UBS Group (UBS) Competitors

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

Is UBS or BAC more profitable?

Bank of America has a net margin of 14.10% compared to UBS Group's net margin of 6.93%. Bank of America's return on equity of 10.29% beat UBS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UBS Group	6.93%	5.93%	0.32%
Bank of America	14.10%	10.29%	0.84%

Does the media prefer UBS or BAC?

In the previous week, Bank of America had 33 more articles in the media than UBS Group. MarketBeat recorded 114 mentions for Bank of America and 81 mentions for UBS Group. Bank of America's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat UBS Group's score of 0.60 indicating that Bank of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UBS Group	19 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	35 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of America	70 Very Positive mention(s)	20 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer UBS or BAC?

Bank of America has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.71%. Given Bank of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of America is more favorable than UBS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UBS Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Bank of America	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UBS or BAC?

Bank of America received 1390 more outperform votes than UBS Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.75% of users gave Bank of America an outperform vote while only 54.05% of users gave UBS Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UBS Group	Outperform Votes 754 54.05%	Underperform Votes 641 45.95%
Bank of America	Outperform Votes 2144 64.75%	Underperform Votes 1167 35.25%

Is UBS or BAC a better dividend stock?

UBS Group pays an annual dividend of $0.22 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 2.4%. UBS Group pays out 14.6% 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. UBS Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and 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 insiders and institutionals believe in UBS or BAC?

70.7% of Bank of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of UBS 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UBS or BAC?

Bank of America has higher revenue and earnings than UBS Group. Bank of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UBS 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
UBS Group	$44.79B	2.31	$5.09B	$1.51	21.41
Bank of America	$103.44B	3.18	$27.13B	$3.36	13.00

Which has more volatility and risk, UBS or BAC?

UBS Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of America has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bank of America beats UBS Group on 19 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.