SMFG vs. BAC, HSBC, HDB, RY, MUFG, C, TD, SAN, IBN, and UBS
Should you be buying Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group include Bank of America (BAC), HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), ICICI Bank (IBN), and UBS Group (UBS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group vs. Its Competitors
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Bank of America had 104 more articles in the media than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 112 mentions for Bank of America and 8 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Bank of America's score of 0.87 indicating that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Bank of America 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.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 12.1% 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.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
3.9% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Bank of America has a net margin of 14.56% compared to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's net margin of 11.57%. Bank of America's return on equity of 10.25% beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity.
Bank of America has a consensus price target of $48.89, indicating a potential upside of 4.66%. Given Bank of America's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.
Summary
Bank of America beats Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SMFG) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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