MUFG vs. BAC, HSBC, HDB, RY, C, TD, SAN, IBN, UBS, and SMFG
Should you be buying Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group include Bank of America (BAC), HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Citigroup (C), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), ICICI Bank (IBN), UBS Group (UBS), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group vs. Its Competitors
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Bank of America pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pays out 41.0% 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. Bank of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.
Bank of America has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bank of America has a net margin of 14.56% compared to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's net margin of 13.70%. Bank of America's return on equity of 10.25% beat Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Bank of America had 94 more articles in the media than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 103 mentions for Bank of America and 9 mentions for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's score of 0.81 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bank of America presently has a consensus price target of $48.28, suggesting a potential downside of 1.34%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shares are owned by 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.
Summary
Bank of America beats Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on 19 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MUFG) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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