KB Financial Group (KB) Competitors $63.01 +1.23 (+1.99%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KB vs. SMFG, BBVA, BMO, ING, ITUB, MFG, BNS, LYG, CM, and NUShould you be buying KB Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KB Financial Group include Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Bank of Montreal (BMO), ING Groep (ING), Itaú Unibanco (ITUB), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), and NU (NU). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. KB Financial Group vs. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bank of Montreal ING Groep Itaú Unibanco Mizuho Financial Group Bank of Nova Scotia Lloyds Banking Group Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce NU Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) and KB Financial Group (NYSE:KB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Is SMFG or KB more profitable? Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a net margin of 12.61% compared to KB Financial Group's net margin of 12.33%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity of 8.52% beat KB Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group12.61% 8.52% 0.44% KB Financial Group 12.33%7.71%0.62% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMFG or KB? KB Financial Group received 19 more outperform votes than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.09% of users gave Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group an outperform vote while only 60.68% of users gave KB Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupOutperform Votes24865.09% Underperform Votes13334.91% KB Financial GroupOutperform Votes26760.68% Underperform Votes17339.32% Do analysts prefer SMFG or KB? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00KB Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SMFG or KB? Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KB Financial Group. KB Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group$5.12T0.02$6.12B$1.0313.81KB Financial Group$20.54T0.00$3.59B$10.316.11 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SMFG or KB? 3.8% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of KB Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of KB Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, SMFG or KB? Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KB Financial Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SMFG or KB? In the previous week, KB Financial Group had 10 more articles in the media than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for KB Financial Group and 2 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. KB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's score of 0.00 indicating that KB Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral KB Financial Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SMFG or KB a better dividend stock? Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. KB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KB Financial Group pays out 17.5% 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. SummaryKB Financial Group beats Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KB Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 KB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKB Financial GroupCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.80B$38.07B$11.11B$18.96BDividend Yield3.05%4.37%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio7.349.2021.9932.71Price / Sales0.001.6326.0827.84Price / Cash5.629.6317.6017.53Price / Book0.561.342.654.47Net Income$3.59B$3.43B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance6.44%0.95%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance15.27%3.57%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance17.38%32.47%537.63%4.36% KB Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBKB Financial Group4.5336 of 5 stars$63.01+2.0%N/A+16.8%$24.80B$20.54T7.34150Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group2.5057 of 5 stars$14.13+1.7%N/A+25.6%$91.48B$5.12T13.72101,000Positive NewsBBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria2.5796 of 5 stars$14.39+1.1%N/A+27.8%$84.01B$39.24B7.95115,700Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageBMOBank of Montreal4.6434 of 5 stars$95.85+0.9%$128.40+34.0%+7.0%$69.40B$33.61B13.7346,700Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeINGING Groep3.6849 of 5 stars$19.39+1.1%N/A+22.6%$67.83B$22.53B9.0665,000Short Interest ↓Gap DownITUBItaú Unibanco3.0553 of 5 stars$6.21+1.1%$6.27+1.0%+14.9%$66.95B$158.57B7.9699,600Dividend CutShort Interest ↑MFGMizuho Financial Group4.1479 of 5 stars$5.09+2.8%N/A+30.2%$64.12B$3.60T12.7352,400High Trading VolumeBNSBank of Nova Scotia4.3023 of 5 stars$49.22+0.9%$81.00+64.6%+8.9%$61.31B$34.49B11.3991,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLYGLloyds Banking Group3.9541 of 5 stars$3.97+0.8%N/A+53.9%$60.07B$18.60B12.0359,400Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.901 of 5 stars$61.91+1.3%$92.00+48.6%+34.8%$58.20B$26.57B11.5750,400Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsNUNU2.7681 of 5 stars$12.14+1.1%$15.47+27.4%+14.6%$57.86B$8.27B30.356,080Options VolumeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Alternatives Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Alternatives Bank of Montreal Alternatives ING Groep Alternatives Itaú Unibanco Alternatives Mizuho Financial Group Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Lloyds Banking Group Alternatives Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Alternatives NU Alternatives 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:KB) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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