Dnb Asa (OTCMKTS:DNHBY) and The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Dnb Asa and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Dnb Asa | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank has a consensus target price of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.89%. Given The Toronto-Dominion Bank's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Toronto-Dominion Bank is more favorable than Dnb Asa.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Dnb Asa and The Toronto-Dominion Bank's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Dnb Asa | $8.63 billion | 3.78 | $2.93 billion | $1.77 | 11.87 |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $39.92 billion | 2.79 | $8.85 billion | $3.99 | 15.36 |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Dnb Asa. Dnb Asa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Toronto-Dominion Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Dnb Asa and The Toronto-Dominion Bank's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Dnb Asa | 25.42% | 8.56% | 0.69% |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | 22.23% | 11.63% | 0.62% |
Volatility & Risk
Dnb Asa has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Toronto-Dominion Bank has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.1% of Dnb Asa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of The Toronto-Dominion Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
The Toronto-Dominion Bank beats Dnb Asa on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.