Home Capital Group (HMCBF) Competitors

Home Capital Group (OTCMKTS:HMCBF) and Agricultural Bank of China (OTCMKTS:ACGBF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media prefer HMCBF or ACGBF?

In the previous week, Home Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Agricultural Bank of China's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Home Capital Group	Neutral
Agricultural Bank of China	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HMCBF or ACGBF?

37.0% of Home Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Agricultural Bank of China shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HMCBF or ACGBF a better dividend stock?

Home Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Agricultural Bank of China pays an annual dividend of $0.1789 per share and has a dividend yield of 48.1%. Home Capital Group pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agricultural Bank of China pays out 32.0% 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.

Is HMCBF or ACGBF more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Home Capital Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Agricultural Bank of China	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HMCBF or ACGBF?

Agricultural Bank of China is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Capital 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
Home Capital Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.06	7.84
Agricultural Bank of China	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.56	0.66

Do analysts recommend HMCBF or ACGBF?

Home Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $40.83, indicating a potential upside of 28.08%. Given Home Capital Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Home Capital Group is more favorable than Agricultural Bank of China.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Home Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Agricultural Bank of China	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HMCBF or ACGBF?

Home Capital Group received 76 more outperform votes than Agricultural Bank of China when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Agricultural Bank of China an outperform vote while only 54.61% of users gave Home Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Home Capital Group	Outperform Votes 77 54.61%	Underperform Votes 64 45.39%
Agricultural Bank of China	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Home Capital Group beats Agricultural Bank of China on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.