Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) Competitors $15.08 -0.06 (-0.40%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.08 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SMFG vs. BAC, HSBC, HDB, RY, C, MUFG, TD, SAN, IBN, and UBSShould 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), Citigroup (C), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), 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 Bank of America HSBC HDFC Bank Royal Bank Of Canada Citigroup Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Toronto Dominion Bank Banco Santander ICICI Bank UBS Group Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BAC or SMFG? 70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bank of America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, BAC or SMFG? Bank of America has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BAC or SMFG a better dividend stock? Bank of America pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Bank of America pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 44.0% 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. Does the media favor BAC or SMFG? In the previous week, Bank of America had 105 more articles in the media than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 108 mentions for Bank of America and 3 mentions for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 2.05 beat Bank of America's score of 1.14 indicating that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank of America 72 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate BAC or SMFG? Bank of America presently has a consensus target price of $50.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Bank of America's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bank of America is more favorable than Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of America 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, BAC or SMFG? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of America$192.43B1.79$27.13B$3.4213.35Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group$66.82B1.46$3.36B$0.9116.57 Is BAC or SMFG more profitable? Bank of America has a net margin of 14.81% compared to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's net margin of 11.78%. Bank of America's return on equity of 10.25% beat Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of America14.81% 10.25% 0.84% Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 11.78%7.83%0.41% SummaryBank of America beats Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMFG 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 SMFG 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 SMFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSumitomo Mitsui Financial GroupBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$97.75B$66.32B$12.08B$20.69BDividend Yield2.64%3.75%5.63%3.67%P/E Ratio15.878.6119.7429.07Price / Sales1.464.5125.9257.23Price / Cash9.699.3621.3322.84Price / Book0.891.312.094.43Net Income$3.36B$6.72B$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-7.00%-2.43%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance-0.07%-0.29%-0.96%-2.05%1 Year Performance20.45%45.46%537.06%10.15% Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group4.6482 of 5 stars$15.08-0.4%N/A+7.0%$97.75B$66.82B15.87123,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportBACBank of America4.8463 of 5 stars$47.47+0.3%$50.03+5.4%+15.6%$357.50B$192.43B13.88213,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementHSBCHSBC1.5984 of 5 stars$63.58+1.2%$63.00-0.9%+44.5%$221.97B$141.75B11.67211,304Trending NewsEarnings ReportHDBHDFC Bank1.9381 of 5 stars$78.50+4.3%N/A+27.3%$198.77B$2.37T23.79214,521Positive NewsRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.7342 of 5 stars$133.07+0.2%$193.00+45.0%+17.1%$187.71B$98.71B14.7994,838Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeCCitigroup4.9005 of 5 stars$92.57-0.9%$96.46+4.2%+45.1%$172.90B$170.76B13.67239,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.6639 of 5 stars$13.46+1.2%N/A+26.0%$162.37B$89.51B12.81150,800Upcoming EarningsTDToronto Dominion Bank3.8248 of 5 stars$74.36+1.1%$93.00+25.1%+24.8%$127.93B$88.27B10.90102,190Positive NewsShort Interest ↑SANBanco Santander3.1093 of 5 stars$8.49+0.5%N/A+83.6%$126.30B$66.96B9.75199,958Earnings ReportIBNICICI Bank1.6197 of 5 stars$34.19+2.9%N/A+16.9%$121.97B$22.68B21.91187,765Stock SplitHigh Trading VolumeUBSUBS Group3.7738 of 5 stars$36.30+0.8%N/A+25.8%$116.38B$84.56B24.04108,648Trending NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BAC Alternatives HSBC Alternatives HDB Alternatives RY Alternatives C Alternatives MUFG Alternatives TD Alternatives SAN Alternatives IBN Alternatives UBS 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:SMFG) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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