ING Group (ING) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ING Group	$22.57B	3.17	$5.77B	$2.17	10.47
HSBC	$69.07B	3.10	$23.98B	$5.05	12.15

Which has more volatility and risk, ING or HSBC?

ING Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ING or HSBC?

HSBC has a consensus target price of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.69%. 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media refer more to ING or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 39 more articles in the media than ING Group. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for HSBC and 10 mentions for ING Group. ING Group's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat HSBC's score of 0.42 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	11 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Group	27.28%	11.62%	0.58%
HSBC	13.48%	12.73%	0.81%

Is ING or HSBC a better dividend stock?

ING Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. ING Group pays out 31.3% 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.

Summary

HSBC beats ING Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.