Itau Unibanco (ITUB) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ITUB or HSBC?

Itau Unibanco presently has a consensus price target of $6.27, indicating a potential downside of 0.98%. HSBC has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.71%. Given HSBC's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HSBC is more favorable than Itau Unibanco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Itau Unibanco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, ITUB or HSBC?

Itau Unibanco has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITUB or HSBC a better dividend stock?

Itau Unibanco pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Itau Unibanco pays out 4.2% 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.

Does the media refer more to ITUB or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 39 more articles in the media than Itau Unibanco. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for HSBC and 7 mentions for Itau Unibanco. Itau Unibanco's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat HSBC's score of 0.36 indicating that Itau Unibanco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Itau Unibanco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Itau Unibanco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ITUB or HSBC more profitable?

HSBC has a net margin of 14.55% compared to Itau Unibanco's net margin of 11.85%. Itau Unibanco's return on equity of 19.35% beat HSBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Itau Unibanco	11.85%	19.35%	1.47%
HSBC	14.55%	12.55%	0.81%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ITUB or HSBC?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Itau Unibanco. Itau Unibanco 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
Itau Unibanco	$62.19B	1.10	$7.62B	$0.71	8.92
HSBC	$141.75B	1.54	$23.98B	$5.45	11.48

Summary

HSBC beats Itau Unibanco on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.