Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MUFG or BAC?

Bank of America has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Bank of America 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	$6.78T	0.02	$10.29B	$1.05	13.00
Bank of America	$103.44B	3.15	$27.13B	$3.36	12.88

Is MUFG or BAC more profitable?

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has a net margin of 14.19% compared to Bank of America's net margin of 14.10%. Bank of America's return on equity of 10.29% beat Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	14.19%	9.27%	0.49%
Bank of America	14.10%	10.29%	0.84%

Is MUFG or BAC a better dividend stock?

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of America pays out 31.0% 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 raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Bank of America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MUFG or BAC?

13.6% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, MUFG or BAC?

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MUFG or BAC?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 103 more articles in the media than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 114 mentions for Bank of America and 11 mentions for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Bank of America's score of 1.03 indicating that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of America	74 Very Positive mention(s)	17 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MUFG or BAC?

Bank of America received 1958 more outperform votes than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.73% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 62.21% of users gave Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	Outperform Votes 186 62.21%	Underperform Votes 113 37.79%
Bank of America	Outperform Votes 2144 64.73%	Underperform Votes 1168 35.27%

Do analysts rate MUFG or BAC?

Bank of America has a consensus price target of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.78%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bank of America	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

Bank of America beats Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.