0.79%
ING Group	27.68%	12.27%	0.60%

Toronto Dominion Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. ING Group pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Toronto Dominion Bank pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ING Group pays out 57.7% 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. Toronto Dominion Bank has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

52.4% of Toronto Dominion Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of ING Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Toronto Dominion Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Toronto Dominion Bank had 9 more articles in the media than ING Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Toronto Dominion Bank and 6 mentions for ING Group. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Toronto Dominion Bank's score of 0.97 indicating that ING Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toronto Dominion Bank	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ING Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Toronto Dominion Bank beats ING Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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ING vs. The Competition

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Metric	ING Group	BANKS Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$87.64B	$77.78B	$13.49B	$22.84B
Dividend Yield	4.88%	3.45%	5.75%	4.01%
P/E Ratio	11.90	10.30	23.18	28.26
Price / Sales	3.80	4.58	180.60	23.92
Price / Cash	11.02	10.98	20.66	25.49
Price / Book	1.40	1.52	2.20	4.65
Net Income	$9.42B	$7.27B	$1.11B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.61%
1 Month Performance	6.42%	0.36%	2.87%	4.16%
1 Year Performance	49.00%	36.01%	13.68%	28.70%

ING Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ING ING Group	3.7712 of 5 stars	$30.12 +1.1%	N/A	+48.0%	$87.64B	$23.09B	11.90	60,000	Positive News Earnings Report
HSBC HSBC	4.1823 of 5 stars	$90.03 -2.1%	$63.00 -30.0%	+58.1%	$316.01B	$131.35B	14.88	208,720	Trending News Dividend Cut Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision
RY Royal Bank Of Canada	3.9045 of 5 stars	$177.90 -0.9%	$162.00 -8.9%	+50.7%	$250.94B	$98.11B	17.02	96,628
C Citigroup	4.8648 of 5 stars	$125.58 -1.5%	$136.79 +8.9%	+83.5%	$218.55B	$168.30B	15.56	226,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast Buyback Announcement
MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	4.2026 of 5 stars	$17.58 -0.7%	N/A	+46.7%	$209.94B	$89.51B	15.42	150,800	News Coverage

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ING Group (ING) Competitors

ING vs. HSBC, RY, C, MUFG, and TD

How does ING Group compare to HSBC?

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Do analysts rate ING or HSBC?

Is ING or HSBC more profitable?

Is ING or HSBC a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ING or HSBC?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ING or HSBC?

Does the media favor ING or HSBC?

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Which has more volatility & risk, ING or RY?

Is ING or RY more profitable?

Do analysts rate ING or RY?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ING or RY?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ING or RY?

Does the media favor ING or RY?

Is ING or RY a better dividend stock?

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How does ING Group compare to Citigroup?

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Is ING or C more profitable?

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Is ING or C a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to ING or C?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ING or C?

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Is MUFG or ING more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MUFG or ING?

Do analysts rate MUFG or ING?

Does the media prefer MUFG or ING?

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How does ING Group compare to Toronto Dominion Bank?

Do analysts rate TD or ING?

Which has more risk and volatility, TD or ING?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TD or ING?

Is TD or ING more profitable?

Is TD or ING a better dividend stock?

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