Shinhan Financial Group (SHG) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BMO or SHG?

Bank Of Montreal currently has a consensus target price of $129.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.07%. Given Bank Of Montreal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Shinhan Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank Of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Shinhan Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BMO or SHG?

45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, BMO or SHG?

Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shinhan Financial Group has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BMO or SHG?

In the previous week, Bank Of Montreal had 10 more articles in the media than Shinhan Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bank Of Montreal and 1 mentions for Shinhan Financial Group. Shinhan Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Bank Of Montreal's score of 0.43 indicating that Shinhan Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank Of Montreal	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Shinhan Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BMO or SHG more profitable?

Shinhan Financial Group has a net margin of 15.20% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 10.25%. Bank Of Montreal's return on equity of 10.15% beat Shinhan Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank Of Montreal	10.25%	10.15%	0.55%
Shinhan Financial Group	15.20%	9.14%	0.72%

Is BMO or SHG a better dividend stock?

Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Shinhan Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Bank Of Montreal pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shinhan Financial Group pays out 16.8% 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 Montreal has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bank Of Montreal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BMO or SHG?

Bank Of Montreal has higher revenue and earnings than Shinhan Financial Group. Shinhan Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank Of Montreal, 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
Bank Of Montreal	$58.27B	1.37	$5.38B	$7.71	14.35
Shinhan Financial Group	$24.56B	0.91	$3.12B	$7.68	5.88

Summary

Bank Of Montreal beats Shinhan Financial Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.